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 teenage brothers killed in a central North Island crash have been remembered as loveable boys who wore their hearts on their sleeves.

Two males died when a car hit a tree and rolled near Taupo late last 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.

Ewan McDonald is shocked to find TripAdvisor on the money regarding comfortable beds.

Students at some Taupo schools were briefly put into lockdown following sightings of a man with a shotgun.

Death was not quick or painless for 3-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash in Taupo where a car has hit a power pole.

A driver who fled an alcohol check point in Taupo was stopped after a dramatic 20 minute pursuit through the town.

Fire crews from Rotorua and Taupo are currently attending a fire at Dudley Mechanical Preps on Manuka St in Taupo.

Police have today opened a homicide investigation following the death of a 41-year-old woman in Mangakino, north west of Taupo.

The Taupo father who got a cochlear implant tattoo to match his daughter's real one now has another - this time for his son.

A man is dead and two others have serious injuries after a car and a four-wheel-drive vehicle collided north of Taupo last night.

Miriyana Alexander checks out a luxury lodge that's luring celebs to New Zealand.

The police investigation into the death of a woman after a power cut allegedly switched off her breathing machine is coming to an end.