Events & Entertainment

supporting the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge as a volunteer group has become something meaningful for Te Hapori Ora, says Brendon (Hākuwai) Eriksen-Downs, chief executive of Te Hapori Ora - The Village of Wellbeing.

Taupō’s new cinema is taking shape and could be ready in as little as three months.

The Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day is back again - this time with a naval twist.

Embra owner and chef Phill Blackburne creates another dish as part of the degustation tour in 2024.

Two Taupō mums have been galvanised into rapidly organising a benefit concert on Saturday (September 6) to help ease the lasting implications of a serious car accident involving four Year 12 boys from Taupō-nui-a-Tia College.

Winter seems to have come and almost gone with the minimum of fuss. With the sunlight hours getting noticeably longer, and the rhododendron trees already bursting with flowers, there’s reason to be upbeat.

Students from both Tauhara and Taupō-nui-a-Tia College will present pieces at the September midday concert.

Sharing a few recipes with friends has turned into a full time job and millions of fans for Taupō woman Anna Cameron. Anna, aka ‘Just a Mum’ has had 5.1 million views on Facebook, 400,000 on Instagram and 700,000 on TikTok in the last 28 days alone.

Taupō’s 35+ singles community now has a new way of match-making and it’s called meeting people face to face.

The Whakaipo Lodge Winter Concert is an intimate affair, with everyone gathered under the marquee in the Lodge gardens.

Popular indie and house music festival Le Currents has announced its line-up for its summer concert on December 28 at Riverside Park.

Three local groups fill the bill at the August midday concert – Keynotes Choir, Taupō Youth Strings and Taupō Strings.

The Taupō District Council has provided figures showing the impact of the ITM Taupō Super 440 leg of the Repco Supercars Championship in April this year.

The MoreFM Midwinter Swim was a chilly but rewarding experience for the hardy souls that took part on Saturday.

Taupō’s business agencies are targeting hotel developers in a bid to solve a shortage of quality accommodation.

A tourism events fund set up after the Covid-19 pandemic has generated $220 million in direct economic impact for communities in the ‘Thermal Explorer’ regions of Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō and Ruapehu.

It’s that time of the year again when everyone’s passions and hobbies come out of garages, sheds, halls and fields to converge on the Taupō Events Centre at AC Baths.

Christmas has come early for Tūrangi people who love a good light display on their house.

July’s Midday Concert features two Waikato University vocalists accompanied by Fergus Byett formerly from Taupō, who returns for his final performance before pursuing his musical career in the United Kingdom.

Taupō’s Peter Winkelmann headed for the bright lights and excitement of Los Angeles in 2020 because he wanted to “go to the source” to learn how to be a screen actor.

The Bayley’s Sheep Dog Trials are on this week and is set to be the largest sheep dog trials in New Zealand. Just under 300 highly skilled sheep dogs will compete for the winner’s title and a place on the Bayley’s Sheep Dog Trials Honours Board.

We couldn’t feature all the events going on over the next three weeks, but we couldn’t resist Taupō’s very own puppeteering, amateur ornithologist Jeffrey Addison.

Sam Westlake is in his element when we caught up with him recently about his collection of collectibles.

Do you sing in the shower, burst into song when your favourite music plays or love to sing, anywhere, any time?  Then the Taupō Choral Society needs you.

The shortest days of the year have arrived and Taupō is officially on ice.

After three years on the road, the New Zealand Highwaymen are concluding their 2025 tour in Taupō.

The 2025 Malcom Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival (27 June – July 13) is now open for bookings and event director Nicola de Lautour says some ticketed shows are almost already half subscribed while uptake on others is beginning to build.

This year the Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival celebrates 10 years and the programme, released yesterday, once again presents a mix of community and ticketed events.

There was something for everyone at the Taupō Home & Garden Show on the weekend. Dan Hutchinson went along for a look and to capture some of the action with the camera.

The Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō late last year is being hailed a financial success, with an estimated $23 million spent in the district. About 15,000 international visitors were attracted to the district for the event on December 14 and 15, says a report commissioned by the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).