Dan Hutchinson 21/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 21/04/2025

Person dies in Wairakei accident

A person has died in an incident involving a farm vehicle on a Wairakei property near Taupō.

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

Hospice employee admits $62k fraud

Former retail operations manager at Lake Taupō Hospice Trust, Mark Wisniewski, 64, has admitted a charge of causing loss by deception of over $1,000 from his former employers.

Kim Manunui 27/03/2025 Kim Manunui 27/03/2025

RMA reforms to end ‘culture of no’

The Government says it will cut up to 45% off compliance and administrative costs with its Resource Management Act reforms.

Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025

Hot stream mysteriously turns green

Taupō’s popular, thermally-heated Otumuheke Stream mysteriously turned green on Friday last week.

Dan Hutchinson 23/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 23/03/2025

Twelve injured in two-vehicle crash

Police are responding to a serious accident on SH5 between Taupō and Napier.

Dan Hutchinson 23/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 23/03/2025

Tongariro Crossing off limits after hiker dies

A man collapsed and died while walking the Tongariro Crossing on Saturday.

Kim Manunui 20/03/2025 Kim Manunui 20/03/2025

SH1 reopen and better than ever

The Tūrangi to Waiouru stretch of State Highway 1 has now reopened.

Dan Hutchinson 07/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 07/03/2025

Councillor resigns after admitting drink driving charge

Councillor Anna Park has resigned from her position.

Dan Hutchinson 06/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 06/03/2025

Two major detours north of Taupō

The section of State Highway 1 from Wairakei roundabout to Ātiamuri is now closed to traffic and not due to reopen for up to five weeks.

Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025

Work resumes around Control Gates Bridge

Mercury is about to begin the second phase of maintenance work for its Control Gates in Taupō, with traffic management in place.

Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025

Wastewater floods into Waikato River

Last week’s flash flooding has raised several concerns over infrastructure in Taupō, including stormwater drains overwhelmed, and treated wastewater overflowing into the Waikato River.

Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025

Flip, flop, boom

A Taupō man who was struck by lightning near Kinloch during Friday’s heavy thunderstorms says it hasn’t put him off venturing outside during a thunderstorm but he will be more cautious about what he chooses to lean against and will definitely be wearing his jandals.

Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 12/02/2025

An hour of destruction

Houses were flooded, a man was struck by lightning and streets were inundated with floodwaters in an hour-long deluge across lakeside communities on Friday night.

Nicola Carter 30/01/2025 Nicola Carter 30/01/2025

Glad to be still kicking

Being told over the phone by my neurologist I likely had ‘six months to two years to live,’ was fairly sobering.

Yet, here I am, a little over 15 years later – fortunate to be still alive and kicking.

Nicola Carter 30/01/2025 Nicola Carter 30/01/2025

Kinloch wins from ‘polite persistence’

So as not to leave any cause unmentioned, Belinda Walker turns up to our interview with a graphic organiser. Though, to be fair, it is more of a plan for enhancements the Kinloch community.