Taranaki

In an archival recording from 1987, Haare Williams presents He Rerenga Korero, the episode delves into the History of the Ratana faith, and the architectural design of Temepara Tapu, The Holy Temple… Audio

There is both a serious and fun side to the career of Dr Anthony Ansley Ruakere, better known as Dr Tony Ruakere. There's the hitch-hiking trips he made from Taranaki to Dunedin to attend Medical… Audio

When her mother's car caught fire, six year old Georgia Douds-Needham remembered her lessons at school about emergencies and called in the firefighters. Audio

The closure of a maternity clinic in central Taranaki has led to at least one woman giving birth on the side of the road. Audio

Paul Brobbel from the Govett Brewster in New Plymouth Audio

An oil field in Taranaki may be the first casualty of falling petrol prices. Audio

The Weekend's tour of the regions today takes us to New Plymouth. It is home to offshore drilling, the WOMAD music festival, and this year sees the opening of a new multi-million dollar Len Lye Centre… Audio

A spiritual lifeblood to many Taranaki Maori, the Waiwhakaiho River is also the source of New Plymouth's water supply and a playground for hundreds of kayakers, swimmers and recreational fishers. Audio

Its time for another in our series about New Zealand's lesser know museums. Audio

Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… Audio

Parihaka was a thriving, entrepreneurial and peaceful community, led by  Prophets Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai during the 1870s. That all changed when, on 5th November, 1881 Parihaka was… Audio

The annual Womad Taranaki Festival is a family friendly music event with an emphasis on discovery of music, culture, language, costume and cuisine held at the beautiful Brooklands Park in New… Audio

Opposition's mounting in New Plymouth over proposed cuts to council services and increases in charges. Audio

New Plymouth residents face drastic cuts in services and a raft of new charges as the city tries to save 40 million dollars. Audio

The decision to introduce a Maori ward in New Plymouth seems destined to be overturned in a citizens-initiated referendum and Mayor Andrew Judd says he's already kissed his mayoral chains good-bye. Audio

A Taranaki farmhand has admitted causing the death of Hawera mother Deanne Cooper while she was out jogging on a rural road south of Normanby in May. Audio

We look at why some provincial stadiums like Taranaki and Hawkes Bay are bucking the trend and getting near sell out crowds to this year's national rugby matches. While Auckland, Wellington, Otago and… Audio

The shipping history of South Taranaki, as explored in the exhibition Port-able: A history of South Taranaki ports, with Rob Groat, Museum Educator at the Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki. Audio

Two New Plymouth teenagers accused of sexually violating a 17-year-old girl at a party in Oakura last year, filming it and posting it on Facebook have been acquitted on all but one charge. Audio

There was a buzz in New Plymouth at the weekend with two hundred and fifty tattoo artists in action at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth. Audio