Lakes health leaders say an "unconventional" approach is needed to lift Māori vaccination rates, as fears of a Delta outbreak in the Rotorua region grow.

Clean energy giant Tesla has its fingerprints on projects all over the globe, and even outer space.

Now the American company has its sights set on Tūrangi.

When it comes to getting 90 per cent of the population vaccinated against Covid-19, Taupō District is lagging behind other parts of New Zealand.

Promising young writers received their prizes at the weekend, after impressing in the Taupō Library's short-story writing competition.