Chopper rescues 3 in separate incidents
Three people had to be airlifted out of the Central Plateau yesterday, following three separate incidents. Taupo's Youthtown rescue helicopter was called to just below the summit of Mount Ngauruhoe yesterday morning where a 32-year-old man had injured his shoulder, pilot Nat Every said. Ruapehu Alpine Rescue Organisation members were left to treat...
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Rugby: Canes rain on Chiefs' parade
Meatloaf summed it up best in a song - two out of three ain't bad as the Chiefs lost the last of their three pre-season games to the Hurricanes 23-19 last night.
Flash floods force evacuation (update)
Homes in Taupo were hit by flash floods last night as the North Island was peppered with almost 12,000 lightning strikes.
Rotorua becoming conference capital
Rotorua and Taupo both increased their market share of multi-day conferences in 2011.
Police make massive drug bust (update)
Police say the location of one of the country's biggest drug busts to date is no reflection of the extent of the area's P problem.
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Iwi think Chinese Crafar bid will go through
A spokesman for the iwi consortium bidding for a slice of the Crafar farms doesn't have much confidence the Government will change its former position of rubber...
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Chiefs get first taste of Sonny Bill mania
The Chiefs got their first taste of Sonny Bill mania this week and can expect more in Taupo as Williams gets his first run in the franchise's colours tonight.
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Taupo house raided in drug bust (+photos)
Police said the discovery, thought to be worth around $800,000, at property north of Taupo was expected to curb organised crime in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
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Soccer club service honoured
Turangi soccer stalwarts Frank Harwood and Alan Penrose have been awarded life memberships for their service to the Turangi Wanderers Football Club.
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Motocross: Townley's the hat trick hero
Taupo's Ben Townley has stamped his authority on the national motocross scene with a superb hat-trick of wins at the first round of the New Zealand Motocross...
Urewera cameras 'show masked people with...
Footage captured by hidden cameras in the bush around Ruatoki shows masked people running with molotov cocktails, a court has heard.The 11 jurors deciding the case...
- Truck rolls on Auckland Harbour Bridge
- New charges for school bus crash accused
- Missing river rafters found safe and well
- Bird strike, bad weather grounds Dunedin flights
Legend stands up to the boarding critics
They get ridiculed, abused and hassled out of the water but Kiwi surfing legend Daniel Kereopa has a blunt message for the "anti" brigade - stand up paddleboarding...
- Kane thrives on workload
- Waka ama:Team Kingfisher back and better than ever
- Accountant figures it all out
- Central clinch trophy nail biter
Benefits for all entrants in awards
Brady Mitchell went into farming only because he needed somewhere to house his pig dogs.
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- Teaming up to reduce the work toll
