The speed limit on State Highway 1 at Motutere will be lowered following public consultation.

Four members of Cherie O’Carroll’s family will be competing in the Special Olympics this week, but she can’t make it this time.

The ‘Awhina Christmas Angels’ have been hard at work this week sorting hundreds of donated Christmas presents to give to children all over the district.

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. 

Hundreds of floats made their way through Taupō on the weekend as part of the Tremains Taupō Santa Parade, with thousands of people lining the streets. Photos: Dan Hutchinson

A Taupō-based honey exporter has called for a quarantine to protect the district against yellow-legged hornets, a newly discovered pest.

Celebrating 50 years of the Taupō Fishing Club, the Tagged Trout Treasure Hunt is taking place on Lake Taupō. Ten trout have been tagged north, south, east, west and at the reef.

Budding young musician Sienna Storm* is already racking up a fair amount of music industry experience and has released two of her own compositions ‘Autumn Leaves’ and ‘Losing Faith’.

It’s the age-old question and the answer is – it depends!

The latest fire at Tongariro National Park was contained on Tuesday afternoon, but local tourism businesses are already seeing a large number of people cancelling future trips because they are scared to visit the area.

Fire and Emergency (FENZ) fears a wind change forecast for Tuesday morning at Tongariro National Park could cause flare-ups, as it battles a major blaze.

People are getting a little more than fast food when they turn up to the drive through at McDonalds Taupō these days.