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Boxing from the heart
Connor Campbell has his sights firmly set on a place in the Commonwealth Games boxing team. Photo: Dan Hutchinson
What is your love language?
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about love – the real, everyday kind that keeps us warm through our chilly winters and makes those long summer lake days even better. You know how sometimes you pour your heart into something for your partner... only to feel like it didn’t quite land? Or they do something sweet, and you’re left wondering why it doesn’t hit the spot the way you’d hoped?
Recovery well underway at TNT
Demolition is well underway at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College following Sunday’s fire with school management hopeful the site will be cleared by the time students return.
Festival feels the winter chill
Taupō Winter Festival Committee Member Jules Harvey (left) and Festival director Nicola de Lautour at the Paradise Ice Skating Rink.
Truck breakdown hampers firefighters
A firefighter clambered on to the side-roof of a burning building at Taupō's largest school after the ladder-truck that hoses down fires from height broke down.
Wartime widow’s second chance at life in NZ
Robbie Shearer celebrates 100 years with tales of wartime loss, love and even a childhood friendship with Sir David Attenborough.
Parents Centre needs a boost
The Taupō Parents Centre is struggling to remain open despite helping hundreds of new parents each year.
Wharewaka residents evacuated
Residents of Harakeke Drive, Wharewaka, Taupō, and surrounding areas were asked to evacuate due to a gas leak just after midday on Friday.
A recipe for love
Those yearning for love now have a date to lock into the calendar as the effort to match single people ramps up in the Taupō District.
‘Stay of execution’ for Polytech campus
The Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology campus on Te Heu Heu Street has been given a stay of execution and will not be sold – in the meantime.
What’s On: Kinstock, monster garage sales and more
Kinstock 2026 has managed to sign a wealth of local music talent for its seventh staging.
Sunshine and music trumps doom and gloom
Given the preceding week of weather, organisers of the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour series will be thanking their stars the rain largely held off for a successful opening show in Taupō.
A byte of computer history
Lew Solomon is hoping to track down a piece of computer history, featured in the Taupō Times on June 4, 1970.
Spa Park in a spin
Almost 200 disc-golfers, including 64 professional players will have Taupō’s Spa Park in a spin next weekend for the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open.
Is it flying or boating?
A Taupō family has imported an electric hydrofoil boat that they will use for tours on the lake.
Lighting fast visit for electric plane
Air New Zealand flew its new electric plane into Taupō last week as part of a reconnaisance trip down the country.
A shot at the Commonwealth Games
Taupō boxer Connor Campbell has won through to the New Zealand Elite Team, meaning he will travel overseas in 2026 to continue the selection process for the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).
Santa slides through town
Hundreds of floats made their way through Taupō on the weekend as part of the Tremains Taupō Santa Parade, with thousands of people lining the streets. Photos: Dan Hutchinson
A day of festive fun for the family
Taupō is getting ready to sparkle this Saturday with the return of the Tremains Santa Parade, followed by Christmas in the Park at the Tongariro North Domain, a day of festive fun for the whole whānau.
Intersection complete on Tauhara Rd
The Taupō District Council has now finished work on the Tauhara Road and AC Baths Avenue roundabout.
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