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Della-May Vining from Taupō Blue Light on the Trolley Derby. The kitset carts have sold out, 13 business teams have entered, and kids can chase a voucher-covered Sergeant Weston in Cash the Cop. Bring your own cart to register.
Cam Calkoen previews his Taupō talk, Life Changing! He chats with Jesse about cerebral palsy, dreaming big and saying yes to skydiving, bungy and big mountains. Tuesday 3 Nov, 7 to 9am, Great Lake Centre. Tickets via Taupō Business Chamber.
King Country are Meads Cup champions! Chainsaw and Foxy relive Saturday’s final in Ashburton with Jesse. Down 14-5 at halftime, the boys hit back with 19 unanswered points to end a 20-year wait. Tears, beers, the Meads family and a look ahead to the Heartland XV.
Salvin joins Jesse to talk Taupō Community Sports and Cultural Incorporated, the Taupō Nadi AFC football team and bringing people together through sport and culture. Plus, some hilarious stories from his latest open homes!
Scott Forsythe from 5 Mile Distilling joins Patrick Dault from Love Taupō to talk Treats of Taupō, the region’s growing food and drink scene, and 5 Mile’s special tasting event. Plus, an update on the long road to producing Taupō whisky.
Dean Calvert from Greenstone Entertainment joins Lake FM to talk about the 2027 Summer Concert, with Seal, Bastille, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Level 42 at the Taupō Amphitheatre on Sunday, January 31. For the first time the show moves into the evening, with doors at 3pm and a 10.30pm finish.
A behind-the-scenes look at Lionel's with Executive Chef Reuben Lynn, fresh off Taupō doubling its count in the 2026 Cuisine Good Food Guide.
King Country Rams centre Logan Patterson joins The Good Sports after reaching 25 games for the province. He talks about earning his blazer, his journey back from injury, the Rams’ strong season, scoring in six straight games, and what makes the current team and coaching group special.
Taupō builder Tom King has been crowned a Deadly Dozen world champion. He joins The Good Sports to explain the gruelling hybrid event, his 10-11 hour training weeks, teaming up with Sally Harrison, and what’s next as he takes on more Deadly Dozen and HYROX events.
Nora Blackburne from Embra Restaurant joins the Love Taupō Check-In to talk about retaining two Good Food Guide hats for a third year, showcasing New Zealand produce, and why food is becoming an important part of the Taupō visitor experience.
Taupō District Council is set to divert thousands more tonnes of waste from landfill, after securing a $5.3 million upgrade to its Broadlands Road recovery centre.
The incredible story behind Taupō’s iconic steamboat, from its beginnings in Kerikeri to its unexpected journey to Lake Taupō, and Pete’s remarkable personal connection to the boat.
Former Taupō AFC junior George Green has been selected in the New Zealand Men's Under-19 squad, the Youth All Whites, ahead of the OFC Championship in Samoa next month.
Nine-year-old Taupō rider James Drought is the only New Zealander competing at this week's Guangzhou Super Cup in China, fresh off a dominant wet-weather sweep in Australia.
Police are asking the public for dashcam footage after a gang member fled arrest in Tūrangi this morning, later stealing a vehicle near Waitahanui and driving at speeds of up to 160km/h before being caught near Pohokura.
Taupō artist Sally-Ann Davis joins Whytey on Lake FM to talk about the new wood-themed exhibition at the Taupō Museum and Gallery, featuring woodcut prints, creative woodturning and pyrography. She also shares details of her upcoming woodcut printing workshop.
