Taupō’s Anneke Jacoba Dinnington has been honoured with a King’s Service Medal in the New Year Honours List 2026.

Mayoral winner John Funnell and runner-up Zane Cozens were the big spenders in last year’s local body election race.

One of New Zealand’s most famous race cars has been restored and will be a feature of this weekend’s Giltrap Group Historic Grand Prix at the Taupō Motorsport Park.

From rock royalty to life-sized dinosaurs, there’s an event for everyone coming up in the Taupō District over the next few weeks.

Lew Solomon is hoping to track down a piece of computer history, featured in the Taupō Times on June 4, 1970.

There’s an environmental disaster looming and people are being encouraged to grab their phones and start filming.

Summer dressing this season is all about feeling good in what you wear — light, effortless pieces that carry you through warm days with ease.

Financial advisor Brian Coogan takes a look at what we can expect from 2026

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.

Almost 200 disc-golfers, including 64 professional players will have Taupō’s Spa Park in a spin next weekend for the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open.

A boy with no lifejacket spent an hour swimming away from his burning boat on Lake Taupō while rescue helicopter calls were delayed by police, RNZ has learned.