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Waiouru fire covers 3700ha
Fire crews are targeting hotspots and strengthening containment lines as a blaze at the Waiouru Military Training Area remains at about 3700 hectares.
A better way to travel
The days of bringing your horse to school in Taupō aren’t quite over it would seem.
Landfill renewal at odds with iwi
Taupō District Council has lodged a consent to continue the landfill for 30 more years.
BOP pest report reveals wins and losses
Wallabies have been eradicated in one forest and a lake restored – but catfish, crabs and some pest plants are spreading in the Bay of Plenty, a new report shows.
Pests outpace farmer efforts
A new survey shows farmers are struggling to get on top of rising pest animal numbers on their farms, despite spending more on controls each year.
A coordinated effort
OPINION: The decision to designate sika deer in the Kaimanawa and Kaweka Forest Parks as the North Island’s first Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) reflects a practical approach to managing one of New Zealand’s valued game animals.
Trout centre fights to stay afloat
When Taupō District Council concluded its education partnership with the Tongariro National Trout Centre in 2024, local school trips stopped going.
Possible fireball crosses central North Island
People have reported seeing bright flashes of light and hearing thunderous booms as a fireball crossed over the lower North Island.
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.
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