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Dan Hutchinson 07/05/2026 Dan Hutchinson 07/05/2026

Mega expansion planned

Taupō’s biggest retail store Mitre 10 Mega is getting even bigger with a major expansion about to get underway.

Dan Hutchinson 17/09/2025 Dan Hutchinson 17/09/2025

The new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre alongside the State Highway 1 and State Highway 5 roundabout at Taupō is well advanced.

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

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

Kim Manunui 27/03/2025 Kim Manunui 27/03/2025

The Government says it will cut up to 45% off compliance and administrative costs with its Resource Management Act reforms.