Recent stories

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Kim Manunui 11/09/2025 Kim Manunui 11/09/2025

A rapid ascent to the finals

Tongariro River Rafting is a finalist in two categories of the 2025 New Zealand Tourism Awards.

Kim Manunui 28/08/2025 Kim Manunui 28/08/2025

Taupō is heating up

Winter seems to have come and almost gone with the minimum of fuss. With the sunlight hours getting noticeably longer, and the rhododendron trees already bursting with flowers, there’s reason to be upbeat.

Kim Manunui 28/08/2025 Kim Manunui 28/08/2025

Award winning splash of colour

The new Tūwharetoa and Taupō District Council administration building – He Whare Hono o Tūwharetoa – is one of four regional winners in the Architectural Design Awards.

Kim Manunui 20/08/2025 Kim Manunui 20/08/2025

Control Gates Bridge project recognised

A project to protect Taupō’s Control Gates Bridge has won a regional infrastructure award.

Kim Manunui 14/08/2025 Kim Manunui 14/08/2025

Best in the business

Taupō’s best businesses have been announced at a sold-out gala dinner on Friday night.

Kim Manunui 24/07/2025 Kim Manunui 24/07/2025

Taupō builders claim regional awards

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.

Dan Hutchinson 19/06/2025 Dan Hutchinson 19/06/2025

Recognition for hard working volunteers

Thousands of volunteers are quietly beavering away behind the scenes every week, keeping Taupō ticking over.

Nicola Carter 06/02/2025 Nicola Carter 06/02/2025

Cactus course sharpens young minds

Sergeant Shane McNally has been at the pointy end of proactive policing for the past 12 years. Next week Sgt McNally will kick off the 20th Cactus Programme to be held in Taupō. He has been involved in every one of them and has seen about 530 young people pass through it in that time.