Taupo's Digger McEwen Motocross Park is set to stage a thrilling finale.

Friends of a heavily pregnant woman who survived a house fire have created a Givealittle page.

The 44-year-old Atiamuri scaffolder is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua.

On Your Bike NZ gives you a taste of the tracks and Great Rides throughout New Zealand

Tributes are flowing for a young mum and dad and their baby son who were killed in a house fire.

Turangi is an affordable place for Kiwis to buy a holiday home, if you're prepared to travel.

Forensic work continues today at the scene of a house fire in the Taupo District, which has now claimed three lives.

A third person has died following a tragic house fire southeast of Taupo in the early hours of this morning.

A scammer used social media to prey on a vulnerable homeless woman and her children by promising them a house if they paid up front. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A house fire near Taupo killed two people overnight.

Olympic distance triathlon appears to suit Taupo triathlete Nicole van der Kaay.

Hunters have been eagerly anticipating the new licences which allow them to hunt waterfowl and upland game birds from the first weekend in May.

Lake Taupo CC and Whakatane United have booked their place in Western Bay of Plenty reserve grade championship semi-finals this weekend

The lodge is expected to have spin-offs for tourism in the Rotorua and Taupo districts.

It was a big night for dairy farmers at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre tonight, with awards being handed out.

A Polish tourist has been charged after a crash that seriously injured two.

Robin Porter, Matthew Farquhar and Jacque Porter claimed the title.

Two people in a critical condition after a crash near Turangi.

Tongariro bus crash survivor Tom Hickey asked his rescuers who paid for their help - their answer surprised him.

Police have cordoned off a house in Norman Smith Street in Taupo following a reported sudden death at the address.

The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter has been kept busy since the start of the month with eight jobs in the first six days of March.

Broadlands Forest Resident Graham Sperry spotted what he believes may be sewage on the river bank over the weekend, and is worried it could pose a health risk. Made with funding from NZ On Air

FIRST ATTEMPT: Wanaka's Braden Currie celebrates victory in the 2017 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand in Taupo at his first

The Desert Road has reopened, but due to damage on the road there will be ongoing delays while repairs are made, police said.

Geyser City's attention is now firmly turned towards the WBOPCA Plate competition which starts this weekend.

The Court said the killers of Moko Rangitoheriri should count themselves "fortunate" they were not jailed for life.

A Hastings man lost his iPhone in Taupo - and truly bizarre coincidences brought it back.

A Kiwi couple have returned to total destruction after a blaze left their holiday home near Taupo in ashes.

There has been a changing of the guard in McNaughton Trophy cricket this season, with two of the youngest clubs affiliated to the

Cameron Brown and Meredith Kessler are back to defend their NZ Ironman crowns in Taupo.