A hat-trick of wins on the flat may not be enough to stave off a jumping role for El Luchador this winter.
The six-year-old will go into the Woods Contracting Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m) at Rotorua on Saturday off the back of successes at Tauranga and at Trentham. Read...
El Luchador and Major Tom were open handicap winners at opposite ends of the North Island on Saturday, but they are destined to meet in the middle next time out.
They have both being set for the Taumarunui Cup (2200m) at Rotorua on July 28 by their respective connections. Read...
The latest version of the revitalisation plans for the Taumarunui town centre have received an overwhelmingly positive response.
The plans that incorporate the input of the community working group were presented to local Iwi, the Ward Committee and the public last Thursday (21 June). Read...
After a seven-month struggle to fill a $150,000 a year job in Taumarunui, Auckland woman Tracey Goodall took the plunge. She talks to Leith Huffadine about the job and her move to a small King Country town. Read...
The Ruapehu District Council has been told to vacate the Taumarunui Railway Station or a local man says he will take `swift and unexpected` action. Read...
Ruapehu MÄori are crying foul over a planned redevelopment of the Taumarunui Railway Station, claiming it is part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement. Read...
Tourist venue Blue Duck Lodge, near Taumarunui, is to be evacuated by helicopter because efforts to clear slips on the road to it are running into difficulty.New slips have come down and trapped earthmoving machinery, Ruapehu District... Read...
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