Taranaki
Trust wants Maori land 'squatters' evicted
A Taranaki trust has begun legal action to have a group, including a long-standing Black Power member, removed from Maori land in Waitara.
Counties beat Northland
Counties Manukau have recorded their second win of the provincial rugby season by beating Northland, 42-17, in Whangarei.
Trust begins action to evict "squatters"
A Taranaki trust has begun legal action to have a group, including a long-standing Black Power member, removed from Maori land in Waitara. Audio
Taranaki pivot gone for the season
Taranaki playmaker Marty McKenzie has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hip injury.
Womad 2015 Live: Balkan Beat Box, Che Sudaka
Interviews and live performances from Balkan Beat Box and Che Sudaka. Audio
Retail sex
A New Plymouth sex shop which is next to a children's education centre has changed its window display. Countdown refuses to take a lads mag off its shelves. Audio
Taxi driver rams into eight cars in hospital parking lot
A New Plymouth taxi firm is a little red faced after one of its drivers lost control of his car in the city's maternity ward car park. Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Richard Thompson, Luzmila Carpio
An interview and live performance from Richard Thompson and his his Electric Trio. Audio
Radiologists strike over weekend shift breaks
Radiologists at Taranaki Base Hospital are planning a week-long strike over a lack of breaks on weekend shifts which they claim is a health and safety issue.
Waitara leaseholders 'running out of time'
The owner of a leasehold property on land confiscated from Te Atiawa following the Taranaki Land Wars is worried he won't live to see it made freehold.
Maori customary rights claim doesn't faze whitebaiters
Taranaki whitebaiters say they are more worried about exploitation of the precious delicacy than they are of Maori claims to the fishery. Audio
Apology for assault on iwi's rights
The Minister of Treaty Negotiations has apologised for what he describes as the Crown's assault on the human rights of the Taranaki iwi in the 1800s.
Historic apology planned for Parihaka
Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says a planned Crown apology to Parihaka will be a history-making occasion.
Womad 2015 Live: Fanfare Ciocarlia, Puerto Flamenco
An interview and live performance from Fanfare Ciocarlia: a twelve piece Gypsy Brass band from north-east Romania, as well as highlights from Seville's Puerto Flamenco, who brought the theatre and… Audio
Bill for June central North Island floods hits $275m
The economic impact of the June floods in the central North Island now tops more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Audio
Provincial mayors say Jetstar in it for the long haul
Provincial mayors in areas about to get Jetstar flights are adamant the airline is in it for the long haul. Audio
Provincial Mayors say Jetstar in it for the long haul
Provincial mayors in areas where Jetstar will now fly into are certain the airline is in it for the long haul, yet they refuse to reveal how long the contract is actually for. Audio
Woman faces dangerous driving charges
A woman is facing multiple charges after the police say she drove drunk through a checkpoint in the Taranaki town of Hawera with four children in her car.
Womad 2015 Live: Trinity Roots
An interview and live performance from locals Trinity Roots. Audio
Taranaki economy takes a hit
The wider Taranaki economy is taking a hit from reduced dairy payouts and declining oil and gas activity, according to the latest reports from two of the major banks. Audio
