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

An Australian father and son have been rescued off Mt Tongariro after taking a wrong turn. A statement from police said the 49-year-old

Greenstone Entertainment - organisers of the annual Taupo Summer Concert - are encouraging locals to secure their tickets for next

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.

A young man who deliberately crashed into a series of Taupo power poles, cutting the supply to 630 homes, was upset that his partner was moving overseas, a court has heard.

A French woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided sliding down a cliff in icy conditions on the Central Plateau.

A truck is on fire south of Taupo causing State Highway 1 to close.

Prime Minister John Key today announced the Government has set aside $2 million to extend the Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail from Turoa

Unison Networks has advised by the end of today the majority of homes in the Taupo Plains would have power, through network or localised

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.

With 400 customers without power, Unison Networks is focused on restoring power where access allows and assisting the Taupo Plains

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 car has crashed into a power pole knocking it down outside Mitre 10 Mega in Taupo. A police spokeswoman said the crash happened

UPDATE: Both the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter from Rotorua and the Taupo-based Greenlea rescue helicopters were dispatched to a two-vehicle

Taupo District Council has appointed a new chief executive. Acting chief executive Gareth Green was appointed to the role at an

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

The deaths of three people in a horror crash on the Desert Road this week brings the number of people killed on roads in the Taupo

Three people have been killed in a crash which has shut down State Highway 1 at Turangi this morning. Police have confirmed a car