An employee is "shattered" after being confronted by three masked men armed with knives and a sawn-off shotgun at the Lucky Lizard

A truck crash near Taupo is partially blocking the road.

All 15,000 tickets for next year's Taupo Summer Concert have sold out in record time. It's part of the nationwide Summer Concert

Emergency services were called to a street in the centre of Taupo after reports of an explosion.

An Australian father and son have been rescued off Mt Tongariro after taking a wrong turn. A statement from police said the 49-year-old

Sometimes you just throw a bag in the boot, reverse down the driveway. Nothin' more than a couple of hundred clicks of open road ahead. Ewan McDonald did.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.

A young man who deliberately crashed into a series of Taupo power poles, cutting the supply to 630 homes, was upset that his partner was moving overseas, a court has heard.

It looks like a winter wonderland - unless you're a farmer who has lost stock and fences, say Hawke's Bay locals struggling after the area's worst snow storm in more than half a century.

A 21-year-old Hamilton man charged with criminal nuisance after crashing into a power pole in Taupo will be back in court next week.

A man has been charged with criminal nuisance after crashing into a power pole causing an outage that led to the death of a woman on a ventilator in January.

Snow showers are expected on the Desert and Napier-Taupo roads tomorrow. MetService said 1-3cm could settle around the Desert Rd

An emotionally charged sentencing at Taupo District Court this afternoon has ended with home detention for an 18-year-old charged with dangerous driving causing death.

The body of missing man Alan Pritchard has been found near his Taupo property, on the fourth day of a search for him.

Two teenage brothers killed in a car crash last weekend were "blessed with generous, caring and loving hearts", their mother says.

Police are concerned for the safety of a 78-year-old Taupo Alzheimers sufferer who has not been seen since putting his rubbish bin out three days ago.

Court documents reveal criminal histories and rocky relationship before pair killed Moko.

Two people died when their car hit a tree and rolled in rural Tirohanga, near Taupo on Friday night.

A truck and trailer unit carrying dry cement has crashed near Taupo.

Neighbour says convicted killer Tania Shailer was a 'nice girl' who sang and danced with her children prior to the horrific death of toddler Moko Rangitoheriri.

Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson says proving murder in Moko case could have been problematic.

Mother of 3-year-old killed by caregivers breaks down in court as pair are jailed for highest manslaughter sentence handed out in New Zealand.

Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri died on August 10 last year from injuries he sustained during prolonged abuse and torture. This is Moko's story.

The gateway to the Western Bays is sitting pretty, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Kiwi actor David de Lautour finds a respite from the mad world of Hollywood in Taupo, the home of his heart.

Research into how ash clouds from a large volcanic eruption under Lake Taupo would affect the country could help with managing the disaster if it occurs.

Inaugural Taupo Winter Festival will kickstart the cold season.

Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri were both beaten to death at the age of 3.