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Local Focus: High School leavers launch Taupō bungy with leap into next chapter
A special way to jump into life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Taupō transport event has community at heart
Car rally to fix a road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Taupō transport event has community at heart
Car rally to fix a road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: High School leavers launch Taupō bungy
A special way to jump into life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
No prosecution: Lake Taupō sewerage spill investigation concludes
Litres of wastewater, including raw sewage, was discharged directly into Lake Taupō.
Man seriously injured after machinery incident in Taupō
He was flown to Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition.
'Beautiful but deadly': NZ's ever-present volcanic risk
Home to a dozen volcanoes under regular watch, NZ's risk of eruption is ever-present.
Serious speed on display as Superbikes hit Taupō
Whakatāne's Rees brothers were in sparkling form to start the season.
Reporoa, Ōhope fatalities add to deadly weekend
Bay of Plenty and Waikato police are investigating the crashes.
One dead in Reporoa motorbike crash
Traffic is being diverted and motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.
Local hero wins Ironman 70.3 Taupō
Bay of Plenty triathletes triumph at Ironman 70.3 Taupo.
Fatal Napier-Taupo crash: Heroic truckie burned trying to save life of motorcyclist
Motorbike rider dies in fiery crash on "unforgiving" road despite efforts of hero truckie.
Health warning: Blue-green algae found in lake
People are asked to be cautious this summer.
Mother denies murdering Tīrau toddler
The 18-month-old died in Waikato Hospital on July 24 last year.
One person dead in Napier-Taupō road crash
One person dead after a crash between a motorcycle and truck on the Napier-Taupo Rd.
Four people stranded and rescued from the Waikato River
All those involved are safe.
Person seriously injured after crash near Lake Taupō
One person has been flown to Rotorua Hospital.
Bay's rising stars headline Taupō 70.3
Bay of Plenty's Hannah Wells and Hayden Wilde look set to make their mark in Taupō.
Watch out Uber! Ola to hit Bay of Plenty streets
Rideshare platform says it wants to bring more competition to the regions.
Local Focus: Cycling veteran clocks 100 laps
Colin Anderson hits lap 100 in the Lake Taupō cycle challenge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cycling veteran clocks 100 laps of Lake Taupō
The Taupō Cycle Challenge race for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Big target proved too much for Cadets
And the teams in the finals have been revealed.
Sudden death cricket to reveal the finals contenders
Saturday's sudden death cricket will decide teams that will play BOP Cup and Plate Finals.
The pain of Erebus: How a young couple's legacy lives on
Jürg Meier and Reporoa woman Kay Dean died in the Erebus disaster 40 years ago.
A Taupō win will mean 100 per cent success rate for Wells
And she's after redemption when she lines up in Taupō.
In the bag: Hadleigh Knight wins series
Dirt Guide Cross-country Championships wrapped up in Tokoroa at the weekend.
Plan to avoid suicide clusters in Rotorua
Twenty-three people died by suicide in the Lakes DHB in the year to June 2019.
Mother charged with murdering toddler
Southern Thompson, 26, is accused of killing Comfort Joy Thompson-Pene in July last year.
Anti-child abuse campaigner put curse on family, stole funds
Tracy Livingstone created "abusive Facebook posts which caused significant distress".
Helicopter takes one to hospital after crash
Police and St John have been called to a single-vehicle crash.
Nine-year-old girl dies after falling out of tree
The girl, 9, died from her injuries on October 20, weeks after falling at a Taupō property