Contact Energy has purchased 100% of the shares in Western Energy Services (westernenergy.co.nz), a specialist geothermal well service company based in Taupo. The transaction price is confidential Read...
A 34-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was seriously assaulted and died in Taupō.Police said they were called to the attack on the man at Arthur Cr just after 11pm yesterday.He subsequently died, police said.A... Read...
A teenager has appeared in Napier District Court facing 10 charges relating to a Napier-Taupo highway crash in which one man died and the teenager and nine others were injured.The crash happened when a van turning across State Highway... Read...
A major revamp of Taupo’s main drag will open the area for tourists to enjoy the view, but some business owners say it`ll drive away customers. Read...
State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier should be open by lunchtime on Wednesday.The road remains closed after multiple fallen trees blocked the road on Tuesday and overnight.A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency spokesperson said... Read...
Contact Energy has kicked off a $400 million equity raise to build a new 152 megawatt geothermal power station at Tauhara, near Taupo.The company said it planned to raise $325m from an underwritten institutional placement at $7... Read...
A man who accidentally ran over the foot of his co-offender before abandoning him in a botched aggravated robbery in Taupo has been sent to prison.Christopher Young was sentenced today in the Rotorua District Court to 18 and a half... Read...
A pair of motorboats have been burned to a cinder in Taupo`s marina today, streaming black smoke across the Waikato town.Witness Dawn Duncum, was at a friend`s place near the Redoubt Rd marina when they noticed plumes of smoke around... Read...