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Coffee, kai and a whole lot of love for kaumatua
On the main drag of Taumarunui, Trunk Coffee House not only serves a cup of java, but shares a lot of kindness.

Guns, drugs, cash seized from Taumarunui
Police executing a raid in Taumarunui say they have seized a stash of drugs, guns and cash.

Old commuter carriages blighting Taumarunui scrapped after years of decay
The Auckland commuter trains were dumped in the North Island town about eight years ago, then left to rot.

One dead after crash in central North Island, detours available
One person has died in a crash near Taumarunui in the central North Island this morning.

Cost of rural rail transport must drop - mayor
The cost of rural rail transport must drop, Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says, as Taumarunui reinstated as a stop on the main trunk line.

Taumarunui should be back online shortly after outage, Chorus promises
Chorus has promised Taumarunui residents and businesses they will have their internet back very soon and apologised to residents and businesses hit by the fault.

Offline in Taumarunui: Internet outage takes toll
By Niva Chittock of RNZ Paying with cash, reading books and playing board games to pass the time - you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a bach holiday or a childhood from times gone by.Instead, it's the central North Island town...

King Country farmer chops his way to glory in Austria
A Taumarunui sheep and beef farmer has claimed the silverware at the timbersports world championships in Austria.

New Zealand shivers on coldest morning of the year
It's a chilly morning across Aotearoa with just a handful of main centres recording temperatures in double digits. The Desert Rd recorded the coldest temperature in the country with a frigid –4.5 degrees this morning, and Taumarunui...

Feeling the heat? Top tips to keep cool this summer
It's a scorching day around the country with temperatures set to hit 32C and a heat alert issued for Blenheim. Taumarunui, Lower Hutt and Central Otago are set to be the hottest spots, but nowhere will escape the heat. At midday...

King Country Pet Food factory provides jobs boost for Taumarunui
A former Taumarunui meatworks has a new lease of life as a pet food factory - and is providing plenty of jobs for locals.

Police arrest Taumarunui gang associate after guns, cash and drugs found
A 53-year-old man faces charges of possession of cannabis, methamphetamine, and the unlawful possession of a firearm.

Old trains to be relocated from Taumarunui after deteriorating for years
There are finally plans to move some of the crumbling old Auckland commuter train carriages blighting the main street of Taumarunui.

'An eyesore': Auckland commuter trains lie decaying in Taumarunui for seven years
A central North Island town has become a dumping ground for some of Auckland's unwanted waste - its old commuter train carriages.

Fire crews battle fire at car wreckers in Taumarunui
Fire crews are continuing to battle a fire at car wreckers yard in the King Country.

New Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton busy officiating wedding as results announced
As wedding celebrant Weston Kirton pronounced the happy couple in front of him married, he could have been forgiven if his mind was elsewhere.Kirton was at a venue out in a remote part of Hikumutu, near Taumarunui, an area with...

Offline in Taumarunui: Internet outage takes toll
Paying with cash, reading books and playing board games to pass the time. It's not a bach holiday, it's Taumarunui - and there's no knowing when the fibre will be fixed.

Kiingitanga to honour King Tāwhiao in UK
This year marks 200 years since the birth of Tāwhiao, the second Māori King, at Orongokoekoea near Taumarunui.In honour of the 200-year milestone, the Office of the Kiingitanga will travel to the United Kingdom to attend...