Taranaki

Jamaican superstar Ziggy Marley has been announced as Womad's first headline artist for the 2024 festival.

Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach in South Taranaki.

Waitara police have called for community help to tackle dirt bike riders buzzing the town and taunting police.

A young mother accused of inciting the horrific death of a farm worker has been acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

Members of Taranaki's eight iwi have voted to approve the redress deal for the confiscation of Taranaki Maunga negotiated with the Crown.

The trapping of predators and monitoring of kiwi in Te Papakura o Taranaki are being intensified following the death of two birds in recent weeks.

Māori health advocates are optimistic they will retain their new power in the public system even if the National wins October's election.

The vandalisation of hundreds of election billboards feels like a targeted campaign, Te Pāti Māori says.

One-off extraordinary items has helped Port Taranaki make a record profit for the 2022-23 financial year.

The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and National newcomer David MacLeod.

A woman accused of taking part in the murder of a farm worker claims he was still conscious while he was chained to the back of a car and he had tried to stop it from driving forward.

The police said it was believed the offender may have had a firearm, "and would prove a danger" if he wasn't stopped quickly.

A fugitive pig known for blocking lanes on Auckland's north-western motorway and evading armed police will be taken to a new home today. Audio

Shortly after they summited at 9.32pm, emergency services received a call to say one had fallen, but the line cut out. Both men were later found dead 300m below their last known position.

A proposal to create $17 million worth of safe walking and cycling routes in New Plymouth is dividing the city.

Workers constructing the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki have created a 40-metre work exclusion zone around a nesting kiwi.

Iwi are making a final bid to get the negotiated redress for the confiscation of Taranaki maunga approved and in front of Parliament before the election.

The group behind a potential offshore wind farm in Taranaki has opened an office in Hāwera to help convince locals of the project's value.

The Avalanche Advisory has issued warnings for dangerous conditions in several alpine ranges.

A planned fish and chips run was dropped, with gags about 'Chippy' being in chippy shop put on the backburner. Audio