Ross Dunlop

A former South Taranaki mayor says its decision to fight all the way to the Supreme Court to fluoridate its water has been vindicated.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield yesterday directed… Audio

A plan to clean up pollution in the country's waterways is being met with a mixture of applause, eyerolls, and mild panic.

The long anticipated reforms set higher standards for swimming spots, create… Audio

A rough sleeper in Hawera has been caught up in the whirl of politics after a mayoral candidate promised to get rid of him. Mayoral aspirant Craig Baylis says if he was elected, a man known as 'Derek'… Audio

Rugby fans in rugby heartland are worried about whether they can watch the World Cup without glitches. Twelve of the 48 matches will be broadcast on TVNZ - seven games will be live, five delayed - but… Audio

The Mayor of South Taranaki Ross Dunlop has admitted to being the judge who awarded the prize to the Hawera Mt View Lions float in the towns recent A&P show. He's now admitted he made a mistake and… Audio

South Taranaki mayor Ross Dunlop says he has no plans to resign after it was revealed he was on a judging panel that awarded second prize to a float in an A&P parade featuring people in 'blackface'. Audio

A tragic day on the road in Taranaki has left the community of Waverley in shock. Six people died at the scene - four elderly people in a car heading north, and a man and a newborn baby in a car… Audio

The head-on-collision in South Taranaki today, where five adults and a newborn have died, is the worst crash on New Zealand roads in 13 years. South Taranaki Mayor Ross Dunlop spoke to John Campbell.

South Taranaki is one of the three districts which make up the Taranaki region. The District has a population of approximately 27,000 people spread throughout seven towns and a number of smaller rural… Audio