Getting the mortgage is one thing. Looking after it is another.

A familiar splash of yellow will return to Taupō this week, as Daffodil Day collectors take to the streets to support people impacted by cancer.

When Taupō District Council concluded its education partnership with the Tongariro National Trout Centre in 2024, local school trips stopped going.

Winter influenza in Taupō is ‘horrendous’ and creating record levels of demand for doctors, ambulance and hospital services.

Taupō's newest hotel is almost ready to open its doors.  After almost four years of renovation, developer Murray Jones is putting the finishing touches on a 30-room hotel above Finns Bistro and Beer Garden on Tūwharetoa St. The next stage of the development will involve three apartments above Cobb & Co, attached to the new hotel. 

The cost of putting on events looks like it will hit both of Taupō’s fireworks shows this year.  The cancellation by the Taupō District Council of the town’s annual Big Bang New Year’s Eve fireworks display was last week being put down to costs and environmental concerns.