Recent stories
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A great outdoorsman
Alan Simmons spent a lifetime making the outdoors a better place, but it was a run-in with a Porsche while shopping for potatoes which has slowed him down.
All aboard the walking bus
Students arrive at school to a warm welcome after taking part in the Wednesday Challenge.
Slow release for fertiliser revolution
A Taupō-based fertiliser company has developed an innovative slow-release product that reduces nitrogen use but is stuck in legislative limbo when it comes to crucial claims about its ability to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions.
Is NZ getting a cyclone season?
The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu's wrath lashing the north and east.
Going in to bat for the little guy
Long-tailed bats (pekapeka) have been detected in Taupō's Botanical Gardens, the first time there has been evidence of them in the town.
It’s not easy being green
In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it.
Budding filmmakers come out of their shell
The Taupō Primary School Year 5 student created a stop-go animation video, with a bit of help from her mum Fiona Bramwell who provided the scary voice of a clam and dad Ian who helped with some of the props.
Planting seeds of knowledge
Taupō is producing a generation of young people with a huge understanding of the ecology they live in, and ground-breaking education is starting to be picked up in other regions.
Kids on the frontline of clam fight
There’s an environmental disaster looming and people are being encouraged to grab their phones and start filming.
Tūrangi spared rooftop mayhem
Threatened black-billed gulls are again nesting on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre, but the town shouldn't see a return of previous disruptions.
Concern over spread of hornets
A Taupō-based honey exporter has called for a quarantine to protect the district against yellow-legged hornets, a newly discovered pest.
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.
Hunters and fishers gather
The Stoney Creek Sika Hind Hunt and Trout Fishing Competition wrapped up with a feast of wild game and live demonstrations on the weekend.
Clam clan ready to repopulate
Breeding season for the invasive freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) has begun.
Spreading the word about wet wipes
Dave Cade – otherwise known as Didymo Dave – has a new message to spread.
Sewer spill caused by wet wipes and toilet brush
Taupō Main Beach was off-limits to swimming late last week after a sewage spill.
Celebrating 10 years of planting
Kids Greening Taupō’s 10th birthday on Saturday (September 20) at Spa Park was an opportunity for those who helped establish the organisation and those running it now to muse on how it had survived and its success today.
Water given ‘all-clear’ after rodents found in reservoir
A boil water notice for Mapara has now been lifted and the Taupō District Council has confirmed there is no E.coli present.
Decision time for TDC
As Friday’s deadline approaches for candidates to have their nominations confirmed in the upcoming local body elections, the Taupō District Council has decisions to make on two significant issues.
Restoring the cloak of Tauhara
The lower slopes of Mt Tauhara is getting a lot aroha with hundreds of children planting 6000 trees as part of a huge restoration project.
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