Dan Hutchinson 05/06/2025 Dan Hutchinson 05/06/2025

Taonga weaved from ancestral wisdom

Taupō Museum is set to unveil Punarua, possibly the largest piupiu ever created, in its Aotearoa debut following a standout international premiere at the prestigious 2024 Biennale of Sydney.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Local music scene in good hands

Young Taupō musicians are celebrating after winning both the band and solo categories at the Rotorua Regional Smokefreerockquest final.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy

Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Variety in evening concert

The Taupō Concert Band will once again assume an evening spot in the midday concert series with several members reinvigorated from attendance at May’s Bay of Plenty Music School.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Concert to support young musicians

Talented youth from Taupō and Rotorua provide the performances at ‘Art in the House and Garden’, a June 8 concert raising money to support young classical musicians in the region.

Dan Hutchinson 22/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 22/05/2025

The end of the world

Every day, I can’t help marvelling at this place.

Dan Hutchinson 16/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 16/05/2025

Artist shares Boom Boom’s background

It’s been a seven-year journey to get Riverside Park’s sculpture trail underway, but it started with a Boom Boom this week.

Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025

Welcome to Boom Boom Town

The funds have been raised, work commissioned, and public debate aired. Now, seven-metre-high sculpture Boom Boom is installed at Riverside Park

Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025

The great Taupō Art Trail

Taupō artists are bucking the trend when it comes to art sales and are now eyeing King’s Birthday Weekend and the increasingly popular Taupō Art Trail.

Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025

‘Money, money, money’ - Mamma Mia on stage

It’s the worldwide smash show that mashes the hits of ABBA into a story set on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi.

Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025

Sweet music comes to Taupō

Organisers of the Bay of Plenty Music School (BOPMS) in Taupō were rapt with the numbers attending and the response to the final concert on Sunday afternoon.

Dan Hutchinson 01/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 01/05/2025

A weekend of wonderful music

Organisers are pushing for plenty of local participation in this year’s Bay of Plenty Music School in Taupō in May.

Dan Hutchinson 03/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 03/04/2025

High powered duo present April midday concert

Two accomplished University of Auckland musicians will present the April Midday Concert ensuring Taupō audiences get a sneak preview of the duo’s appearances at the 2025 Whakatipu Music Festival.

Dan Hutchinson 27/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/02/2025

Taupō hosts psycho-thriller film

Producers raided Taupō’s senior community for extras and moved into a local resort, to shoot a movie that is about to hit cinemas.

Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025

Putting names to faces

It’s the ultimate case of putting names to faces, involving a famous New Zealand photographer and a slice of Taupō history.

Kim Manunui 19/02/2025 Kim Manunui 19/02/2025

Sunday Groove features Hot Tub at Lava Glass

Lava Glass owner Christine Robb is looking forward to having her favourite local band play in the Lava Glass Sculpture Garden – not that she’s at all biased.