Taranaki
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
Taranaki takes hit from dairy, oil industry fall-out
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.
Quarantined maize spilt on public road
The chief executive of Port Taranaki says a spill of quarantined maize on roads near the port has been cleaned up and does not represent a biosecurity hazard. Guy Roper...
Plane crash survivor transferred to Christchurch
The woman who survived a light plane crash in eastern Taranaki on Sunday has been transferred to Christchurch Hospital. Anne Warner was a passenger in a Zenith Zodiac aircraft being...
Family 'ecstatic' at plane crash survival
The couple who survived the crash of their light plane in Taranaki are doing better than expected, their son says. Audio
Waitara couple who crashed their plane is lucky to be alive .
A rescue helicopter pilot says a Waitara couple are very lucky to have come away from a plane crash in rugged hill country. Audio
