All votes are now counted in the Taupō District Council elections with one change from the preliminary results.

Primary and secondary school teachers, nurses and other health workers in Taupō are planning to join a mega strike next Thursday (October 23).

Golfers and novices alike are invited to step up - or swing out - for a great cause at the Cancer Society’s Longest Day Golf Tournament, on Sunday November 30 at Taupō Golf Club.

The annual Lake Taupo Rotary ‘Big Bang’ fireworks event has fallen on hard times again with organisers pulling the plug due to a lack of sponsorship.

The line-up for January’s Summer Concert has been announced with Iggy Pop and Joan Jett featuring.

Homes to be built in the first stage of Taupō District Council’s innovative new residential development at Taupō South are now on the market.

The call went out early for wet weather gear, a change of clothing and horror of horrors, umbrellas.

Research is starting soon on the long-tailed cuckoo (koekoeā) in the central North Island.

Since the start of this year, we’ve said that 2025 will be all about easing while everything settles down, setting us up for a recovery starting late 2025, through 26 and into 27.

The make-up of the Taupō District Council is still up in the air with very tight contests for three of the 12 councillor seats.

Taupō has a new mayor with John Funnell ahead by a comfortable margin with most votes counted.

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the government's overhaul of the earthquake-prone building system, saying it could be a big win for the famous Chateau Tongariro hotel.