Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

Ian and Frances Jenkins were out fishing in Taupo when they noticed the skies change.

Police have released the name of the driver who died in a crash near Taupo yesterday.

Taupo District Council must repair or rebuild its main building after asbestos discovery.

Cyclone is expected to bring heavy rain and gale force winds to the Taupo District.

A person has died in a two-car crash on Broadlands Rd, Rotokawa.

Civil defence emergency declared in Thames-Coromandel, warning for Aucklanders tomorrow.

An urgent meeting will be held after asbestos found in Taupo District Council building.

The community is rallying around Elyse Johnson, 3, who has an aggressive brain tumour.

A strong 4.5 quake today was among a recent swarm in the Turangi area.

Police are seeking information about the burglary of Finn MacCuhals Irish Pub.

A crane is being brought in after a truck rolled on the highway bordering Lake Taupo.

BOP Indians dig deep to secure place in Rotorua/Taupo senior reserve grade final.

Chance to support the local Greenlea Rescue Helicopter at an open day at the hangar.

Charges have been laid following two serious crashes in Taupo and one on the Desert Road.

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.

Local riders struggled to make an impact at the latest round of the New Zealand Enduro Championships

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.

Police have revealed a baby and a woman died in a house fire on a large dairy farm early today.

The Desert Rd is closed this morning.

A house fire near Taupo killed two people overnight.

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

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.

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

Scientists have put a recent spate of Central North Island quakes down to long-term tectonic "stretching" rather than worrying volcanic activity.

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

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