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Taupō District Council’s decision not to submit an amalgamation proposal has had a knock-on effect for other councils in the wider area.

Skiers and snowboarders are already queuing up to take advantage of early season snowfall on Mt Ruapehu. 

Supercars estimates its first double header in Taupō and Christchurch resulted in a visitor spend of $21.4 million. 

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.  

People have reported seeing bright flashes of light and hearing thunderous booms as a fireball crossed over the lower North Island.

Rotorua has been left without an amalgamation partner after a previously “locked in” agreement with South Waikato fell apart weeks before councils must submit their proposals under the Government’s local government reform programme.

Rotorua Lakes Council looks likely to pursue a proposed amalgamation with South Waikato District Council, with Mayor Tania Tapsell warning Taupō may regret its decision to pursue its own path.

A strong earthquake jolted the central North Island early on Saturday. 

GeoNet said the 'severe' magnitude 5.9 quake happened around five kilometres southwest of Taumarunui at 4.51am. 

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. 

The Sika deer population in the Kaweka and Kaimanawa Forest Parks is to be managed differently to the wider conservation estate. 

Taupō’s newest rugby club has gone from relative easy beats to an unstoppable force in just seven years. 

Taupō Marist Rugby Club’s premier team won the 2025 KCRU Waitomo Group Meads Shield on Saturday. 

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.

When Ruapehu erupted on September 23, 1995, Korty Wilson wasn't afraid.

A second person has died following a crash in on Te Heuheu Road in central Taupō on May 29.

Detective Sergeant Craig Dalton says is it is a huge amount for the small town.

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

Community input is being sought as Taupō District Council and surrounding councils begin “rushed” conversations over possible arranged marriages.

Volunteer rescuer Anton Romirer has spent more than two decades helping people through some of the country’s toughest conditions, notably with the same 1994 Toyota Hilux for every callout.

One person has died following a crash north of Taupō.

Three people have died after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, Waiouru, overnight, while one person remains missing.

One person has died following a crash in central Taupō on Friday evening.

With the cost of fuel at an all-time high, Taupō District Council Tūrangi councillor Sandra Greenslade says her ward needs a commuter bus.

People living in New Zealand’s volcanic hot spots can rest a lot easier thanks to a lifetime of work by volcanologist Brad Scott.

A first-time mountaineer had a deadly fall on Mt Ruapehu, after her group pressed on in dangerous conditions that nobody questioned, a coroner has found.

Mercury is planning up to $1 billion in new investment at its Ngā Tamariki and Rotokawa geothermal fields.

A 22-year-old man is before the courts following an alleged hit-and-run collision between a motorcycle and a person on a pedestrian crossing in Taupō.

An application to build a large solar farm at the southern end of Lake Taupō is still on the cards, says Meridian Energy Limited, despite it not being accepted into the first lot of fast-track projects. 

Police are trying to identify the rider and passenger on a trail bike following a serious crash on Monday afternoon that injured a Tauhara College student.