The Napier-Taupo Rd (State Highway 5) will remain open overnight, but the NZ Transport Agency is warning drivers to exercise extra

A team of Ministry for Primary Industries investigators today carried out a search warrant at an alleged unregulated meat premises

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.

New Zealand last night hunkered down for the big chill - with rugby fans battling sub-zero temperatures at the Super Rugby final.

The bitter cold snap is set to smash a weather record that has stood for more than a century as an icy chill takes hold of the South Island.

Reporoa man Daniel Chatterton has been keeping hundreds of hungry military people fed during the world's largest international maritime

The small central plateau town of Turangi has beaten New Zealand's biggest cities to win the best community event at the New Zealand

Snow showers are expected on the Desert and Napier-Taupo roads tomorrow. MetService said 1-3cm could settle around the Desert Rd

Taupo will remain the home of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand and Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman 70.3 Taupo for at least

A snowfall warning has been issued for the Desert Rd this morning. MetService said between 1- 2cm of snow could fall between 8am

Mothers and children from across the region will join thousands of Kiwi mums and children at locations across the country to kick

A new maternity centre opened its doors in Taupo this morning. Awhi Midwives opened on the ground floor of the White House located

Fire services are currently at a house fire in Turangi.

It's all about "family time" for the Taupo two-year-old diagnosed with an inoperable brain stem tumour.

Generous Kiwis have given over $21,000 to help little Elyse Johnson get the treatment that could save her life, but there's still a long way to go.

The woman who killed toddler Moko Rangitoheriri has filed an appeal against her manslaughter sentence.

Arshpreet Kaur Sidhu had missed a flight to Auckland and had been catching a ride with friends when the accident happened. She should not have been in the crash.

Taupo Police have named the third person killed in a fatal car crash on the Desert Road on Monday morning.

The wintry blast has left dangerous avalanche conditions across New Zealand's high country.

Two teenage brothers killed in a car crash last weekend were "blessed with generous, caring and loving hearts", their mother says.

UPDATE: The body of missing Taupo man Alan Pritchard has been found near his property. Mr Pritchard was located shortly before midday

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 teenaged brothers died in the double-fatal crash near Taupo on Friday night.

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

Two people died when their car hit a tree and rolled in rural Tirohanga, near Taupo on Friday night.

Sleet and light snow showers are forecast for the Desert Rd this weekend. Motorists are warned that the showers could fall on the

The couple jailed for killing 3-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri have more than 100 previous convictions between them, the Herald can now reveal.

Police and emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash on State Highway 1 at Waitahanui south of Taupo. Six people from

Firefighters are at the scene of a significant house fire in Turangi which they have been battling since 3.50pm today.