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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.
Charges laid over alleged hit-and-run
A 22-year-old man is before the courts following an alleged hit-and-run collision between a motorcycle and a person on a pedestrian crossing in Taupō.
Student injured in crash
Police are trying to identify the rider and passenger on a trail bike following a serious crash on Monday afternoon that injured a Tauhara College student.
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.
Building fire in Taupō
A fire in a building on Tauhara Rd close to the BP Station early this morning saw multiple fire appliances respond.
Man in custody over alleged serious sexual assaults
A 37-year-old man has been charged after allegations of serious sexual offending in Tūrangi on March 7.
Police focus on dangerous dirt-bike riders
Police have seized a dirt bike and arrested its rider following allegedly “dangerous and unlawful behaviour” on Taupō roads.
Injured and alone
It had all the elements of a tense drama – a signal for help from a hunter somewhere in remote bush, perhaps lost, maybe injured, and the weather closing in with Cyclone Vaianu threatening to wreak havoc.
Severe weather on the way
Taupō people are being advised to prepare for gale force winds and heavy rain from early Sunday morning as Cyclone Vaianu looks set to pass through the Central North Island.
Family mourns loss of only child
An Indian student died after getting into trouble in the water at Whakamoenga Point, Acacia Bay on Sunday afternoon.
New safety centre opens
A new commercial vehicle safety centre in Taupō is now operating.
Call of the wild is strong
Thousands of hunters are heading for the hills in the central North Island over Easter weekend.
Guilty plea over Motutere crash
A woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing death in relation to a fatal crash on SH1, Motutere, on July 4 last year.
Rescue, ride and a roof over their head
A Taupō constable is being described as a “humble hero” after rescuing two profoundly deaf women trapped in their car in rising floodwaters.
Roles clarified in maritime rescues
The Lake Taupō harbourmaster has clarified its role in rescues with Fire and Emergency after FENZ struggled to get hold of them when a boy was rescued just before Christmas.
Seven rescued after ‘river float’ goes wrong
Seven people had to be rescued from the Waikato River on Wednesday night, using a jetboat and a jetski.
Flooding: Roads waterlogged
State Highway 1 is experiencing significant flooding in the Orauanui, Taupō area.
Youths charged with arson
Police have charged two youths with arson following a fire that destroyed Taupō-Nui-a-Tia’s N Block on Sunday.
Huge blaze at TNT
Firefighters are battling a huge blaze that appears to have destroyed the main classroom block at Taupō nui-a-Tia College on Sunday afternoon.
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