Dan Hutchinson 11/12/2025 Dan Hutchinson 11/12/2025

What’s on in the Taupō District

Celebrating 50 years of the Taupō Fishing Club, the Tagged Trout Treasure Hunt is taking place on Lake Taupō. Ten trout have been tagged north, south, east, west and at the reef.

Dan Hutchinson 27/11/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/11/2025

What’s on in Taupō District

A Taylor Swift tribute concert comes to Taupō on December 9.

Kim Manunui 27/11/2025 Kim Manunui 27/11/2025

‘Fairly unstable’ actors sought for show

Fast paced, farcical, and relying on audience interaction – it’s Shakespeare not as we know it… or maybe it’s quite close to how plays were presented in his day.

Dan Hutchinson 20/11/2025 Dan Hutchinson 20/11/2025

What’s on in Taupō District

Seventy-year-old cars will be spotted around Taupō on Saturday and Sunday November 22-23 when the Jowett Car Club holds its weekend away.

Dan Hutchinson 16/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 16/10/2025

‘Rock royalty’ heading for Taupō

The line-up for January’s Summer Concert has been announced with Iggy Pop and Joan Jett featuring.

Dan Hutchinson 09/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 09/10/2025

Market makes a move for progress

Taupō’s popular weekly market has made a temporary move back to where it all began 20 years ago.

Dan Hutchinson 11/09/2025 Dan Hutchinson 11/09/2025

Starlight prepares to shine again

Taupō’s new cinema is taking shape and could be ready in as little as three months.

Kim Manunui 04/09/2025 Kim Manunui 04/09/2025

Taupō’s big day of music

The Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day is back again - this time with a naval twist.

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 27/08/2025 Kim Manunui 27/08/2025

Baking up a storm

Sharing a few recipes with friends has turned into a full time job and millions of fans for Taupō woman Anna Cameron. Anna, aka ‘Just a Mum’ has had 5.1 million views on Facebook, 400,000 on Instagram and 700,000 on TikTok in the last 28 days alone.

Dan Hutchinson 21/08/2025 Dan Hutchinson 21/08/2025

Hats off to Taupō’s top restaurants

Taupō has earned five listings in the 2025 edition of the Cuisine Good Food Guide — an independent guide showcasing New Zealand’s outstanding talent and hottest venues.

Kim Manunui 26/06/2025 Kim Manunui 26/06/2025

Living the life in ‘La La Land’

Taupō’s Peter Winkelmann headed for the bright lights and excitement of Los Angeles in 2020 because he wanted to “go to the source” to learn how to be a screen actor.

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

All roads lead to Taupō

After three years on the road, the New Zealand Highwaymen are concluding their 2025 tour in Taupō.

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.

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.

Kim Manunui 20/03/2025 Kim Manunui 20/03/2025

All the colours of the rainbow

Taupō’s Rainbow community is set to dazzle this weekend with some top notch entertainment planned for the annual Taupō Pride Festival. Headlining the Saturday afternoon festival will be Tiki Taane.