Not just a winter destination; there's plenty to do in Taupo all year round ... towering 14m above the lake and accessible only by water. You can relaxon a scenic cruise or take a sailing trip ...

I must be honest, I've lived in Taupo for nearly 6 years and I've never been on the lake! There's no excuse really, it's one of those things that was always going to be there so it could wait.

The Lodge at Kinloch, Lake Taupo. Helicopter at the Clubhouse. The gateway to the Western Bays is sitting pretty, writes Elisabeth Easther. Where is it? Kinloch is found on Lake Taupo's northern ...

Picture yourself aboard a sturdy boat, strapped into your harness, the boat accelerated and you are lifted gently skyward and leisurely towed across the lake front, you can take in all the ...

Katrina Price, 43, now the first woman to circumnavigate Lake Taupo, 152.6 kilometres in 54 ... I loved every minute of it and would do it again in a heartbeat." Price has been chasing the dream ...

Since 1977, the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge has cemented itself as a must-do on cyclist’s event calendars, and this year will be not different with entries now open for the 25 November event.

Mr Wells is going to brave the chilly 21-degree waters of the North Island's Lake Taupo and attempt to be the ... I thought maybe I could be the first to do it breaststroke." ...