Taranaki
Power pylons' remove set to boost New Plymouth suburb house prices
Homeowners in a New Plymouth suburb are hoping for a spike in property prices when power pylons, which once serviced a now defunct power station, are finally removed. Audio
Andrew Judd
Andrew Judd is the former mayor of New Plymouth who describes himself as a 'recovering racist' after experiencing a severe backlash to his proposals for Maori rights on the district council. He was… Audio
Rescued tourist: 'I was yelling for help every 100 metres'
A German tourist rescued from Mt Taranaki after three days in the bush has described her joy when her cries were heard. Video
Two nights on a packet of skittles
Police say the German tourist found safe and well after two nights on Mount Taranaki sustained herself on a bottle of water and a packet of skittles.
Search for Mt Taranaki tourist called off for night
The search for a German tramper who went missing on Mount Taranaki has been called off for the night.
Removal of power pylons could boost NP suburb
Homeowners in a New Plymouth suburb hope for a spike in property prices when power pylons that once serviced a now defunct power station are finally removed.
Māori oppose Taranaki sand mining
Māori groups are opposing a second application to mine iron sand off the Taranaki coast because of concerns about environmental damage and breaches of their property rights.
1080 trace in stream no danger to health - DOC
A trace of 1080 found in a Taranaki stream following a poison drop late last year posed no danger to human health, the Department of Conservation says.
Taranaki stream returns positive test for 1080
Opponents of 1080 have accused the Department of Conservation of downplaying the discovery of traces of the pest control poison in a Taranaki stream. Audio
Driver dies in Canterbury truck crash
A driver whose truck and trailer crashed near Timaru has died.
New Gull petrol stations prompt price cuts
The opening of a new service station in New Plymouth has sparked a petrol price war.
Iwi angry mining hearing won't be held in its area
A South Taranaki iwi is angry that a hearing to help determine whether seabed mining off Patea will go ahead will not be held in its rohe.
Taranaki's runaway buoy towed back home
A 250-tonne buoy that washed up on Ngamotu Beach in New Plymouth has been refloated.
Pharmacist struck off after child pornography conviction
A New Plymouth man convicted of possessing child pornography has been struck off as a pharmacist.
Fight brewing over historic building's roof
Using corrugated iron to replace the Gables' traditional wooden shingles "will destroy it visually, completely and utterly", a New Plymouth historian says. Video
Stoush brewing over reroof of historic Gables building
A proposal has been submitted to roof the New Plymouth Gables building with corrugated iron, despite the category one Historic Place having traditional wooden shingles. Video, Audio
Police release name of teen swept away in Taranaki river
The teenager who drowned in a New Plymouth river was 17-year-old Jaden Peterson.
Ancestral Taranaki land chained off to freedom campers
Fed up with their ancestral lands being strewn with rubbish, the trustees of a Māori reserve in Taranaki have put a chain across a road at a site popular with freedom campers.
Buoy will stay on beach for another day
A 250 tonne buoy which dragged its moorings and was washed up on a New Plymouth beach won't be floated before tomorrow.
Summer storm brings snow, wild weather
Hundreds of homes in Auckland are still without power, and 30cm of snow has fallen at Cardrona Skifield, as New Zealand counts the cost of a severe summer storm.
