TSOM wraps up another year of music tuition
Taupō School of Music students will wrap up another year of learning and playing with the school’s annual...
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Cellos to the fore at November midday concert
wo young Auckland cellists, Hyun Jae Lee and Qian Wan will present the midday concert on Friday, November 14.
Act 2 cutting back on year end musicals due to rising costs
A perfect storm of circumstances means Act 2 Visual and Performing Arts School artistic director Toni Neve...
Creative Taupō Annual General Meeting
We warmly invite you to join us for our Annual General Meeting on Friday, October 31 at 6pm at Waiora House.
Graffiato hits town over Labour Weekend
Taupō is gearing up to welcome a creative contingent of renowned and rising international and New Zealand...
Trinity Concert celebrates hard work
The annual Trinity Concert, on October 8, was a celebration of the work local students had put in towards...
Report reveals size of creative sector’s economic impact
New Zealand’s creative/creative technology sector has a much bigger economic impact and is a much bigger...
Trinity Concert 2025
This year's Trinity Concert at the Great Lake Centre on Wednesday, October 8 gives the district's aspiring...
Hangmen a “thriller comedy”
Director Sharon Shanks describes Centre Stage’s upcoming production ‘Hangmen’ as beautifully written...
Great Lake Film Society does it again
Taupō’s resident short film enthusiasts – the Great Lake Film Society – have won another regional...
Creative Taupō AGM
Welcome all to the Creative Taupō AGM at Waiora House, Thursday, September 25, 2025
Taupō Brass plays October mid-evening concert
The October Midday Concert will be another mid-evening affair with Taupō Brass promising some good old toe...
Student nominated for emerging director award
Tauhara College students involved with ‘I Know This For Sure’ have received plaudits for their efforts.
Launch at Taupō Museum September 12
One of the Taupō District Council’s major strategic partnership initiatives which was awarded funding...
Benefit Concert
Two Taupō mums have been galvanised into rapidly organising a benefit concert on Saturday (September 6) to...
A case of arts on show
September is shaping up as an arty month for students from Tauhara College.
Students make up September Midday Concert
Students from both Tauhara and Taupō-nui-a-Tia College will present pieces at the September midday concert.
Big Music Day 2025 has nautical theme
The Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day is back again this September – and this time with a naval...
Mercury community fund opens soon
The Mercury community fund, open from September 15 to October 15, is seeking applications from eligible...
Sister act does well in local one act play festival
Student directed and acted play ‘I Know This For Sure’ has won through from the first round of Theatre...
NZCT grant hits the right notes for Taupō Concert Band
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded the Taupō Concert Band a grant of $5,000 to purchase a...
Dragon book emerges from kernel of truth
It may sound like a fantastical amalgam of serpent stories but ‘Leonardo’s Dragon: Five Far-flung Dragon...
Auditions: Centre Stage August 3
Centre Stage is looking for 10 male and 2 female actors for its October November production Hangmen.
Taupō bands in running for national Rockquest final
In taking out the top spots at this year’s Rotorua regional Smokefree Rockquest final,...
Three local groups at August midday concert
Three local groups fill the bill at the Friday, August 8 midday concert – Keynotes Choir, Taupō Youth...
Prohibition Playhouse – swing back in time
Centre Stage's Prohibition Playhouse is a chance to dress up, step out and swing back to the days of bootleg...
Music Overdose
Taupō Intermediate School band Music Overdose is targeting success at this year's Bandquest.
Theatrefest at Centre Stage in August
A feast of local one act plays, and some visiting productions, will tread the Centre Stage Playhouse boards...
