Sitting on the edge of a plane door, 5km in the air, with a guy called Gareth strapped to my back, I’m thinking ‘How the flying fox did I get myself into this situation?’

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.

Taupō firm Beck Building has won the Supreme House of the Year in the Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau Master Builders House of the Year Awards.

A new medical school will be established at the University of Waikato as part of the Government’s plan to build a stronger health workforce, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Universities Minister Dr Shane Reti say.

The Taupō District Council is planning four new roundabouts at key trouble spots in Taupō over the next few years.