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Three people are dead as a result of a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on State Highway 1, about 5km north of Waiouru.

A fire in a building on Tauhara Rd close to the BP Station early this morning saw multiple fire appliances respond.

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.

It had all the elements of a tense drama – a signal for help from a hunter somewhere in remote bush, perhaps lost, maybe injured, and the weather closing in with Cyclone Vaianu threatening to wreak havoc.

The Labour Party has selected an experienced campaigner to contest the Taupō Electorate in this year’s general election.

The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu's wrath lashing the north and east.‍

Taupō people are being advised to prepare for gale force winds and heavy rain from early Sunday morning as Cyclone Vaianu looks set to pass through the Central North Island.

An Indian student died after getting into trouble in the water at Whakamoenga Point, Acacia Bay on Sunday afternoon.

A woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing death in relation to a fatal crash on SH1, Motutere, on July 4 last year.

A Taupō constable is being described as a “humble hero” after rescuing two profoundly deaf women trapped in their car in rising floodwaters.

Seven people had to be rescued from the Waikato River on Wednesday night, using a jetboat and a jetski.

The deaths of four young people in separate motocross accidents over a two-year span will be the focus of a joint Coronial inquest, placing the safety of the sport under scrutiny.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Taupō.

State Highway 1 is experiencing significant flooding in the Orauanui, Taupō area.

Demolition is well underway at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College following Sunday’s fire with school management hopeful the site will be cleared by the time students return.

A firefighter clambered on to the side-roof of a burning building at Taupō's largest school after the ladder-truck that hoses down fires from height broke down.

Planning is underway to quickly restore capacity to Taupō-nui-a-Tia Colllege after almost a quarter of its teaching spaces were destroyed by fire on Sunday.

Lake Taupō's harbourmaster has issued a warning to a teenager in charge of a boat that caught fire just before Christmas.

Police have charged two youths with arson following a fire that destroyed Taupō-Nui-a-Tia’s N Block on Sunday.

Firefighters are battling a huge blaze that appears to have destroyed the main classroom block at Taupō nui-a-Tia College on Sunday afternoon.

Fire destroyed Pit Stop Taupō on Tuesday night and a person has been charged with arson.

Residents of Harakeke Drive, Wharewaka, Taupō, and surrounding areas were asked to evacuate due to a gas leak just after midday on Friday.

The Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology campus on Te Heu Heu Street has been given a stay of execution and will not be sold – in the meantime.

A boy with no lifejacket spent an hour swimming away from his burning boat on Lake Taupō while rescue helicopter calls were delayed by police, RNZ has learned.

The speed limit on State Highway 1 at Motutere will be lowered following public consultation.

A Taupō-based honey exporter has called for a quarantine to protect the district against yellow-legged hornets, a newly discovered pest.

The latest fire at Tongariro National Park was contained on Tuesday afternoon, but local tourism businesses are already seeing a large number of people cancelling future trips because they are scared to visit the area.

Fire and Emergency (FENZ) fears a wind change forecast for Tuesday morning at Tongariro National Park could cause flare-ups, as it battles a major blaze.

The Taupō District Council has now finished work on the Tauhara Road and AC Baths Avenue roundabout.