Taranaki

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.

The man had been arguing with the woman when she asked him to leave their Taranaki home.

A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final.

In a draft decision, the fast-track approvals panel declined a 30-year plan to mine the South Taranaki Bight.

In a draft decision, the panel found there would be a credible risk of harm to marine life.

Five years after almost $20 million of funding was announced for a green hydrogen facility in South Taranaki construction is set to begin this month.

Police say the seal pup wandered "a bit too far from home" but was safely escorted back to the sea.

Some of New Plymouth's concrete cycleway separators are set to be replaced.

More than 200 people turned up to a public meeting vowing to save Hāwera Cinema 2 in Taranaki.

Taranaki surfers say they're stoked for Raglan, who will hold a World Surf League event in a few month's time. Audio

Norm Joe, from Stratford, picked up unicycling as a hobby during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The person was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.

Australian firm EnZed Energy's application to explore a large block off the coast of south Taranaki will go to officials with no competing bids.

Coastal Taranaki residents and visitors were treated to an impressive lightning show on Thursday night.

Thousands wanting to use the only route into and out of Taranaki from the north are being told to go around.

Police say the incident is a good reminder to those on the water to take safety precautions.