Taranaki

Taranaki Māori politicians including Adrian Rurawhe and Howie Tamati want it to be easier for voters to join the Māori electoral roll.

A lack of MIQ spaces means people working on overseas oil rigs must choose between their careers and their families, the New Plymouth mayor says.

New data shows New Plymouth's rat population is in decline while birdlife is on the increase.

A second death has been linked to a dangerous batch of synthetic cannabis circulating in Taranaki.

South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui says alarm bells should be ringing as health authorities fail to test wastewater for Covid-19 outside of New Plymouth.

Trampers are being asked to take care and check in with the Department of Conservation before heading onto Taranaki Maunga after recent storms felled trees, created huge washouts and forced some…

Taranaki appears to have dodged another Covid-19 bullet, with no cases found after the virus was detected in New Plymouth wastewater.

Taranaki health officials are hoping more people turn up to get a Covid-19 test after abysmal numbers yesterday.

An intellectual disabilities service provider's multiple failures led to a woman drowning in a bath in 2016, a judge says.

Frost pleaded guilty to the killings that took place in Taranaki earlier this year.

Taranaki District Health Board is working with Port Taranaki to test crew members of a fishing vessel for Covid-19, after they reported flu-like symptoms.

Hāwera and Taranaki Base hospitals have put restrictions on visitors after becoming overrun with patients suffering winter illnesses and respiratory conditions.

Port Taranaki will not allow the vessel with two Covid-19-positive mariners on board to dock.

Taranaki Chamber of Commerce chairman Daniel Fleming says the latest Covid-19 scare shows border controls will never be foolproof and that getting the population vaccinated should be the priority.

The Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading at Parliament today, bringing the iwi closer to having their Treaty of Waitangi claims settled.

A warning has been issued about a dangerous batch of synthetic cannabis linked to at least one death and another person being hospitalised in Taranaki.

Stratford is the only district in Taranaki without a dedicated vaccination clinic, with locals facing a drive of up to an hour to get to hubs in Hāwera or New Plymouth.