Recent stories

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Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025 Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025

Learning with a twist

The opening of a new Northern Health School (Te Kura Awhina Ora o te Raki) classroom in Taupō marks a significant milestone for the local unit, says teacher and unit leader Maaike Clapcott.

Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025 Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025

Head students ready to help out

Taupō-nui-a-Tia College’s head students for 2026, Leroy Walker and Samara Thatcher and deputies Will Mortimer and Adah Williams are glad to have got through the selection process.

Dan Hutchinson 13/11/2025 Dan Hutchinson 13/11/2025

Budding scientist beats the odds

This year’s dux at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College has overcome a major obstacle to gain the top award.

Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025

Bright lights, big city

A group of senior dance students from Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College got the trip of a lifetime recently with a trip to Los Angeles and New York City.

Dan Hutchinson 04/09/2025 Dan Hutchinson 04/09/2025

Concert to help crash victims

Two Taupō mums have been galvanised into rapidly organising a benefit concert on Saturday (September 6) to help ease the lasting implications of a serious car accident involving four Year 12 boys from Taupō-nui-a-Tia College.