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Crash claims second life
A second person has died following a crash in on Te Heuheu Road in central Taupō on May 29.
One dead in crash near Taupō
One person has died following a crash north of Taupō.
Three dead in Waiouru crash
Three people have died after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, Waiouru, overnight, while one person remains missing.
Fatal crash in CBD
One person has died following a crash in central Taupō on Friday evening.
Three dead after truck and car collide
Three people are dead as a result of a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on State Highway 1, about 5km north of Waiouru.
Concert to help crash victims
Two Taupō mums have been galvanised into rapidly organising a benefit concert on Saturday (September 6) to help ease the lasting implications of a serious car accident involving four Year 12 boys from Taupō-nui-a-Tia College.
Serious crash on SH5 Rangitaiki
Emergency services are in attendance at a serious crash on SH5 at Rangitaiki.
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