On the outskirts of Taupō there’s a bar out the back of a house that gets quite busy on Anzac Day.

Taupō teenager Nate Clarke can lay claim to having the best slam-dunk in youth basketball after leaping his way to the title of 2026 JSC Dunk Champion at the Hoopnation Junior Showcase on the weekend.

Towns around the Taupō District are gearing up for Anzac Day on Saturday.

Connor Campbell has won gold at an international boxing tournament in Australia, the first  step in his quest to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in July.

St John Ambulance runs a free health shuttle service that takes residents to medical appointments in Taupō, Rotorua and Hamilton, but many in the community still don't know it exists.

The Taupō Hospice Shop is now in larger premises at the former Danske Mobler store in Totara Point and is open for business.

Find out what’s happening around the Taupō District.

As New Zealand businesses navigate increasingly complex cashflow pressures, tax pooling is emerging as a practical and often underutilised solution for managing provisional tax obligations.

A 37-year-old man has been charged after allegations of serious sexual offending in Tūrangi on March 7.

Police have seized a dirt bike and arrested its rider following allegedly “dangerous and unlawful behaviour” on Taupō roads.