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Waiouru fire covers 3700ha
Fire crews are targeting hotspots and strengthening containment lines as a blaze at the Waiouru Military Training Area remains at about 3700 hectares.
Taupō players fill Heartland XV
King Country Rams and Taupō Marist loose forward Reeve Satherly is just a couple of games away from winning everything he’s been involved with this season.
Finding the inspiration
With the election just over a week away, it’s easy to get a bit fatigued by everyone’s good ideas.
Breaking the sound barrier
At 45, Joe thought his days of wearing the black jersey were behind him. But this week, He’s heading to Tokyo with the New Zealand Deaf Blacks Sevens squad for the third World Deaf Rugby Sevens Championship, running from October 31 to November 3.
Summer fun on the bowling green
The 2026/27 Bowls Taupo summer season, which recently opened with the first bowl delivered by Mayor John Funnel, is now in full swing.
Golfer achieves rare feat
Kinloch Village golfer Lyndon Andrews achieved a feat that has 67 million to one odds of happening - two hole in ones in one round by an amateur.
Falling with style
A Taupō skydiver has broken the New Zealand record for the highest speed in freefall.
Fixed or floating: Getting your mortgage structure right
When it comes to your mortgage, securing a competitive interest rate is important.
Spring Summer Style with Becks Mason
This week, we speak to stylist Becks Mason, sharing her favourite trends, tips and must have pieces from Apt Collections for the season ahead.
Graffiato 2026
About a dozen artists filled a laneway in Taupō over Labour weekend, turning the forgotten spot into a collection of surprises
Landscaping for love
The operators of a safehouse in Taupō for women and children to escape family violence are hoping to add a little bit of cheer to their surroundings.
Making the most of summer
Forget everything you have ever learned about weather and seasons – as far as Taupō is concerned, it’s Labour Weekend and summer is here.
When style meets Hollywood
Taupō’s new Starlight Cinema and has hit the stars with a double showing at two national design awards.
Volcanic violence and human loss
Last week we climbed up to the old Ketetahi Hut site, usually the end section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, and returned.
Getting over the Tongariro
Major Jones is out and Te Tauranga o Waikari is in, with the new suspension footbridge over the Tongariro River now complete.
CPI, the OCR and interest rates
New Zealand homeowners, businesses and borrowers will be watching two important economic announcements this month, with Statistics New Zealand releasing inflation figures on October 22 and the Reserve Bank announcing its next Official Cash Rate (OCR) decision on October 28.
Meads Cup comes homes
It may have taken 20 years, but King Country finally has their hands on the Meads Cup.
The road less travelled
Sean and Evelyn Duffell drove up from Wellington earlier this week to prepare for Graffiato.
A meal in the mountains
Fine dining has reached new heights in the Central Plateau with Whakapapa repurposing part of its restaurant into a high-end experience.
Waste not, want not
When your business is made of steel it takes a certain type of mettle to make it all work.
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