Taranaki
Homes out of reach for many in Taranaki - report
It is not just those living in the big cities who are struggling to buy their first home, a new report shows.
Housing crisis hitting regions - report
A newly commissioned report sheds more light on how the housing affordability crisis is affecting the regions, new report has shed light on how the housing affordability crisis is affecting the… Audio
New Plymouth poised to ban some freedom campers
New Plymouth is the latest district eying freedom camping restrictions.
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger in conversation
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger talk with Wena Harawira about Tuhoe and Parihaka treaty settlements, truth and reconciliation, and how their life experience has affected the discharge of their public… Audio
Contact Energy keeps power station switched on
The company's combined cycle gas-fired plant at Stratford in Taranaki will now keep generating electricity for five more years.
Taranaki seabed mining approval expected to set precedent
A dangerous precedent could be set by the approval of an application to mine millions of tonnes of iron sand, an environmental group says. Audio
RSA home: 'This is something different...it's crazy'
An Auckland couple who relocated to Taranaki to be closer to family say they plan to turn the Stratford RSA into their dream home. Video, Audio
Mining company gets approval to dig for ironsands
Trans Tasman Resources has won the right to dig 50 million tonnes of ironsands a year from the South Taranaki ocean floor and extract 5 million tonnes of iron ore from it. Audio
Firm given permission to dig for ironsands off Taranaki
Trans Tasman Resources is the first company allowed to mine in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone. But opponents vow to fight the Environmental Protection Authority's decision. Video, Audio
Seabed mining approved in split decision
An application to mine millions of tonnes of iron sand off South Taranaki has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Council chief executive shifts districts
New Plymouth District Council has poached the boss of its near neighbour to be its next chief executive.
Boat skipper convicted of manslaughter in landmark case
In a landmark case, a Taranaki skipper has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of a passenger on his boat who was not wearing a lifejacket.
Hapū support for revised Waitara land bill conditional
The bill, designed to end New Zealand's longest running land disputes, goes to Parliament for a second reading but hapū say the "jury is still out" on whether they'll support it.
Man missing after Taranaki car crash
Police are appealing for sightings of a 31-year-old man, whose car was found down a bank off a remote road in north Taranaki.
Principal gives emotional assembly speech on suicide
A school principal's assembly talk about suicide was a risky move but well received by the students and their families, he says. Audio
Plan to build 50 affordable homes in New Plymouth
A charitable organisation is hoping to buy 21 derelict Housing New Zealand properties in New Plymouth and build more than 50 affordable homes in their place.
Plan revealed for derelict New Plymouth state homes
A charitable organisation is hoping to buy about 20 derelict HNZ properties in New Plymouth and build more than 50 affordable homes in their place, but not everyone is convinced by its plan. Video, Audio
Virtual clinic replaces GPs in Patea
An iwi-led pop-up virtual medical clinic has begun operating in Patea which has been without a GP for several weeks. Video, Audio
Originair announces flights between Nelson and New Plymouth
Nelson-based airline Originair has announced it will be adding direct flights between Nelson and New Plymouth to its schedule.
Virtual medical centre seen as model for the future
A virtual medical clinic that has begun operating in Patea could be the future model for rural health provision in New Zealand, according to the iwi behind the initiative.
