New ZealandIronman won't take place this weekendThe event team was working on a postponement date.28 Feb 07:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'They cut a hole in my throat': Woman breaks neck in traumatic crash'You don't want this to happen to one of your family members.'24 Feb 08:55 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTwo years, two environmental disasters for ContactA routine spraying operation to control pests goes wrong, killing 1.1ha of vegetation.17 Feb 08:10 PM
New ZealandState Highway 5 reopens after two-truck crashEmergency services are at the scene.16 Feb 08:08 PM
EnergyContact Energy to raise $400m to build geothermal stationContact Energy said it plans to raise $400m to build a new power station near Taupō.14 Feb 06:48 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLost trust: Teen's cancer journey leaves emotional and physical scarsAinsley Tonks is facing life after barely surviving treatment for lymphoblastic leukaemia.10 Feb 06:55 PM
New ZealandPerson dies a month after suffering burns in house fireInvestigations still underway after January 5 blaze claims a life.06 Feb 07:59 PM
New ZealandOne dead after vehicles collide on SH1 near KinleithPolice set up diversions on State Highway 1 after fatal crash03 Feb 06:51 AM
PremiumPremiumTourismHuka Lodge, favoured by Royals and Hollywood elite, soldOne of the most high-end places to stay in this country: sold.29 Jan 04:23 AM
New ZealandGetaway driver who ran over co-offender in botched watch heist jailedChristopher Young has 77 prior dishonesty convictions.27 Jan 11:55 PM
EnvironmentSaving 35 tonnes of plastic from the landfillAfter two years of going to landfill, once again Taupō can recycle number 5 plastics.27 Jan 02:00 PM
New ZealandPolice apology: Cyclist alive after collision with car in TaupōThe crash happened on Friday morning and police said the cyclist has been hospitalised.24 Jan 02:27 AM
New ZealandComplaints against councillors costs ratepayers $180kDunedin City Council spent $42,714 investigating complaints about elected members.11 Jan 01:10 AM
New ZealandTaupō marina blaze: Fire guts pair of motorboatsA witness said the fire might have spread from one boat to another.09 Jan 08:08 AM
New ZealandHorror start to New Year: Water activities claim the lives of six people in first six days of 2021Four people drowned in North Island lakes in two terrible days.06 Jan 07:20 PM
New ZealandOne person dead after water incident in TaupōEmergency services were notified just after 6pm.06 Jan 07:20 AM
New ZealandSH5 partially closed after serious horse-float crashInitial indications are one person is seriously injured.05 Jan 12:59 AM
New Zealand'Putting themselves in danger': Forced cancellation of rapid spillsPeople are putting their lives at risk not following guidelines at a tourist attraction.21 Dec 11:31 PM
New Zealand'Volcanic tremors': Mount Ruapehu alert level raisedThere has been a combination of rising temperatures, volcanic tremors, and gas.21 Dec 07:35 AM
New ZealandReport finds police 'oversights' in search for offenders who later diedThe pair died after fleeing police into the bush at Tongariro National Park in 2017.15 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandDesert Rd murder case: 'Naive' only child helped dispose of man's bodyCulture of misplaced loyalty cited as reason man helped dispose of murder victim.15 Dec 08:54 PM
New ZealandTen fire crews respond to house blaze near Lake TaupōTen fire crews responded to a house fire in Lake Taupō overnight.14 Dec 05:22 PM
New ZealandQuake rumbles Hawke's Bay, Gisborne - hundreds report shakingA 4.4 magnitude quake has caused shaking near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, this morning.06 Dec 08:06 PM
New ZealandCourt says company failed to respond to warningsWellhead discharge ended up in Waikato River after Contact's system alarms went unheeded.03 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandDesert Rd homicide: Accessory to murder loses appealSentence was appropriate and not manifestly excessive, rules judge.02 Dec 05:40 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBalcony tragedy: How a Kiwi Olympic hero fell to his deathCoroner's ruling released under the Official Information Act.25 Nov 02:35 PM
New Zealand'Still running': Car smashes through Taupō shop frontPolice are responding to an incident in Taupō this morning.23 Nov 05:13 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFamily float trip turned to tragedy on Waikato RiverA man who drowned in the Waikato River on a float trip may have had a cardiac event first.11 Nov 07:44 PM
New ZealandLawyer suggests Ruapehu crash driver too fastDriver admits lying on document just one day before girl killed in crash.03 Nov 09:22 PM
New Zealand'I couldn't hold onto her:' Dad's distress as daughter ripped from his arms in bus crashInquest hears brakes failed on skifield bus before Ruapehu crash killed 11-year-old.03 Nov 12:46 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandIgnoring alarms led to massive overflow, court hearsWaikato River ran brown for two days after Contact's geothermal water and sediment spill.01 Nov 11:00 PM
New ZealandBody stuffed into freezer, driven south then buried in shallow graveMan's body was driven hundreds of kilometres in a freezer in the back of a van.30 Oct 01:19 AM
New ZealandBody buried in shallow grave: Guilty plea over role in slain man's disappearanceBao Chang Wang's remains were only discovered years after he was last seen alive.29 Oct 11:59 PM
New Zealand'Only in Taupō': Supermarket's hilarious mullet post goes viral"Taupō's finest mullet bringing you Taupō's freshest mullet."23 Oct 11:07 PM
