Taranaki

More than 50 percent of people who responded to a survey on the future of the New Plymouth Raceway want Taranaki Racing's existing rent and rates free lease terminated.

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether 50 million tonnes of the South Taranaki Bight seabed can be mined each year.

Taranaki farmers - among them a former All Black - have been taking a crash course in Regenerative Agriculture at workshops around the province.

A name change more than 20 years ago is putting the 120-year history of horse racing in New Plymouth in doubt.

A fisherman has faced a barrage of criticism for causing the death of the protected species, but the Department of Conservation says he did the right thing by reporting it.

New Zealand's longest-serving local body chief executive has sat through his final council meeting and been farewelled into retirement.

Questions are being asked about why a government initiative promised last year for Taranaki has yet to materialise with critics saying it's become bogged down in bureaucratic red tape.

People searching for work in Taranaki have been offered a new platform to help find employment.

The settlement of Parihaka in Taranaki is being given $14 million to build a visitors centre to preserve its history of non-violent resistance. Audio

In a nod to the times, the three artists chosen for the Govett-Brewster / Len Lye Centre's 2020 Artists In Residence programme - will work from home.

Taranaki hydrogen company, Hiringa Energy, and global trading and investment enterprise, Mitsui & Co have signed a strategic alliance to jointly pursue commercial hydrogen-related projects in New…

Three Taranaki police officers have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter while appearing at the High Court in New Plymouth.

The Regional Economic Development Minister has blamed iwi sensitivities and Department of Conservation red tape for the lack of progress on the $13.3 million Taranaki Crossing project.

The budget for the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment and strengthening project in Whanganui will cost almost $15 million more than estimated in 2016.

Māori and people under 30 are those worst hit by job losses in Taranaki because of Covid-19, according to the region's Chamber of Commerce.

A Taranaki iwi has walked away from the project, saying it had to battle to find out how millions of taxpayer dollars were being spent - and that it still wasn't clear.

OMV New Zealand is to spend $15 million refurbishing its new headquarters in New Plymouth, a move the oil and gas company says underscores its long-term commitment to Taranaki.

New Zealand's oldest stone church - the 173-year-old cathedral which played a pivotal role in the 1860s land wars - has been closed since 2016 due to earthquake risk.

A five-yearly census has revealed Egmont National Park is experiencing a whio population boom.

A truckie who jumped down from his cab to rescue a kiwi from the jaws of a stoat last year has taken the encounter full circle.