Recent Stories
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Getting over the Tongariro
Major Jones is out and Te Tauranga o Waikari is in, with the new suspension footbridge over the Tongariro River now complete.
Tūrangi bus service upgraded
The Tūrangi-Taupō bus service has grown, literally.
Art at the south end
A Tūrangi arts collective is giving artists dotted around the southern end of Lake Taupō a valuable outlet for their work.
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A small community library has popped up outside the Anglers Table café in Tūrangi, giving locals and visitors free access to books.
Anglers warned after whio death
An injured and malnourished whio/blue duck has been euthanised after being discovered with a fishing hook in its foot and line wrapped around its wings.
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.
Hats on for Taupō restaurants.
Two Taupō restaurants have retained their two-hat status in the most recent Cuisine Good Food Awards and a further seven have made the coveted listings.
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.
100km chase through Taupō District
Police are asking for the public’s help following the arrest of a gang member who allegedly fled Police then stole a vehicle in Taupō today.
At sea with ‘Pete the Fish’
Tūrangi’s Peter Deakin has spent more than 40 years at sea — from deck boy to deep-sea fisherman to rounding Cape Horn on the Endeavour. Now he's written it all down.
Peter was just 10 years old when he talked his way onto a Yorkshire cobble in Bridlington.
‘Hands off Taupō’ says council
The Taupō District Council is asking Central Government for more time to consider amalgamation options but has stated a clear preference for small-scale rather than regional arrangements.
High up in the search results
Richie Stokes has clocked up four decades with Taupō Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR).
He joined the group in January 1986, bringing a strong hunting and outdoors background that helped strengthen search and rescue capability across the central North Island.
Tūrangi co-governance in the firing line
A Co-Governance committee in Tūrangi is to be scrapped under new Government legislation.
Crossing the river
A new suspension bridge over the Tongariro River is taking shape with almost 70 tonnes of concrete poured and towers set to be erected.
Funds found to feed Tūrangi
Tūrangi Foodbank is feeding about 100 people a week with record demand this winter.
TDC ponders four merger options
After a brief round of consultations, Taupō District Council has decided which amalgamation options it will look into further.
Fisherman’s favourite spot
A new chapter has begun for one of Tūrangi's most popular hospitality venues with Angler's Table now open in the former Creel Café.
Youths arrested after vehicle thefts
Detective Sergeant Craig Dalton says is it is a huge amount for the small town.
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.
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