Taranaki

Taranaki -- the home of our national provincial rugby champions -- has been embracing all things Brazil this week as the Fifa Under 20 World Cup Football tournament rolls through town. Audio

An investigation is underway into how a 14 year old boy got lost on a school trip to Mt Taranaki. Audio

A search will resume this morning for a 15-year-old Hawera boy who is missing inside the Egmont National Park. Audio

The Mooncake and the Kūmura is a debut play from award winning new playwright Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen. It first performed at the Loft, Q Theatre as part of the Auckland Arts Festival earlier this year… Audio

Centralised printing makes it hard to get late breaking into local papers. Audio

So what are the priorities in Taranaki, our Taranaki reporter, Robin Martin, is with us. Audio

A publishing era comes to an end tonight when the printing press at the Taranaki Daily News rolls for the last time. Audio

The Mayor of New Plymouth is to make a complaint to the UN after a referendum overwhelming rejected his idea of introducing a Maori ward to the district. Audio

Rev Murray Elliot, reflects on the 50th anniversary of the country's first interdenominational chapel at Taranaki hospital. Audio

Taranaki exporters say they are being hit in the pocket and some may have to relocate if a container shipping service cannot be re-established at Port Taranaki. Audio

A tornado hit the small North Taranaki town of Urenui in the early hours of this morning. it severely damaged some buildings and uprooted trees. Audio

A tornado has hit the small northern Taranaki town of Urenui, damaging the roof of a petrol station. Audio

A project to properly remember the 500-plus people buried in Tokanui Cemetery is calling for help from the public. Audio

Jobs are on the line at the New Plymouth District Council where about 140 leadership roles are being looked at in a drive to be more efficient. The council says it expects streamlining its management… Audio

The companies running the Maui gasfield off Taranaki have revealed there is plenty of gas still to be pumped out. Audio

Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio