While Matariki may signal the start of the Māori New Year, at Ruapehu Alpine Lifts it also signals the beginning of a new winter, with July the start of the ski season.
Almost two months after the hatching season was expected to end, the last kiwi chick for 2020/21 has finally flown the coop from Taupō’s Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow.
A small honey company that has scored some big hits in the Middle East with high value manuka honey is aiming to set up a research laboratory in Taupō.
As Matariki begins to appear in the dawn sky, a new exhibition at Taupō Museum celebrates both the Māori new year and the learning journey of a group of weavers.
