Taranaki
From techie to market gardener - 'Getting made redundant really pushed me'
Morgan Kane moved back home when she lost her job at a tech start up. It was the start of her move, with her husband, into market gardening. She and her parents welcome the advantages of… Audio
Mystery billboard again takes aim at roadworks
The tongue-in-cheek sign - which mimics NZTA information boards - suggests diggers might be about to return.
Funding shortfall halts cathedral project
Skyrocketing costs are affecting work at the country's oldest stone church.
Vintage and collectable surfboards go under the hammer
A Taranaki surfing identity is to part with some of his vast collection of vintage and collectable surfboards at an auction this weekend.
Drought declaration unlocks support for some North Island farmers, growers
Extremely dry conditions affecting North Island farms are not expected to improve in the short-term, the Minister of Agriculture says.
Rogue digital billboard making fun of Waka Kotahi removed
The sign featured several tongue-in-cheek messages about the transport agency and its work.
Rogue digital billboard pokes fun at Waka Kotahi
A digital billboard poking fun at Waka Kotahi has appeared near an intersection in New Plymouth where its contractors have recently finished work.
'Under our watch': Programme for at-risk youth breaks silence after youth kills camper
The people behind a programme for troubled youth have spoken for the first time since a participant murdered a camper while under their watch.
Slash frontline biosecurity staff and 'we're exposed'
A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary Industries staff is risky.
City Girls back for last ever Oxfam Trailwalker
Declining registrations and rising costs means Trailwalker - which began in 2006 - is no longer viable.
Teen pleads innocence as life term handed down for murdering camper
The teen was on a programme for at-risk youth when he fatally stabbed Adrian Humphreys.
The Mountain: Tween stars steal the show at Taranaki premiere
The tween leads of New Zealand's latest feature film stole the show at the world premier of The Mountain at the TSB Showplace in New Plymouth last night.
WOMAD wraps up with humour and solidarity
Review - Utilising instruments from across the globe to make songs rooted in the folk music of Ukraine, DakhaBrakha had a dramatic stage presence, writes Elliott Childs.
Marley controversy takes centre stage at WOMAD day 2
Review - TE KAAHU showed off her musical delicacy, while Ziggy Marley's performance had an increased police presence and silent protesters in the crowds.
Woman found dead in submerged car in Taranaki was from US
A woman who was found dead in a submerged car near Stratford in Taranaki last month was a traveller from the United States.
Protesters vow to stop Taranaki seabed mining
Among them was Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who believed the mining company underestimated their resilience.
Neighbour with cancer wants answers about chemical plant
Maurice Bevin fears he will not live long enough to see the results of an investigation into contamination at the site.
Search resumes for diver missing off South Taranaki coast
The search for a diver missing in the sea off Patea for two days is continuing today.
Diver missing off South Taranaki coast
The diver was reported missing from a ship on Sunday afternoon.
Nearly half a billion taxpayer dollars set aside to decommission Tui Oil Field
The Tui field was deserted in 2019 after the financial collapse of Tamarind Taranaki, leaving the Crown with the bill for its safe decommissioning.