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The new Herd of Special Interest status of the Kaimanawa and Kaweka sika deer population could have positive effects on local tourism, Destination Great Lake Taupō says.  

A group of central North Island iwi has unveiled a proposal to reorganise local government around the region's mountains, river catchments and the communities connected to them.

Long-serving Taupō Mayor David Trewavas has died

WHAT’S ON…Join the Midday Concert on August 7 at St Andrew's Church, 91 Tītīraupenga Street  to celebrate the art of storytelling through music with the New Zealand String Quartet. 

A Co-Governance committee in Tūrangi is to be scrapped under new Government legislation. 

A new suspension bridge over the Tongariro River is taking shape with almost 70 tonnes of concrete poured and towers set to be erected. 

A trio of kind-hearted Taupō people have squashed and sold hundreds of thousands of cans over the past few years, raising about $19,000 to help brighten the lives of children in need. 

There are not many couples who can say their shared passion drives two businesses and a lifestyle block, but for Blair and Tina Robertson, gardening is less a hobby and more a way of life.

A new suburb at the southern end of Taupō township has taken a decidedly Scandinavian approach to lifestyle and town planning. 

The Malcolm Flowers Taupō Winter Festival is in full swing with Taupō’s very own fire artists adding to a spectacular opening evening.

Chill air and a heavy frost heralded a new era for Tauhara College last week as the college’s first new block in a major rebuild opened with a dawn ceremony.

After a brief round of consultations, Taupō District Council has decided which amalgamation options it will look into further.

Six riders from the Taupō BMX Club are heading to Brisbane, Australia, to compete at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships from 17–24 July at Sleeman BMX — one of the largest contingents the club has sent to the event in recent years.

More than 600 school students have taken part in one of the biggest orienteering events ever held in New Zealand.

Conservationist Neville Parminter has kindly offered to profile some of the birds that he finds living in the Taupō area. This week he focuses on Dabchicks, or Poliocephalus rufopectus.

Grab a bargain straight out of the boot at The Community Marketplace on Saturday, Waipahihi Community Hall, 96 Richmond Ave, 10am-2pm

Caci Taupō owners – mother and daughter duo of Denise and Rhiarna Russell – have won Clinic of the Year.

There are not many places where you can grow potatoes in wool, learn to bottle your own preserves, and shovel manure — all before lunch.

Excess fish from the Tapuaeharuru Bay Classic fishing competition at Lake Taupō have been smoked and delivered to hospices and cancer treatment units across the Waikato.

Sam Plummer didn’t feel like he was being represented in Parliament so now he’s doing something about it.

When she was coming up with a title for the Taupō Concert Band’s evening showcase during the Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival, conductor Monique Vossen says a theme soon became apparent.

Tūrangi Foodbank is feeding about 100 people a week with record demand this winter.

Lake Taupō Hospice is celebrating its 40^th anniversary with a fresh new look.

Taupō District Mayor John Funnell says they have gone over the budget in detail for the year ahead but the “unpalatable truth” is that rates will need to rise by an average of 6.6%.

After a brief round of consultations, Taupō District Council has decided which amalgamation options it will look into further.

An organisation called Death Without Debt (DWD) is holding a workshop in Taupō to show people how to arrange a funeral themselves at a fraction of the usual cost.

An affordable housing partnership between Taupō District Council, Penny Homes, Classic Builders and Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust has been recognised with a national award.

Amanda Garmonsway has quite a few skeletons in the closet but that’s only part of the story. 

Five weeks ago, local government reform was a slow-moving Central Government project.

Former Taupō student Louisa Williamson has won Best Jazz Artist at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards.