Drama, action and a little bit of romantic comedy sums up the sequel to Taupō’s Starlight Cinema.

A group of swimmers has completed a three-year mission to swim around the entire perimeter of Lake Taupō.

A Taupō constable is being described as a “humble hero” after rescuing two profoundly deaf women trapped in their car in rising floodwaters.

The Taupō Primary School Year 5 student created a stop-go animation video, with a bit of help from her mum Fiona Bramwell who provided the scary voice of a clam and dad Ian who helped with some of the props.

A period of stability lies ahead with mortgage rates remaining largely unchanged.

UK Photographer Andy Jones has been visiting Taupō for three years and enjoys studying both the backstreets and the more polished side of town.

The Lake Taupō harbourmaster has clarified its role in rescues with Fire and Emergency after FENZ struggled to get hold of them when a boy was rescued just before Christmas.

The Government is putting $3.5 million from the International Visitor Levy into the restoration of 3000ha of Tongariro National Park that was damaged by fire.

Seven people had to be rescued from the Waikato River on Wednesday night, using a jetboat and a jetski.

When Debra Gretton started nursing 50 years ago, 65 was considered too old to go into the Intensive Care Unit and smoking in the wards was perfectly acceptable.

Contact Energy has put in an offer for the remaining 24.98% of King Country Energy Ltd.