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Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy
Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.
Winter is here, snow on the way
Winter is arriving on cue with snow forecast for next week and skifields opening for business.
Knitters prepare thousands of items
Those in freezing European conditions are about to receive bales full of warm fuzzies from Taupō’s knitting community.
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.
Kinloch subdivision opinions aired
A decision on Seven Oaks Kinloch’s proposed subdivision of 84 residential sized lots will be made by an independent RMA commissioner with the hearing likely in late August.
Maxwell retains World Cup lead
Emerging New Zealand mountain bike star, Sammie Maxwell, produced a brilliant performance to emerge from the pack to claim runner-up in the third round of the Whoop UCI MTB Cross-country World Series in the Czech Republic.
Variety in evening concert
The Taupō Concert Band will once again assume an evening spot in the midday concert series with several members reinvigorated from attendance at May’s Bay of Plenty Music School.
Concert to support young musicians
Talented youth from Taupō and Rotorua provide the performances at ‘Art in the House and Garden’, a June 8 concert raising money to support young classical musicians in the region.
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.
Supercars Taupō extended two years
The Taupō leg of the Supercars Championship has been extended by two years and another New Zealand event added to the schedule.
The end of the world
Every day, I can’t help marvelling at this place.
Cycle of discovery
A pair of Taupō women could best be described as active relaxers when they head overseas on holiday.
Better care on the way
Taupō, Tūrangi and Mangakino are in line for better access to emergency and after-hours medical care, says Taupō MP Louise Upston.
Busy month for Greenlea Rescue
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter carried out 30 life-saving missions across the Central Plateau and Lakes region in April.
Stuntman mystery solved
Police have solved the mystery of a Russian stuntman who went missing between Taupō and Tūrangi more than 22 years ago.
Chill out at Winter Festival
The 2025 Malcom Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival (27 June – July 13) is now open for bookings and event director Nicola de Lautour says some ticketed shows are almost already half subscribed while uptake on others is beginning to build.
Mixing beauty with business
Destination Great Lake Taupō and local company DestinateNZ want to boost the Taupō District’s profile as a place to hold business events.
Taupō’s hydrogen future
Taupō-based Halcyon Power Ltd – the country’s first megawatt scale green hydrogen production company – will play a substantial role at this year’s H2 2 Zero Summit in Wellington, on May 28-29.
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
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