Taranaki
Tertiary institute to cut courses and staff
Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider is cutting six courses and making at least four staff redundant as it grapples with a $2.4 million deficit.
Fire signals outrage at Moungaroa sale
Iwi descendents have lit a fire evoking the signal fires of the Taranaki wars, in protest against the sale of a New Plymouth hill.
Taranaki home nearing 100-years-old lost to blaze
A nearly 100-year-old house in north Taranaki has burned to the ground.
Man dies in second fatal bulldozer crash this week
One person has died after a bulldozer rolled down a bank in Taranaki this afternoon, in the second fatal bulldozer crash this week.
Waitara residents face massive lease hikes
Taranaki property owners say they fear being forced out of their homes by a lease hike.
Waitara leaseholders fear being forced out of their homes
Leases in the Taranaki town have gone from an average of $400 annually to about $4700 - an increase of more than 1000 percent. Video, Audio
Council tells homeowners to protect themselves from ocean
Residents of a North Taranaki beach settlement say the New Plymouth council's refusal to complete a rockwall at Onaero is leaving them at the mercy of the ocean. Audio
Council tells homeowners to protect themselves from ocean
Residents of Onaero say the New Plymouth council's refusal to complete a rockwall at the North Taranaki beach settlement is leaving them at the mercy of the ocean. Video, Audio
Double fatality after car rolls near Stratford
Two people are dead after their vehicle rolled on a farm near Stratford in Taranaki.
Angry reaction to end of freedom camp ban
New Plymouth's decision to throw the district open to freedom campers has angered residents, visitors and local businesses.
Freedom Camping bylaw riles locals
In a surprise move, New Plymouth District Council has scrapped an existing ban on freedom camping in vehicles without toilets and tossed out proposed limits on the number of motorhomes at sensitive… Audio
Sale of New Plymouth landmark sparks upset
The imminent sale of part of a prominent New Plymouth landmark acquired under the Public Works Act in the 1930s has upset Taranaki Māori.
Māori upset at New Plymouth landmark being put up for sale
Chorus has put Blagdon Hill, or Moungaroa, on the market, but New Plymouth Māori say the company should have spoken to them first. Video, Audio
Pōhutukawa poisoning in Taranaki: 'It's lawlessness'
Authorities in Taranaki are investigating the poisoning of a pōhutukawa planted by two air force veterans as a symbol of their friendship in 1951. Audio
Sixty year old symbol of friendship poisoned in Taranaki
Authorities in Taranaki are investigating the poisoning of a Pohutukawa planted by two air force veterans as a symbol of friendship in 1951. Video, Audio
Proposal to sell half of New Plymouth golf course angers locals
New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom says selling half of his city's public golf course to develop upmarket housing could earn up to $50m, which could offset rates bills and pay for vital infrastructure. Video, Audio
Legality of freedom camping ban questioned
The legality of a proposed freedom camping bylaw in New Plymouth has been questioned at a public hearing today.
Greenpeace wants PM to stop exploration off Taranaki coast
Greenpeace is calling on the Prime Minister to stand by her climate-change commitments and stop oil and gas exploration off the Taranaki coast.
Getting inked up in New Plymouth
Traditional Samoan tap tattooing has been the star turn at the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth this weekend.
Skipper suffered same fate as 2015 passenger
The skipper who drowned overnight, not wearing a lifejacket, was previously convicted of manslaughter after a passenger - also wearing no lifejacket - died on his boat two years before.
