4:30pm Thursday 13 Dec, 2018
There is a new plumber in town, and he is bringing $100,000 with him. Liam and Eden McPhillips were representing Taranaki in this year’s season of the TV cooking show My Kitchen Rules, but a couple of days before filming started, Liam and his...... Read More
9:30am Tuesday 11 Dec, 2018
A mysterious substance showing up on buildings and cars has left the residents of Mouatt Street in the Taranaki township of Waitara scratching their heads. The yellow spots have been appearing on and off for years, but recently the problem has got...... Read More
11:30am Saturday 08 Dec, 2018
Police are continuing their search for a man who robbed a New Plymouth Pizza Hutt armed with a machete. The robbery occurred at about 7am on Friday 23 November at the restaurant on Tukapa Street. Police said the man threatened a staff member before...... Read More
2:00pm Friday 07 Dec, 2018
Police can now confirm the name of the person who died in a crash at Tariki, Taranaki yesterday morning. She was 58-year-old Barbara Ann Terrill, of New Plymouth. Police extend their sympathies to her family at this difficult time. The Serious Crash...... Read More
8:30pm Monday 03 Dec, 2018
Central District Police and Motor Trade Association (MTA) have partnered to implement a project aimed at reducing theft of trailers. In 2017 nearly 200 trailers were stolen in Central District, which covers Taranaki, Whanganui, Ruapehu and the wider...... Read More
6:30pm Friday 30 Nov, 2018
Police are appealing for information following the aggravated robbery of Pizza Hut in Westown, New Plymouth. At around 7pm last Friday (23rd November) a man entered the restaurant on Tukapa Street armed with a machete. He threatened a staff member...... Read More
7:00am Friday 30 Nov, 2018
Earthquake damage to Yarrow Stadium has wiped out the local union's cash reserves, the local district council has been told. The Taranaki Rugby Football Union has told an extraordinary council meeting in New Plymouth that it is "fighting for...... Read More
4:00pm Thursday 29 Nov, 2018
A Taranaki man has pleaded not guilty to blackmailing the Department of Conservation in an attempt to end its 1080 pest control programme. Gregory Ross Buchanan appeared in the New Plymouth District Court this morning on four charges of blackmail. The...... Read More
9:30am Tuesday 27 Nov, 2018
Police are making enquiries following an assault in New Plymouth on Sunday 25 November, where a woman received moderate injuries that required treatment at hospital. The incident occurred on Centennial Drive between 8am and midday. “Police are...... Read More
8:45pm Thursday 22 Nov, 2018
The mayor of South Taranaki says he has no plans to resign after it was revealed he was on a judging panel that awarded second prize to a float in an A&P parade featuring people in blackface. The Lions Club float featuring adults and children in blackface...... Read More
