Robin Martin

A Ngatea pensioner who climbed Taranaki Maunga to mark his 90th birthday at the weekend says it was a 'humbling' experience. David Baker is believed to be the oldest individual to have ever summited… Video, Audio

Taranaki Base Hospital orderly Robbie Campbell is not one to take no for an answer.

The 67-year-old was twice knocked back when he applied for an orderly's position in the 1970s but has recently… Audio

A little over a year after beginning construction, the New Zealand Transport Agency has burnt through more than 60 percent of its budget for the Mt Messenger bypass Te Ara o Te Ata project in Taranaki… Audio

WorkSafe is seeking independent advice about a leaking oil and gas well in the Kupe Field off the coast of Taranaki.

The KS-2 well has been leaking a small amount of gas since at least 2018 - a fact… Audio

For the record, there's just something about vinyl.

Whether it's the hiss and crackle as the needle drops or that warm analogue sound, it's the music format that just refuses to die.

Taranaki… Audio

Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington, Robin Martin in New Plymouth and Peter de Graaf in Whangārei on National Action… Audio

Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington and Robin Martin in New Plymouth on National Action Day. Audio

About 20 people have attended a Kāinga Ora outreach event in New Plymouth to share their hopes for - and fears about - the state housing provider's plans in the city.

Kāinga Ora is proposing to build… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has held its first public workshop after the Ombudsman reprimanded local authorities for holding too many secret meetings. And Waka Kotahi is putting on hold hundreds… Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority is under fire for not insisting that a leaking oil and gas well off the coast of Taranaki be formally abandoned and made safe.

The Kupe South-2 well has been… Audio

Visitors to the Taranaki Garden Festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit troppo.

Long famed for its rhododendrons and magnolias, it's taking a step closer to the equator and embracing… Audio

There's more than one big rugby match on Saturday.

Just hours after the All Blacks tackle Argentina at the World Cup in Paris, Taranaki will be hoping to attract a full house to Yarrow Stadium in New… Audio

Whanganui's iconic Kowhai Park is a blast from the past - with play equipment inspired by the likes of Old Mother Hubbard and Goldilocks.

But the playground, that's been an attraction for more than… Audio

The jury is out on what the slowdown in the residential construction industry means for the hundreds of thousands of people working in the sector.

Industry insiders say companies are pivoting to… Audio

Thousands of rural voters could miss out on their right to cast a ballot in next week's general election because hundreds of polling booths will be closed on election day.

More than 2,600 polling… Audio

Robin Martin is in Taranaki, where a series of proposed cycleways are causing an uproar in New Plymouth. The initial plans would involve removing around 900 on-street carparks, which nearby businesses… Audio

A Taranaki food bank is rustling up savings and nutritious grub at a series of popular cooking classes.

The Waitara Pataka Kai's nine-week pilot programme is catering for 16 people - most from family… Audio

The man in charge of the Sarjeant Gallery earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project in Whanganui says it's been one of the most complex and challenging of his 40-year career.

More than a… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.

It got its maths wrong and rather than costing $17… Audio