When he was a boy, on cold winter days, Te Kanawa Pitiroi would sit by the fire with his great-uncle Te Kiko-o-te-Rangi Wikatene and hear the stories, legends, traditions and histories of his iwi,
Taupō Mayor David Trewavas has waded into the current debate on water management, backing “calls by other mayors” for a referendum on the Three Waters proposals.
A declaratory judgment from the High Court has finally settled years of contention about the right of iwi to require licences and charge commercial operators on Lake Taupō.
For years craftsman and master bone carver Des Baker has been creating intricate artworks whose final form emerges as if by magic from the hint of a shape in raw antler, wood or bone.
The Waikato is one of five regions to hit a new record median high as house prices across the country continue their steady march skywards, defying predictions of a cool down.
