Rotorua Daily PostCreative New Zealand Te Waka Toi award winners announcedA graduate of Rotorua's famous carving school and a Taupo-based iwi representative and orator are two of 10 people honoured at the 10 Sep 11:57 PM
Rotorua Daily PostHeavy snow warning for TaupoThere is a heavy snow warning for Taupo and Turangi tonight. Bay of Plenty Police and the MetService have issued the snow warning 06 Sep 10:51 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTruck crash blocks roadA truck crash near Taupo is partially blocking the road.06 Sep 12:37 AM
Rotorua Daily PostPolice are searching for missing pig hunterRescue teams are searching for a missing pig hunter in the Taupo area. A police spokesman said the hunter called police saying he 05 Sep 10:14 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTaupo Plains: All customers now restored to usual network supplyLast Friday saw the remaining customers in the Taupo Plains who had been affected by the August 5 and 6 snow storm reconnected to 05 Sep 03:07 AM
Rotorua Daily PostIcehouse concert a sell outAll 15,000 tickets for next year's Taupo Summer Concert have sold out in record time. It's part of the nationwide Summer Concert 02 Sep 02:03 AM
Rotorua Daily PostEmergency power outage for GalateaThere will be an emergency power outage for all Galatea substation customers tomorrow. The outage will start at 1pm effecting Galatea01 Sep 04:30 AM
Rotorua Daily PostUpdate: Taupo street cordoned offPolice say the community was never at risk during an incident in Taupo this morning during which the Armed Offenders Squad was used. In 31 Aug 11:22 PM
Rotorua Daily PostCyclist hit by vehicle in TaupoA cyclist has been hit by a vehicle in Taupo this morning. A police spokesperson said informants at the scene on Rifle Range Rd 31 Aug 09:44 PM
Rotorua Daily PostUPDATE: Missing Taupo woman found safeUPDATE: Police have found Janice Hansen safe and well in Taupo. EARLIER: Police are urgently looking for Janice Hansen last seen 31 Aug 07:09 AM
Rotorua Daily PostTransformer 'explosion' in TaupoEmergency services were called to a street in the centre of Taupo after reports of an explosion.30 Aug 03:46 AM
Rotorua Daily PostFather and son rescued off Mt TongariroAn Australian father and son have been rescued off Mt Tongariro after taking a wrong turn. A statement from police said the 49-year-old 23 Aug 11:49 PM
Rotorua Daily PostIcehouse, Alan Parsons Live Project and Bonnie Tyler play TaupoGreenstone Entertainment - organisers of the annual Taupo Summer Concert - are encouraging locals to secure their tickets for next 23 Aug 01:35 AM
Rotorua Daily PostMagnitude 3.7 quake strikes TaupoA 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.22 Aug 08:37 PM
Rotorua Daily PostMan who crashed into power poles sentencedA 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.18 Aug 02:52 AM
Rotorua Daily PostIcy plunge: 'She was too scared to move'A French woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided sliding down a cliff in icy conditions on the Central Plateau.17 Aug 08:03 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTruck fire closes State Highway 1 (+video)A truck is on fire south of Taupo causing State Highway 1 to close.15 Aug 11:10 PM
Rotorua Daily PostRuapehu cycle trail extension plannedPrime Minister John Key today announced the Government has set aside $2 million to extend the Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail from Turoa 11 Aug 10:04 PM
Rotorua Daily PostGenerators give majority of homes power in Taupo PlainsUnison Networks has advised by the end of today the majority of homes in the Taupo Plains would have power, through network or localised 11 Aug 12:31 AM
Rotorua Daily PostBeautiful, but disastrousIt looks like a winter wonderland - unless you're a farmer who has lost stock and fences, say Hawke's Bay locals struggling after the area's worst snow storm in more than half a century.10 Aug 08:49 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTaupo Plains - Unison bringing in generatorsUnison Networks today advised it is bringing in generators to help those customers who potentially face no power from the network 10 Aug 12:40 AM
Rotorua Daily PostMan charged over Taupo power cut deathA 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.09 Aug 01:44 AM
Rotorua Daily PostAssistance for Taupo Plains customers underwayWith 400 customers without power, Unison Networks is focused on restoring power where access allows and assisting the Taupo Plains 07 Aug 10:33 PM
Rotorua Daily PostSnow expected on Desert RdSnow showers are expected on the Desert and Napier-Taupo roads tomorrow. MetService said 1-3cm could settle around the Desert Rd 03 Aug 10:37 PM
Rotorua Daily PostIronman to stay in TaupoTaupo 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 02 Aug 12:50 AM
Rotorua Daily PostCar crashes into poleA car has crashed into a power pole knocking it down outside Mitre 10 Mega in Taupo. A police spokeswoman said the crash happened 02 Aug 12:15 AM
Rotorua Daily PostWoman thrown from car criticalUPDATE: Both the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter from Rotorua and the Taupo-based Greenlea rescue helicopters were dispatched to a two-vehicle 31 Jul 08:38 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTaupo District Council appoint new chief executiveTaupo District Council has appointed a new chief executive. Acting chief executive Gareth Green was appointed to the role at an 26 Jul 04:20 AM
Rotorua Daily PostSnow warning for Desert RdA snowfall warning has been issued for the Desert Rd this morning. MetService said between 1- 2cm of snow could fall between 8am 25 Jul 08:18 PM
Rotorua Daily PostBig Latch on returnsMothers and children from across the region will join thousands of Kiwi mums and children at locations across the country to kick 25 Jul 03:54 AM
Rotorua Daily PostNew maternity centre opens its doorsA new maternity centre opened its doors in Taupo this morning. Awhi Midwives opened on the ground floor of the White House located 25 Jul 02:28 AM
Rotorua Daily PostUpdate: 5 deaths in 11 daysThe 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 20 Jul 03:58 AM
Rotorua Daily PostThree killed in horror crash on Desert RdThree people have been killed in a crash which has shut down State Highway 1 at Turangi this morning. Police have confirmed a car 17 Jul 07:44 PM
