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Influencing a new generation
Taupō’s Dr Lesley Kay Rameka (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tukorehe) is humbled by her King’s Birthday honour of becoming a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
All roads lead to Taupō
After three years on the road, the New Zealand Highwaymen are concluding their 2025 tour in Taupō.
Growing a future
The Wairakei Community is on a restoration journey, building community spirit and restoring the taiao (environment) one event at a time.
Students run 100km in 40 hours
A group of 11 students from Taupō’s Tauhara College took the annual World Vision 40 Hour Challenge to a new level this week, running 100km each.
Pause for a good cause
Community groups from across the district are joining forces this weekend to showcase the work they do.
A fun run for the lake front
A brand new endurance event takes place on Saturday with Two Mile Bay Sailing Club hosting the Pillar to Pou.
A hydration celebration
Timaru District Council's Seadown water supply has been crowned the best tasting tap water in New Zealand in the 2025 IXOM National Water Taste Test competition.
Turning the town green
Thousands of people are out planting trees on Arbor Day today in Taupō, with heavy rain last night at least providing good soil moisture for new plantings.
Tauranga-Taupō River flood update
The Tauranga-Taupō River is beginning to recede after last night’s heavy rain prompted preparations for an evacuation.
Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy
Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.
Retracing the ancestors’ journey
A 20-strong kapa haka group from Taupō-nui-a-Tia College, including one Tauhara College student, will head to Rarotonga on a journey of reconnection in late June and early July.
Taupō’s Waikato River walks
Another blue-sky Monday. How fortunate we were especially with the huge downpour on Sunday night and meteorological winter only weeks away.
Busy month for Greenlea Rescue
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter carried out 30 life-saving missions across the Central Plateau and Lakes region in April.
Artist shares Boom Boom’s background
It’s been a seven-year journey to get Riverside Park’s sculpture trail underway, but it started with a Boom Boom this week.
Welcome to Boom Boom Town
The funds have been raised, work commissioned, and public debate aired. Now, seven-metre-high sculpture Boom Boom is installed at Riverside Park
The great Taupō Art Trail
Taupō artists are bucking the trend when it comes to art sales and are now eyeing King’s Birthday Weekend and the increasingly popular Taupō Art Trail.
‘Money, money, money’ - Mamma Mia on stage
It’s the worldwide smash show that mashes the hits of ABBA into a story set on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi.
Taupō loses Wellington air connection
Originair has exited out of its new Wellington to Taupō route after just three months.
The coolest festival in town
This year the Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival celebrates 10 years and the programme, released yesterday, once again presents a mix of community and ticketed events.
Taupō lodge amongst ‘best of the best’
Whakaipo Lodge has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2025.
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