Great Lake Taupo is the place to be this Waitangi weekend, with a New Zealand Bomb competition and floating music festival. Back

HITS: Bonnie Tyler played several of her hits in Taupo on Saturday. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 290117bonnietylerDP.JPG It was a sell-out crowd

A motorcyclist has been killed tonight in a collision with a truck near Taupo.

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

No one was seriously hurt in the crash.

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

The National Park fire chief has described the scene of this morning's Tongariro National Park bus crash.

Several vegetation fires in and around Rotorua this week have sparked warnings for locals to take extra care around "high risk" areas

Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.

The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter has had what the crew call a "relatively quiet" start to 2017 with just five callouts so far. On the

The 67-year-old was a well known businessman and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business.

A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.

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.

Circle_see_more_DP.epsCHRISTMAS JOY: Proud parents Hayley​ and Luke​ Westbury celebrate the birth of their second son who was born

Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.

A cordon has been lifted near Huka Falls after police failed to locate a wanted man.

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

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

LEADER: Simon Evans leads the championship in his Smeg Holden. PHOTO/SUPPLIED Motor racing Round two of the BNT NZ Touring Cars

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

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.

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

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

With New Zealand's largest cycling event - the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge - just days away, cyclists from around the world are in