Taranaki

Taranaki Regional Council chief executive Steve Ruru will be interim chief executive at New Plymouth District Council as well.

Twenty-six graffiti artists are transforming the New Plymouth CBD into a living gallery. Audio

Councillor Dinnie Moeahu hit back on the motion to exclude the public from the debate even though no one had turned up to the meeting.

Ngāti Mutunga has opened new houses to help whānau get into home ownership and grow their family connections on tribal ground.

Hapū of Taranaki iwi want their interests along the region's western coast officially recognised, so they can continue to protect kaimoana when the current rāhui is no longer legally enforceable.

A judge says he has no doubt the odour would have been objectionable during inspections and affected residents would have been "revolted and distressed".

Lake Rotomanu remains closed to motorised boats, while efforts to eradicate the invasive gold clam are stalled.

Coastal ward councillor Janet Fleming, said that kind of behaviour had no place in South Taranaki.

One climber rescued by helicopter is in a critical condition and two are seriously injured.

A video shows about a dozen people approaching a police car, which then reverses, with people running after it. Video

It's the start of a three-stage project to bring daylight back to a section of the Huatoki Stream after almost a century under cover.

Dozens of sound systems seized by noise control officers in New Plymouth are about to go on sale at a charity op shop.

It aims to bring attention to legislative failures that enabled the exploitation of waterways and undermine hapū authority in enacting kaitiakitanga.

Trans-Tasman Resources' withdrew the application following a draft decision by an expert panel.

Community groups warn that a proposed LNG terminal at Port Taranaki risks a catastrophic explosion and should be built far from homes.

The victim was beaten and her head was stomped on during the brutal eviction.

A fire near New Plymouth's Bell block beach is now contained but an emergency alert has been sent to some people in the area telling them to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed.

The Olympics feature Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and Japan is famous for sumo - but in South Taranaki it is schwingen that rules supreme.