Local author Holly Bowen, who you might have spotted at the Kinloch Market, joins us in the studio for the first Book Club. She shares the books she’s loved lately: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes, about 1930s librarians on horseback in the Appalachian mountains. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, about the first women picked for space missions, which had her sobbing in the middle of the night. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, about a trad wife influencer who gets sent back to the 1850s. Plus I’m Not Mad (Anymore), a hilarious and moving motherhood memoir from Australian comedian Bron Lewis, and Big Little Truths, Liane Moriarty’s sequel to Big Little Lies.

We also talk binge reading, how writers avoid borrowing ideas from what they’re reading, and what’s next on Holly’s list, including Malachite by local Taupō author Ashley Andersen. And for the kids, Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Holly’s full list of recommendations is up on our Facebook page.

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Della-May Vining from Taupō Blue Light talks about this year’s Trolley Derby. The kitset carts have sold out and 13 business teams have entered. She also explains the new obstacle course and the Cash the Cop challenge, where kids chase a voucher-covered Sergeant Weston down the track. Registrations are still open if you bring your own cart.

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Cam Calkoen previews his Taupō talk, Life Changing! He chats with Jesse about cerebral palsy, dreaming big and saying yes to skydiving, bungy and big mountains. Tuesday 3 Nov, 7 to 9am, Great Lake Centre. Tickets via Taupō Business Chamber.

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Ken Harris from Town Centre Taupō joins us ahead of Graffiato 16, New Zealand’s longest running street art festival. Eleven artists, including two from overseas, will paint nine walls in one CBD laneway this weekend. Plus where to grab a walking map and explore the town’s outdoor gallery.

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Beth from Taupō Chamber and Sharon from Liquorland drop in with the results from the inaugural Chamber golf day. We find out just how close our team came to a prize (half a shot!) and why gumboots were the footwear of the day.

Despite the rain, the day raised $3,210 for local charities through the raffle, silent auction and MBP Advisory’s dollar-matched cornhole challenge. Greenlea Rescue Helicopter took out the “good in the hood” vote, with Blue Light Ventures, Lake Taupō Hospice, Community Chai and Kids Greening Taupō also sharing in the funds. Plus a big thank you to the local businesses who donated prizes, and the date for next year: Thursday 4 November 2027.

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Salvin joins Jesse in the Lake FM studio to talk about Taupō Community Sports and Cultural Incorporated, and how sport, culture and plenty of good food are helping bring Taupō’s diverse communities together.

They chat about the Taupō Nadi AFC football team, the local Fijian community, upcoming tournaments and Tall Poppy Real Estate’s support of the team.

Plus, Salvin shares a couple of memorable real estate stories, including an open-home visitor armed with a measuring tape and bedside lamp, and the homeowner who hid in the garden shed!

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Seal, Bastille, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Level 42 are coming to the Taupō Amphitheatre on Sunday, January 31, 2027, and for the first time the Summer Concert is moving into the evening. Dean Calvert from Greenstone Entertainment joins Lake FM to talk about the new format. Doors open at 3pm and the show runs through to 10.30pm, which brings lighting and production we've never seen at a daytime show. He confirms the running order: a local Taupō band to open, then Level 42, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bastille, and Seal to close. He also explains why the line-up spans four decades, why Seal is far from a one-hit wonder, and how locals and Greenstone Members can get $159 tickets when the special sale opens on Tuesday at the Taupō i-SITE.

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