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.

Eileen Byrne is forever grateful her husband promptly said “we’ll take it” to a Taupō real estate agent 21 years ago.

Interest rates rose a quarter of a per cent last month, not unexpected, but definitely adding more pressure to individuals and businesses in Taupō.