Recent Stories
We are pleased to bring you the latest from around the Taupō & Tūrangi communities. Reporting local, supporting local.
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Bright future for solar ventures
Construction is underway on a 15-megawatt solar farm near Tūrangi, in what is a joint venture between solar developer Lightyears Solar and eight Māori-owned entities.
Switch off and have fun
The Anamata Community Colour Run proved popular on Saturday – one of the many events that were part of the Digital Detox Day.
Taking on the world at 90+
A pair of Taupō bowlers with a combined century of experience are heading to England in January to compete in the World Indoor Bowls Championships.
‘Rugby royalty’ fires up fundraiser
Two mates teed off alongside former All Black Carlos Spencer and his son Peyton at the Kinloch Club on the weekend after winning an auction that raised about $2,000 for the Kinloch Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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.
Rolling into the summer bowling season
Bowls Taupō’s summer season is underway. Although the weather was not exactly summery for the opening on September 20, that didn’t stop a large group of members from turning out.
Read all about it
A small community library has popped up outside the Anglers Table café in Tūrangi, giving locals and visitors free access to books.
Artwork symbolises solar connections
Reupene Wall, a Māori carver with deep roots in the Pūrāpoto region, has completed his first commissioned artwork — an intricately carved tōtara piece created for the new Te Rāhui solar farm east of Taupō.
Tree-mendous use of a chopper
A Taupō company has used a helicopter to trim trees near live high-voltage powerlines in what it says is a first for New Zealand and milestone for lines companies.
A volcanic wonderland
What a Goldilocks sort of Monday, not too hot and not too cold. A welcome change from the awful weather and cancellation of last week’s walk.
Riding to the top of the world
Taupo's Micah Wallace has picked up three gold medals and a silver at the AIMS Games — and that's on top of holding a world title in BMX.
Full road closure only option
Next month’s four-day, full road closure of State Highway 1 between Taupō and Tūrangi for bridge strengthening work on Waiotaka No.2 Bridge is “a bit of a bugger” says Taupō Mayor John Funnell but NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has little option.
Show me the green stuff
Inflation is an itch in an awkward place and people are going to great lengths to try and scratch it out.
Taupō Polytech set for renewal
Toi Ohomai’s new chief executive has ambitious plans for the Taupō campus once it reopens its doors next semester.
Switch off at Digital Detox Day
If you or your family are guilty of spending too much time on devices, several of Taupō’s community groups have organised an antidote.
Green Party joins the race
Taupō News has been profiling each of the Taupō Electorate candidates. Just when we thought we had covered everyone, Green Party candidate Celine Kearney put her hand up last week.
Noah’s legacy lives on
Taupō’s Noah Hall passed away last month at the age of just eight, but his family are continuing a campaign this year to try and make a difference for other kids.
Taking out the trash
A new $4.7 million waste recovery facility at Broadlands Rd Resource Recovery Centre is being built to divert thousands of tonnes of building materials and other recyclables out of the landfill.
Hospital staffing revived
Taupō Hospital has more than double the number of Senior Medical Officers it had just over a year ago.
You’re not alone, says survivor
A Taupō man who has been battling one of the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer is now hoping to establish the town's first support group for men with the disease.
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