While it’s yet to reach its nadir, water in Lake Taupō is well below seasonal levels, leaving boaties high and dry and electricity generators scanning the skies.

It's the biggest built up to Arbor Day ever seen in Taupō.

The Taupō District Council has decided to push ahead with a roundabout at a dangerous Taupō intersection, despite the potential risk it could wind up nearly $1 million out of pocket.

King Country rugby referee Kieran Smith won’t sugarcoat the job he’s trying to get more people into.

Finding fellow referees was always a strain, he said.