The shocking state of tyres people are driving on has stunned Taupo police. Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo Area Road Policing

A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo

A series of earthquakes has rattled residents in Taupo and surrounding areas.

Rain is forecast for Rotorua for the next two days with a severe weather watch in place for Taupo and the Central North Island. The

Mountain bike injuries, ski field rescues and motorcyclist crashes - it's been a busy and mixed few days for the Taupo-based Greenlea

Boat started taking on water early this morning.

A person suffered head injuries after coming off their bike on a mountain biking track in the central North Island today.

Taupo toddler with an incurable brain stem tumour is beginning to show signs of increased mobility.

A truck has rolled on the Desert Rd partially blocking State Highway 1.

Mt Ruapehu's Happy Valley ski area is being transformed into a new 'Snow Park' concept complete with 'carpet' style surface lifts

Rotorua and Bay of Plenty players will feature in the inaugural GJ Gardner World Schools Sevens pilot event on Saturday. The event

Dave Dobbyn will play at next month's Rotorua Seafood Festival, it was announced today. The New Zealand music legend, along with

Two Swiss backpackers who had setting out to complete the Tongariro Alpine Crossing have been found after police sent out an alert for them.

A man and woman who lost their way spent a chilly night on Mt Ruapehu before being rescued this morning "cold and hungry".

A survivor of domestic violence speaks out about her horrendous 15-year marriage and how the misery, fear and harm got worse every Christmas.

Circle_see_more_DP.epsCOMPETITIVE PAIR: Married runners Kerris and Chris Browne are competing in the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman

Three weeks on from a theft, where six puppies were stolen, SPCA Turangi has had no word on the fate of the young animals.

A man was flown to hospital in a serious condition after his car went down a bank this morning. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter

About 100 farmers turned out to the first Waikato Regional Council open days in Reporoa and Otorohanga last week to discuss the Healthy

A search and rescue operation in the Kaimanawa Ranges in the central North Island has resulted in the successful rescue of a 60-year-old

Sloan Frost and Tony Rees shared the winners spoils during perfect weather conditions at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo on

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsRACING: Maori from around the country travel to Hawke's Bay each year to compete in IronMaori. PHOTO/HAWKE'S

Tongariro Prison has implemented an innovative way to recycle excess cardboard waste at the site and turn it into a multi-use product

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced the appointed members of the Lakes District Health Board. They are returning chairman

Investigators will return to the scene of a large industrial fire in Taupo.

A school boy picked to become a prefect at one of Auckland's top grammar schools has died in a car accident.

Taupo police have released the name of the man found dead in the Waikato River at Reid's Farm yesterday.

Police have pulled a body from the Waikato river after a group of people lost sight of their friend in the waterway earlier.

An 11-year-old boy had to be airlifted off the Tongariro Crossing today after injuring his leg. The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was

A woman has been rescued from the Tongariro Crossing after she fell at Soda Springs and dislocated her shoulder. The Taupo-based