Police are now in a position to name the man who died in a workplace accident on a fishing boat yesterday morning. The accident happened on the vessel which was working off the coast of Banks Peninsula at about 4am. He was 26-year-old Steffan Antony...... Read More

It will be a night to remember for a very lucky Powerball player after winning $12.5 million with Powerball First Division tonight. The $12.5 million prize is made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. The...... Read More

One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Devon Road, New Plymouth. The crash happened at about 11.30pm. "There is no information available for release at this stage regarding the deceased person," says a police spokesperson. "The...... Read More

A Taranaki man accused of blackmailing the Department of Conservation (DOC) in an attempt to end its 1080 pest control programme has lost a bid to keep his name secret. Gregory Ross Buchanan appeared in the New Plymouth District Court today on four...... Read More

A 65-year-old man has been arrested and charged with four counts of blackmail in relation to a number of threats made in letters to the Department of Conservation. The man was arrested in New Plymouth yesterday following an extensive investigation...... Read More

The operator of the Tui oil field off the coast of South Taranaki has told a consents hearing that if no further development is undertaken the resource could be uneconomic by the end of next year. The Environmental Protection Authority is hearing a marine...... Read More

A man who killed his 2-year-old daughter will be released on parole after only 14 months in prison. Esme Kinraid was suffocated after her father, Philip Murray Kinraid, forced her face into a pillow when she wouldn't settle at bedtime in June of...... Read More

Three people have been arrested today in New Plymouth as part of an ongoing operation targeting methamphetamine dealers in Taranaki. A 28-year-old woman, a 25-year-old male, and a 38-year-old male, all from North Taranaki have been charged with conspiracy...... Read More

An Auckland school that had to close one of its classes this year because it couldn't find a teacher could be forced to do it again next year. The entry-year students at Papatoetoe West School have been spread out to other classes which the school...... Read More

Firefighters are damping down hotspots after a big blaze at a metal recycling yard in New Plymouth. Emergency services were called to Molten Metals on Centennial Drive about 5pm yesterday. It's understood a crane hit powerlines and ignited shrubs...... Read More