Latest from RDP - Taupo & Turangi

Lakes DHB testing numbers increase four-fold, locations of interest revealed

Vaccination numbers also increased in the Lakes DHB region.

Rotorua Hospital, Stratford pharmacy among new locations of interest

People are urged to regularly check the locations of interest page.

Health authorities warn rural Māori most at risk

New cases in Rotorua, Taupō and Tararua among the record 207 reported yesterday.

'A lot of forgiveness' for driver who hit Taupō couple

The family of elderly couple killed by a car hold no animosity against the driver.

Covid spreads to Taupō, search for links to known cases

100 cases a day in Auckland and regional outbreaks, so when will NZ get the green lights?

'More carrot': 'Unconventional' approach needed to lift Māori vax rates

'I don't think we've got an ice cube's chance in hell of even getting to 90.'

'Worst-case scenario': Covid found in wastewater in Taupō

The sample was collected on November 8.

Elderly couple named as pedestrians killed in Taupō crash

Inquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

He survived World War 2. Now Norm, 100, plans to survive Covid-19.

Taupō veteran Norm Fraser, 100, was initially hesitant about receiving the Covid vaccine.

Employee 'shocked and blindsided' by dismissal awarded $27k

The woman was dismissed just weeks after complaining of discrimination and bullying.

A unanimous thumbs down from Taupō to Three Waters proposal

Council seeks immediate stop to the Government's Three Waters reform programme

'The baby is coming!': Stranger helps deliver baby on roadside

A baby was born in a car in the middle of the night with help from a passing stranger.

My Story: Author Donovan Bixley on telling Hollywood to 'bugger off'

'Before I made a living from books I'd do anything to pay the bills.'

$4.2m drug bust: Bogus companies, leased premises, stolen power and 19 offenders

Details of the sophisticated Rotorua-based operation can now be revealed.

The $10,000 you never knew you had

A call to bust the Hawke's Bay Power Consumers' Trust. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two Aucklanders arrested after fleeing to Taupō; lockdown warning as sun shines

The pair allegedly used false documents to get through the border.