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Over 50 volunteers manage 15 trap lines beside Waikato River
Taupō volunteer group started 4 years ago, notches up 5000th rat and 100th stoat.
'Don't doubt yourself': Taupō women lead the way on dairy farms
Pāmu Farms proud of three women who worked their way up from bottom to running the show.
Free divers take 314 catfish out of Lake Taupō
Divers used a pole spear also known as a Hawaiian sling.
'There are plenty of deer': Taupō specialist says animal numbers have built up
"Bigger than Christmas", deer hunters head into the Kaimanawa Ranges for an Easter hunt.
Taupō's black-billed gulls are rare but stubborn
Taupō's endangered black-billed gulls make life tough for themselves by nesting on boats.
Beware of exhaustion: Are you approaching burnout?
Burnout, when your mind and body are not in sync. Survivor says 'take a break'
Angler's horror at damage to trout from ingested rubbish
A trout badly harmed by an ingested thread spurs a call to keep rubbish out of our rivers.
Two years, two environmental disasters for Contact
A routine spraying operation to control pests goes wrong, killing 1.1ha of vegetation.
Locals trashing popular Taupō conservation spot
Racers doing doughnuts and hill climbs are wrecking DOC reserve at Whakaipo Bay, Taupō.
Whio sighting confirmed on Hinemaiaia River
Fisherwomen describe their trapping efforts using Pic's Peanut Butter and old bras.
New horse event celebrates former racehorses
New event for thoroughbred horses, celebrates ex race horses in New Zealand.
Gee up! Taupō racetrack hosting first race of new season
The thoroughbred season is set for a cracker start with a stud day at Taupō Racing Club.
Taupō rolls out red carpet to thank essential workers
Heartfelt thanks to essential workers from Taupō, in the heartland New Zealand.
Better than left rotting on the hill
Deer culled from Fiordland National Park turned into venison mince and given to foodbanks.
Raising awareness of jobless food plight
150 staff from Taupō corporate dairy farm hold a food drive for Covid-19 jobless.
Chilly start to Taupō duck shooting season
Temperatures of -8C for duck shooters on Lake Otamangakau, Taupō.
The stags are roaring, and the hunters are home
Roaring and rutting in the Kaimanawas, the stags have a field day while hunters stay home.
World record - first find 2000 perfect sheep
Four Taupō stations combine resources to host an all-female world record shearing attempt.
NZ winning horse breaker: It's all about mind control
Taupō equine trainer Andrew Jamison wins at Equitana, shares mind control methods.