Robin Martin

A South Taranaki iwi is calling for Corrections CEO Ray Smith to resign over his role in removing a gang member from his volunteer position in prisons. Video, Audio

New Plymouth's only Māori councillor has taken a moral stand against a bill which would return some land in Waitara to Te Ātiawa and allow leaseholders to freehold their properties.

A couple who had to leave their house to make way for a wind farm now find their new property is to be affected by a new wind farm plan.

The government has been put on notice that a so-called 'wadeable' freshwater standard is not good enough for Māori.

The pā where the first shots were fired in the Taranaki Lands Wars could soon be redeveloped as a heritage park.

Whanganui's celebrated Sarjeant Gallery has just a week to find $3.3 million in donations crucial to its survival.

Whanganui homeowner Val Southcombe was forced out of her house by floods a year ago and doesn't know if she'll be able to return. Video

Taranaki iwi Te Ātiawa has been accused of accepting "blood money" for not securing the release of land stolen from Waitara hapū in the 1860s.

New Plymouth's only Māori councillor says only a Pākehā could have led the peace hikoi which ended at Parihaka yesterday.

Supporters of the New Plymouth mayor's Peace Walk to Parihaka are being warned not to react to provocation from people not involved in the hikoi.

A delegation of indigenous Ainu people from Japan is in Taranaki this week to share experiences and learn from local Maori about language revitalisation.

A 25-year-old climber who died after falling on Mt Taranaki in Egmont National Park was prepared for the alpine conditions he faced, police say.

Residents of a Taranaki beach settlement fear their homes will be swept into the sea unless something is done about storm surges and erosion. Video

Homes in flood-affected areas of Whanganui should be raised off the ground or removed completely, a group representing ratepayers says.

Farmers leasing land alongside KiwiRail's railway lines are facing rent increases as high as 400 percent.

The widow of the truck driver involved in a crash in which three people died says he was her rock, her provider, protector and best friend. Audio

Best known for the hit single Poi E, Patea is enjoying a real estate boom as investors extend their tendrils around the country.

Taranaki's polytech spent more than $1 million in legal and consultancy fees last year, according to its annual report.

A falcon injured after flying into a window and encountering an overeager Jack Russell Terrier has taken to the skies after surgery and rehabilitation. Video

New Zealanders are being warned to stay a safe distance from yellow-bellied sea snakes after one washed up on a Taranaki beach.

A group of Taranaki rangatahi is headed to Silicon Valley as part of a programme teaching young Māori about the possibilities of high tech-research.

Three would-be Māori councillors in New Plymouth say they are not going to let the current race debate in the city put them off standing for council. Video

Outgoing New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd is inviting the nation to join him on a Peace Walk to Parihaka.

The New Plymouth District Council has missed out on tens of thousands of dollars after it failed to collect rent from the country's largest concrete supplier - for 30 years.

Taranaki landowners with undetonated seismic survey explosives on their properties face 10 years of monitoring and restrictions on land use.