Taranaki
Treat youself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust
Taranaki branch chair Mike Green says we've not weathered the storm yet, but with support, we can. Audio
Treat youself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust
Taranaki branch chair Mike Green says we've not weathered the storm yet, but with support, we can.
Audio'A load of crock': Ex-employee, chemical plant neighbour dismiss Dow survey
A former employee at a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth has described working inside a reactor wearing little more than overalls and rubber gloves for protection.
'Just a bit of fun': Wacky Wednesday at the indoor bowls champs
It has been Wacky Wednesday today at the National Indoor Bowls Championship being played out in New Plymouth this week.
Owner of controversial former chemical plant wants to hear from former staff, contractors
The owner of a controversial former chemical plant in New Plymouth wants to quiz people with links to Ivon Watkins-Dow ahead of remediating the site.
Crowd unleashes fury at New Plymouth councillors over rates hikes
The New Plymouth District Council has pushed ahead with an average rates rise of 12.4 percent. Audio
Work begins on Forgotten World Highway bridge
The new bridge marks a milestone in a package of roading projects the government says could boost economic activity in the area by up to $45 million.
Rare feathered visitors a delight for Taranaki bird-watchers
The calls of kōkako are being heard in a remote Taranaki forest for the first time in more than 25 years.
Yarrow Stadium owners stay mum over project update
The Taranaki Regional Council is holding its cards close to its chest ahead of an announcement on the rebuild of the east stand at New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium.
First piece of potentially NZ's first offshore wind farm to be installed off Patea coast
A device that can measure wind speeds, waves and currents will be the first physical piece of offshore wind technology deployed in New Zealand.
Supreme Court rejects final appeal bid by mother of police shooting victim
The country's highest court has ended a mother's decades-long battle for accountability.
Council wants seabed mining banned in NZ
Seabed mining should be banned in New Zealand as any economic benefits won't outweigh the effects of "environmental vandalism", South Taranaki District Council says.
Paltry payouts as bids surge for new council Māori fund
Many applicants fell short of their hopes for a new fund to boost community grants for Māori in New Plymouth after scant council dollars were doled out evenly between bidders.
Busted meters no barrier to issuing parking fines
Drivers in New Plymouth are crying foul over the council continuing to issue parking tickets in the central business area despite almost half its meters not working correctly. Audio
Former sports star avoids conviction for assaulting woman, wilful damage
A former top sports star who represented New Zealand internationally has avoided conviction for assaulting a woman and damaging her property over a three-day period.
Family-run beef farm cuts out the middleman
A boutique Taranaki beef producer is hoping to cut fresh export deals at a summit for young business leaders in Thailand.
Taranaki police arrest seven teens accused of car thefts and assaults
Taranaki police have arrested seven teenagers who are believed to have had a role in a series of assaults, thefts and driving offences in Stratford.
Around the motu: Robin Martin in New Plymouth
The developers of a proposed offshore windfarm in the South Taranaki Bight say it will create hundreds of jobs and require the building of a new port at Patea. A protest in Stratford against rising… Audio
'It's the first time maybe I will die' - Dairy owner feared death as armed teens ransacked his store
The owner of a New Plymouth dairy feared for his life when three young people - one armed with a knife and another, a hammer - stormed his business at the weekend.
Hapū and Greenpeace take windmills to appeal court
Several Ngāruahine hapū will be in the Court of Appeal with Greenpeace on Tuesday to seek tighter controls on a wind-powered hydrogen plant in South Taranaki.
