A North Taranaki hapu says the proposed coastal plan for the region takes an "open slather, do want you want" approach to protecting reefs traditionally used for gathering kaimoana. The Taranaki Regional Council's draft plan sets out......
Police have launched an investigation into a house fire and bullet damage in a neighbouring house in New Plymouth. They were called out at 3.45am this morning with reports of a house fire at a Devon St. West property, and bullet damage in a different......
Two Taranaki sports groups have laid a complaint with the Auditor-General over a council decision to spend $50 million repairing and upgrading Yarrow Stadium. Sport Taranaki and the Taranaki Sports Collective have laid the complaint over what they......
The first study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region. Finding Little Blue is the brainchild of the Ngā Motu Marine Society, which has teamed up with local......
The coroner investigating the deaths of seven people in a head on collision in Taranaki last year is backing calls for random roadside drug testing. Tim Scott's report out this morning blames the June 2018 crash on Jeremy Thompson who'd been......
New Plymouth's Mayor says there are plenty of skilled people in the region to take on senior jobs on oil rigs without having to hire offshore. A worker, with 18 years experience in a senior position on oil rigs said he and others, were snubbed......
The mystery of who created a 1960s pop-culture time capsule uncovered in a New Plymouth cottage last week has been solved. The McIsaac sisters, Ann and Peggy, have travelled in from Stratford and Auckland respectively to be reunited with their childhood......
