Kayne Minhinnick has spent nearly two decades helping build the Taupō Phoenix Rugby League Club into a thriving community hub, but his proudest achievement might be watching his six children carry on the family tradition across every age group the club offers.

Trade Minister Todd McClay visited Taupō on Tuesday to push the merits of a proposed trade deal with India.

A selection of events from around the Taupō District.

Retired dairy farmers Leo and Susanne Paalvast have donated an ambulance to St John Ambulance in Taupō and all the equipment to go with it.

Mercury has officially opened its $220 million expansion project at its Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station near Taupō. 

Sue and John Collett still remember their children roller-skating on the freshly polished concrete floors of their Totara Point store.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged and revised)

Taupō primary schools have been given barbecues as a thankyou to pupils who wrote more than 1,500 motivational letters to welcome athletes to this year’s Anzco Foods Ironman New Zealand.

Financial columnist Brian Coogan writes about the impact of global events on New Zealand’s economic recovery. He also has personal experience with the current choke point for trade following a visit to the Strait of Hormuz. Here are his observations.

The effect of global tension on economic recovery

Six national titles will be decided at the final round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship at Taupō this weekend.