Stories by Robin Martin

There were angry scenes and a heavy police presence at the High Court at New Plymouth today where two men and a teenager involved in a gang-related murder made appearances.

Private property owners are leaving their homes and moving into campervans to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours.

The Men's Shed has to be out of its current site by January to make way for Whanganui's new justice precinct. Audio

A settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui will soon have signs reflecting its traditional Māori name rather than one honouring a militiaman associated with the killing of local rangatahi.

Master Electricians is warning that young people using a DIY method to recharge disposable vaping devices risk them exploding in their hands.

Up to 7000 punters are expected this weekend at the 10th anniversary of what is now Australasia's largest tattoo festival.

A Northland farmer fears immigration red tape will see an experienced German dairy hand walk away from a job vacancy that she desperately needs to fill.

Kāinga Ora has yet to cancel any tenancies or evict a single tenant since it was instructed to more vigourously employ the law against unruly renters.

The story of five carved tōtara panels once hidden in a Taranaki swamp before being stolen and taken to New York, Geneva and London is the subject of a new book launched in New Plymouth.

A dioxin researcher says a close eye will need to be kept on the global chemicals company's promise to clean up a controversial plant in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom says he'll be insisting the new owners of a controversial Paritutu agrichemical plant fulfil commitments made to thoroughly test and clean up the site.

Opponents of the Mt Messenger bypass project in Taranaki are claiming they have bought an old section of state highway they were trespassed from earlier this month.

More than 200 singers will perform at three different locations before coming together to sing as one at the Puke Ariki landing, a part of Spiegel Fest.

New Zealand's largest oil and gas operator, OMV, says it will reduce fossil fuel production by 20 percent by 2030 and cease production for energy use by 2050.

The oil and gas exploration regulator says it was still considering a deal to transfer the Maari oil field from OMV to Jadestone Energy when the companies withdrew their applications.

Jadestone Energy and OMV have agreed to terminate a deal for Jadestone to acquire 69 percent of the Maari oil field off the coast of Taranaki.

An Auckland homeowner who says she was advised to sell up and move out to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours has taken a complaint to the Ombudsman.

A Covid effect appears to be behind Taranaki bucking the trend of sliding property prices - at least for now.

For the first time in its 35 year history the Taranaki Garden Festival is offering a tour specifically designed for the blind and those with low vision.

A Christchurch woman says the housing agency broke a promise to only house tenants with unblemished records in her neighbourhood.

An outcry over the contemporary Māori design of the new whare at Taranaki Cathederal in New Plymouth has shocked its Dean.

It has been decades since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot have been heard in New Plymouth, but the bird is back. Audio

An elderly mother feels unsafe in her own home because of problems with the Kāinga Ora tenants next door, which began about three years ago.

The first Taranaki Heritage Month is being praised for being brave enough to tackle darker elements of the province's colonial history.

Heritage Taranaki is calling for the government to step in and save the historic Barrett St Nurses Home in New Plymouth.