Plans to build New Zealand's biggest geothermal power station are a step closer to reality, with Contact winning draft approval for its 250 megawatt Tauhara station.

A Hamilton man will appear on court on a firearm charge after the death of a woman near Taupo last night.

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is a mammoth event. Phil Taylor shares his experience.

It lies in wait for the unsuspecting, Hatepe Hill.

This is the third year the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge has offered a parallel mountainbike event. I did the first one in 2008.

A 10-year-old boy says he would have died without the brave actions of an off-duty police officer who pulled him from a burning wreck.

The weather isn't always a headline maker but it certainly affects us more than many of the news stories that we read about each day.

This sumptuous hotel is perfect for the soul, writes Beck Vass.

Nelson firm wants to see its high-definition webcams used around the globe.

Environment Waikato is worried about the danger of rapidly rising streams and rivers in the next few days.

The latest crop of vineyards can be found in some unlikely places.

Two teens in hospital with critical injuries after a horror Waikato crash were wearing seatbelts, a relative says. Friends were thrown from the vehicle.