Taranaki

Treaty training needed

New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom has announced he will not seek a fourth term - but is stepping down because he has achieved what he set out to.

A significant 11th-hour change will hand new powers to two ministers, and gave the opposition less than 23 hours to prepare.

A Taranaki family had to resort to hooking up a BBQ gas bottle to their home energy system or face going without heating as gas cylinder supplies dry up.

Local leaders say Taranaki is the ideal home for a future hydrogen industry, if central government comes to the table. Audio

A look at a warm welcome for a city's rough sleepers on a cold winter night.

A neighbour said no one could have survived a fire of that scale, which lit up the whole New Plymouth street. Audio

A Whanganui District councillor is "elated" her council has been named a relevant authority in the fast-track application process for a seabed mining project off South Taranaki.

Plymouth District Council could have lost $20 million in revenue over a GST error.

New Plymouth District Council hiked residential rates 12.8 percent instead of 9.9 percent, prompting an apology and calls for a one-off rebate. Audio

A Taranaki rugby player who knocked out an opponent during post-match handshakes says he was "triggered" and let his emotions get the better of him.

Western Institute of Technology is planning to scrap its agriculture courses as part of its plan to prove its financial viability amid restructuring within the polytech sector.

New Plymouth councillors reckon buying local could save money - and bring growth, green gains and more mahi for Māori.

From 2027 ratepayers will be billed, at least in part, according to volume of water used.

A community group is reporting the city's lowest rat numbers yet, since began monitoring began seven years ago.

The torrential rain at the beginning of July saw many rivers in the region hit incredible maximum flows.

Police have released the name of the man who died after a fatal house fire in Waitara last month.

A small number of South Taranaki residents are still cut off after the weekend's deluge, but overall the region's leaders are breathing a sigh of relief. Audio

The route has been closed following heavy rain in the region that caused widespread flooding and slips.

For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced campaigner wanting land returned.