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. 

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.

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.

A Co-Governance committee in Tūrangi is to be scrapped under new Government legislation. 

A new suspension bridge over the Tongariro River is taking shape with almost 70 tonnes of concrete poured and towers set to be erected. 

Tūrangi Foodbank is feeding about 100 people a week with record demand this winter.

After a brief round of consultations, Taupō District Council has decided which amalgamation options it will look into further.

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.

Detective Sergeant Craig Dalton says is it is a huge amount for the small town.

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.

With the cost of fuel at an all-time high, Taupō District Council Tūrangi councillor Sandra Greenslade says her ward needs a commuter bus.

An application to build a large solar farm at the southern end of Lake Taupō is still on the cards, says Meridian Energy Limited, despite it not being accepted into the first lot of fast-track projects. 

A 37-year-old man has been charged after allegations of serious sexual offending in Tūrangi on March 7.

Work is set to begin on a replacement for the Major Jones swing bridge over the Tongariro River in Tūrangi.

The Labour Party has selected an experienced campaigner to contest the Taupō Electorate in this year’s general election.

The Easter Car boot sale in Tūrangi drew the crowds again over the weekend, including Sarah Cook from Taupō & Tūrangi News who took these photos on the day.

OPINION: As New Zealand’s tourism sector continues to evolve, much of the public conversation focuses on headline attractions, major developments, and peak-season performance.

The Tūrangi Yacht Club celebrated 60 years at Stump Bay this weekend. Combining its annual OK Dinghy International Regatta with a celebration dinner at its club rooms.

Theft of electrical equipment is putting lives at risk, and not just for those committing crimes, says The Lines Company.

Tūrangi’s Reti Hedley and Waikato musician Moetu Smith are pushing the boundaries of paoro taonga – traditional Māori music and instruments.  

Maru Energy Trust has appointed whānau advocate Monica Duff as its ‘community champion’ for Tūrangi.

The recent passing of Helen Rabinska is a profound loss for Taupō.

 Tūrangi teen Amy Smith has completed two Blue Light programmes, and her coinfidence is sky-high.

Kinstock 2026 has managed to sign a wealth of local music talent for its seventh staging.

Dozens of children in Tūrangi got a Christmas present his year thanks to the last-minute generosity of the Rotary Club on Tūrangi and The Warehouse Taupō.

Threatened black-billed gulls are again nesting on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre, but the town shouldn't see a return of previous disruptions. 

A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men.

Destination Great Lake Taupō has added a new role to its team with the appointment of Victoria Jackson in the position of public relations and communications coordinator.

Taupō’s tourism industry took its story to Auckland earlier this month.

Find out what’s happening in Taupō over the next few weeks.