A new $4.7 million waste recovery facility at Taupō Landfill is being built to divert thousands of tonnes of building materials and other recyclables out of the landfill.

A new land and housing deal between the New Zealand Defence Force and central North Island iwi Ngāti Rangi will see 50 homes built for military families at Waiouru.

Police say they have thwarted a burglar’s plans to rob Taupō power tool store last night.

Taupō Hospital has more than double the number of Senior Medical Officers it had just over a year ago. 

A Taupō man who has been battling one of the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer is now hoping to establish the town's first support group for men with the disease. 

“If your dream doesn’t frighten you, it’s not big enough.” 

This was the catch phrase that Peter Feickert used to inspire the sheep farmers in the mountains of China.  

Taupō athletes have made their mark on the world stage, with four local competitors achieving outstanding results at the inaugural Deadly Dozen World Championships

Regional tourism agencies Destination Great Lake Taupō (Love Taupō) and RotoruaNZ are leading a government-funded campaign to promote a series of new food tourism trails