Taranaki
Land wars site touted as golf resort
A heritage organisation and Maori are warning a Taranaki farmer who is touting a property steeped in New Zealand history as a potential Palm Springs-style golf resort to tread carefully. Audio
Wild winds buffet country
Heavy rain and strong winds are battering Canterbury and Wellington.
Maari oil field reopens after two-month shutdown
Production is set to resume progressively this week at the Maari oil field, after it was shut down last November.
Jobs on the line at Taranaki polytech
The future of about 20 jobs is up in the air at Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider.
Charges laid over crossbow incident
Police have revealed they were forced to used tear gas to arrest a man armed with a crossbow in Taranaki.
AOS attend crossbow incident in Taranaki
The Armed Offenders Squad is responding to a situation with a man who is holed up in a house armed with a crossbow in the Taranaki town of Okato.
South Taranaki ice sculpting
For most Kiwis at this stage in the summer when we think about ice its to put in a long cool drink. Not so much for South Taranaki couple Lisa and Jimi Walsh. They carve giant sculptures out of ice… Audio
Occupant of Taranaki home destroyed by fire still missing
The occupant of a Taranaki home destroyed by fire earlier this week has still not been found, and police are worried about his safety.
No evidence of body at Taranaki fire - police
Police concerns that they had found a body at the scene of a Taranaki house fire have proved unfounded.
Keeping NZ's heartland high streets healthy
Insight's presenter, Philippa Tolley heads to the shops to find out why bricks and mortar stores are doing so well, despite bleak predictions of an online shopping takeover. Audio
Taranaki DHB to close pathology arm
The Taranaki District Health Board is to close its pathology arm - Labcare - and outsource the jobs of its 40 laboratory staff.
Big Aroha for The Slacks' Big Aroha song
Taranaki based four piece The Slacks song 'Big Aroha' is sprinkled with Te Reo Māori and has gone viral online. They came into the Checkpoint studio to perform it for you. Video, Audio
Nanogirl and the power of science
It's not every day you get to give your teacher a superpower but that's exactly what happened at Lepperton Primary in rural North Taranaki today.
Nanogirl gives power of flight to a rural Taranaki school
'Nanogirl' Michelle Dickinson has paid a visit to a rural Taranaki primary school, as part of a workshop to inspire children to pursue science and engineering. Audio
Police hunt armed man after AOS call-out
Police are still looking for a man in New Plymouth they say is armed and dangerous, after the Armed Offenders Squad failed to find him.
Sexual predator jailed after decades of offending
A sexual predator convicted of 35 sex offences, committed over more than 20 years, has been sentenced to preventive detention.
Shooters urged to adopt environmental-friendly ammunition
Shooters are being urged to adopt environmental-friendly ammunition after a school science project found thousands of plastic shotgun wads littering Taranaki beaches.
MPs' lack of interest in treaty bills 'heartbreaking'
A Māori MP has criticised fellow MPs for failing to witness the passage of three Taranaki treaty settlement bills. Audio
Surfers chain up toilet block, tell campers to leave in Taranaki
Taranaki surfers are so fed up with freedom campers illegally taking all the parking spots at a local camping spot, they have chained up the toilet and asked tourists to leave. Video, Audio
