Troubled children's wear retailer Pumpkin Patch's three Bay of Plenty stores have been spared in the latest round of closures announced

A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.

Circle_see_more_DP.eps / RARING TO GO: Youths from Central Rotorua Boxing and RotoVegas Boxing Gym will be punching for success

Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.

Two people have been arrested but one remains at large after an armed stand-off with police in Taupo today.

Taupo will again draw the cream of the country's be the centre of the motocross riders universe this Labour Weekend. The big annual

A 67-year-old man who fell from his rearing horse has been flown to hospital with a suspected spinal injury.

RESCUED: A French tourist is winched out of the bush. PHOTO/GREENLEA RESCUE HELICOPTER 201016twrescue.jpg Constable Barry Shepherd

Veterans' Affairs Minister Craig Foss today announced Taupo's Mina Bixley as the winner of the 2016 Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media

Christine Rankin and Johan Morreau are among the new faces on the Lakes District Health Board. Progress results have just been released

A car has rolled near Taupo injuring two people. The crash happened on State Highway 5 about 1km north of Wairakei near the Lava

Taupo mayor David Trewavas has been returned to the top job with over a 5500 vote margin at the progress stage.

Taupo's Brad Groombridge (Suzuki RM-Z450), seemingly unstoppable at the moment. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Taupo's Brad

Equestrian The first leg of the year-long Eventing Super League takes place at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre near Taupo

Ottilie Upshall and Debbie Barke will be competing in the North Island Dressage and Championships, hosted by Dressage Bay of Plenty

Watch: The caterpillar, the robot and the running man ... this police officer from Taupo has all the moves.

Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.

A Taupo couple are considering building and selling "tiny houses" for a living after their 'awesome' tiny house experience.

Rotorua's BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was sent to Iwitahi, south-east of Taupo, to retrieve a man who had fallen from his motorbike

A graduate of Rotorua's famous carving school and a Taupo-based iwi representative and orator are two of 10 people honoured at the

There is a heavy snow warning for Taupo and Turangi tonight. Bay of Plenty Police and the MetService have issued the snow warning

A truck crash near Taupo is partially blocking the road.

Rescue teams are searching for a missing pig hunter in the Taupo area. A police spokesman said the hunter called police saying he

Last Friday saw the remaining customers in the Taupo Plains who had been affected by the August 5 and 6 snow storm reconnected to

All 15,000 tickets for next year's Taupo Summer Concert have sold out in record time. It's part of the nationwide Summer Concert

There will be an emergency power outage for all Galatea substation customers tomorrow. The outage will start at 1pm effecting Galatea

Police say the community was never at risk during an incident in Taupo this morning during which the Armed Offenders Squad was used. In

A cyclist has been hit by a vehicle in Taupo this morning. A police spokesperson said informants at the scene on Rifle Range Rd

UPDATE: Police have found Janice Hansen safe and well in Taupo. EARLIER: Police are urgently looking for Janice Hansen last seen

Emergency services were called to a street in the centre of Taupo after reports of an explosion.