Robin Martin

The lure of a bacon buttie has proved to be a successful way to get people in New Plymouth out for a vaccine.

The city's vaccination centre threw out the appointment book and put on breakfast for… Audio

Waka Kotahi contractors have been using builder's foam to fill in potential bat roosts on the route of the proposed Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki.

The revelation comes a month after the agency said… Audio

Would you like a Covid-19 vaccine with your breakfast?

Well, if you're in New Plymouth, you can.

If you head to the Powderham Street vaccination centre before 9am you'll be served a free bacon butty… Audio

In an effort to boost vaccination rates the Taranaki District Health Board is adding a bit of sizzle to make getting a jab more appetising.

Tomorrow morning anyone who turns up for a shot at its New… Audio

Searchers are making the most of a reprieve in the weather today to scale up their attempts to find a missing Waikato father Thomas Phillips and his three young children.

The family's abandoned ute… Audio

A team of surf lifesavers and a fleet of rescue boats are today joining the search for Thomas Phillips and his three young children.

The family's abandoned ute was found in the surf at Kiritehere… Audio

Twenty surf lifesavers and a fleet of inflatable rescue boats are spending Thursday searching the Waikato coast for a King Country man missing with his three children.

Thomas Phillips' ute was found… Audio

The search for a King Country man and his three children missing since the weekend will continue this morning. Thomas Phillips and his three children Jayda, Maverick and Ember aged 8, 6 and 5, have… Audio

The search for a family missing around the King Country coastal area today is being impacted by bad weather.

Thomas Phillips and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember were last seen at the weekend.

The search for a missing family along a remote Waikato west coast beach is resuming.

34-year-old Thomas Phillips and his three young children were last seen at Marokopa on Saturday evening.

The… Audio

Horticulture is making a comeback in Taranaki.

Avocado and kiwifruit orchards are being planted in numbers not seen since 1988 - when the devastation of Cyclone Bola forced many to convert to dairy.

The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.

DOC's Taranaki staff have awarded Rob Mills the… Video, Audio

Many ethnic groups have been missing community events and religious gatherings during lockdown and are looking forward to entering level 2. 

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin caught up with… Audio

Lockdown means different things to different people.

For many it's juggling Zoom meetings with childcare, and battling supermarket queues - others are hardly noticing a difference.

Taranaki… Audio

There were mixed feelings amongst essential workers finally able to get the Covid-19 jab at a mass vaccination event in New Plymouth today.

The Taranaki DHB is aiming to vaccinate about 7000… Video, Audio

Working from home during lockdown might free up time for a little DIY, a touch of gardening, the odd walk around the block or more time with the children.

For other workers its business as usual, or… Audio

Working from home during lockdown for many includes a little DIY, a touch of gardening, the odd walk around the block and more quality time with the children.

But for dairy farmers August is the… Audio

A 100-year-old was among those vaccinated against Covid-19 on the remote Taranaki-King Country boundary at Mōkau today.

Mere Wihongi's old enough to remember the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic - which… Video, Audio