Students at Taupo's Taupo-nui-a-Tia College are being urged to stay off school grounds, after a block of classrooms was destroyed by a large fire
Students at Taupo's Taupo-nui-a-Tia College are being urged to stay off school grounds, after a block of classrooms was destroyed by a large fire
9 February 2026
Two young people have been charged, following the fire yesterday afternoon.
The school remains closed, while the Ministry of Education works in the school on a plan for reopening.
Taupo Mayor John Funnell says there's a lot of work to be done to tidy up the impacted area.
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