Dan Hutchinson 29/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/04/2025

Obstacle course racer plummets off rope swing

Footage of Taupō woman Louisa Redward’s spectacular, unplanned dismount from a rope swing, that saw her land 50 metres down a bank has gone viral on social media.

Dan Hutchinson 24/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 24/04/2025

Trout fishing bragging rights up for grabs

A free licence, a lasting memento, and bragging rights: all of this is on the table for contenders in this year’s Taupō Fishery photo competition.

Dan Hutchinson 24/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 24/04/2025

Strong prospects for Taupō tri-sport

Tri-Sport Taupō Junior Development Team has had a summer of success, capped off with outstanding results at the recent Secondary School Triathlon Nationals.

Dan Hutchinson 18/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 18/04/2025

Taupō’s super weekend

It was the result everyone wanted on the weekend, with sunny weather, good crowds and a Kiwi win in the Taupō leg of the Supercars Championship.

Dan Hutchinson 14/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 14/04/2025

Kiwi tops the podium at Taupō Supercars

It was the result Kiwis wanted with New Zealand hero Matt Payne taking out the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy, cantering to victory in a crushing performance at the ITM Taupō Super 440.

Dan Hutchinson 10/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 10/04/2025

Taupō’s high-octane weekend

Taupō is rumbling with the sound of big V8 engines today as a procession of Mustangs and Camaros make their way through town to herald the arrival of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship.

Dan Hutchinson 07/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 07/04/2025

Taupō rider makes history at MTB World Cup

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has created history, becoming the first New Zealand female to win a UCI MTB Cross-country World Cup.

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

Supercars sail the Tasman

The entire field of 24 supercars, spare parts and other equipment worth $40 million has sailed across the Tasman Sea and arrived in Taupō.

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

Taupō cricketer’s 1000 run season

While he admits to not being too much into statistics, Generation Homes Lake Taupō Cricket Club (LTCC) batsman Archie Harrison managed to rack up plenty of runs for the club’s premier team this season.

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

Boxing event cancelled

A major boxing event planned for Taupō has been cancelled.

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

Showjumping winners to be decided in Taupō

The New Zealand Show Jumping Season comes to an end this weekend with the final rounds of the National Series competition taking place in Taupō at the National Equestrian Centre from Thursday.

Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025

New generation masters old skills

It may not be essential to becoming national youth ranch horse champions to live just down the road from the only arena in the country that stages monthly events, but it probably helps.

Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025

Karate club members return with medals

Tūrangi Karate Club members Lisa Bell, daughter Emily Bell and Kataraina Mareikura-Fremlin, have returned from the TSKF/ISKF Australian Championships with medals.

Kim Manunui 25/03/2025 Kim Manunui 25/03/2025

Supercars return for fan favourite

All 24 Supercars will return to the streets of Taupō for the pre-event Track to Town journey. Thousands of fans lined the streets to welcome the drivers to the inaugural event in 2024. On April 10, the full fleet of Repco Supercars Championship will be making their way from the Taupō International Motorsport Park to Taupō's CBD by the lake.