Taranaki
Sign of the times: Renovations reveal signage and secrets
Renovations on a heritage building have set tongues wagging after they revealed signage dating back to when New Plymouth only had four-digit phone numbers.
Taranaki iwi end checkpoints after 'high level' of inter-regional travel
Taranaki iwi have announced they will end checkpoints in the region from today.
What economic activity is small business seeing?
Retailers and small outlets say economic activity under alert level 3 is doing very little to help their prospects of recovery.
Len Lye Centre co-directors quit to return home
The first-ever co-directors of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth have quit after barely a year in the job.
Taranaki seabed mining opponents fight 'risky extractive practice'
Opponents of a bid to mine millions of tonnes of ironsands off the coast of Taranaki say they will continue to fight the proposal.
Seabed mining bid goes to Supreme Court
Trans Tasman Resources says it is going to take its bid to mine millions of tonnes of ironsands off the coast of Taranaki to New Zealand's highest court.
Covid-19: Offshore oil and gas rigs working skeleton crews during lockdown
Workers on OMV's Maui A platform are sacrificing being with their families, staying offshore for a month at a time while they work to keep gas flowing during the Covid-19 crisis.
New Plymouth residents told to expect service cuts
New Plymouth residents are being warned to expect service cuts as the district reels from a decline in revenues post Covid-19.
Taranaki doctors being taught how to put ventilators on Covid-19 patients
More than 80 Taranaki doctors have signed up for a crash course in a skill they hope they will never have to use - how to put a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator.
Man jailed for spitting on police
A man has been sentenced to three months in prison for spitting at police officers.
'Victory for the oceans' after mining company loses appeal
An environmental group says a Court of Appeal decision upholding a ruling preventing the mining of millions of tonnes of ironsands off the coast of Taranaki is a victory for the ocean.
Police seize $90,000 worth of assets in Taranaki drug operation
Police have seized about $90,000 worth of property from a New Plymouth man, following an operation targeting the sale and supply of class A drugs in Taranaki.
Good Samaritan groups told to stop
Taranaki Civil Defence is asking Good Samaritan groups to leave caring for the vulnerable during the Covid-19 lockdown to essential services, close family and neighbours
'How do I pay the wages, the power bill, the phone bill, my mortgage?'
Already reeling before the announcement of a nationwide lockdown, some hospitality businesses are now worried about their long-term viability.
Tricky family histories
Decolonisation can be a tricky business, especially as we sometimes have to confront the activities of our ancestors and how they've benefited us. Audio
Podcast | Taranaki Wars: Waitara and One Family's Journey
In 1860, the shots fired sparked decades—arguably generations—of conflict. RNZ's Tim Watkin looks at what sparked the conflict and his ancestors' arrival in the midst of these tensions. Audio
Pest trapping in Purangi sees return of bird life
A decade of pest control is paying dividends in a remote 1000 hectare block of bush at Purangi in East Taranaki.
Review: Marathon second day at Womad 2020
The second day of Womad is always a marathon: twelve hours of music. This year it was a mixture of the good, the bad and the astonishing.
Cultural dimension woven into new Taranaki airport terminal
Travellers passing through the new $29 million airport terminal in New Plymouth next week will find themselves immersed in the culture of the local hapū Puketapu.
Million-dollar project aims to boost Taranaki economy
A new project aimed at boosting Taranaki's food and fibre industry has been launched today by Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.
