Turangi residents have been fighting with their local power company for years, with the company alleging the group is fearmongering.

Sparks from the pole caused an electrical fire in the roof of the adjacent property.

Firefighters are battling a large blaze on State Highway 1 south of Taupo this morning which has claimed three buildings on one property.

One of three Turangi teenagers involved in a serious crash in the town on Monday has now died.

A person is dead and two others are injured following a crash on State Highway 1 this afternoon.

Elisabeth Easther goes in search of animal encounters in the untamed central North Island.

The 14-year-old killed in a crash near Turangi on Sunday has been name as Roman Biddle from Taupo.

In his final moments, Rodney Tahu shouted for help and ran across a darkened service station forecourt as a stranger took aim at him with a .22 revolver.

More than 30 years after Rodney Tahu was gunned down outside a Turangi service station, a man will today go on trial for his murder.

It is hoped a boy's body can be recovered from the Waikato River today.

A teenage boy drowned in the Waikato River while swimming with a group of friends after school yesterday.

The man who was killed when his ute crashed into a tree north of Turangi on Wednesday night has been named by police.

The Department of Conservation is cracking down on helicopter pilots landing illegally within specially designated wildlife zones.

Turangi's volunteer firefighters are in disbelief after their fire station was burgled again last week - the third time it has been raided this year.

Workshop aims to explore provider switch for Turangi residents.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

Danielle Wright and family head to the 'Trout Fishing Capital of the World' and manage to catch ... a couple of prawns.