Power generators are happy, and the summer drought is a distant memory with more than 350mm of rain falling in Taupō over the last two months.

When people think of Taupō netball, Julia Panoa’s name is usually not far away.

Connor Halligan may be a drifter, but he’s got a clear idea of the line to take to get ahead in his chosen sport.

As renovations can range from a simple facelift to a full makeover inside and out with structural changes, so too can the loans that can make it happen.

About 450 primary and intermediate school students from ten schools in the Taupō and surrounding districts took part in an Orienteering Big Day Out at Owen Delany Park on June 25.  

Despite the wind and the rain, 200 people were up bright and early on Saturday morning pounding the pavement between Two Mile Bay and Wharewaka.

The Taupō Business Chamber has officially announced the finalists for the 2025 Unison Great Lake Taupō Business Awards.

The MoreFM Midwinter Swim was a chilly but rewarding experience for the hardy souls that took part on Saturday.

Former retail operations manager at Lake Taupō Hospice Trust, Mark Wisniewski, 64, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his theft of just over $62,000 from the organisation between 2016 and 2024.

One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash near Motutere on Friday night.