Robin Martin

New Plymouth commuters could be forgiven for being a little distracted this morning - as one of the city's more notable landmarks - Len Lye's Wind Wand sculpture - dangled from a helicopter on its way… Video, Audio

A New Plymouth charity that redistributes surplus food to those in need has people queuing for hours at its two pop-up centres.

On The House says the demand is so great it has been forced to bring in… Audio

The soothing sounds of the islands greeted a steady stream of people at special Covid-19 vaccination clinic set up for the Pasifika community in Taranaki today. The Whiteley Methodist Church in New… Audio

Three Taranaki police officers have been found not guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died in custody at the Hawera police station.

The three officers have name suppression since being charged… Video, Audio

A defence lawyer representing one of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter says her client is an excellent officer who simply made a mistake.

Two years ago, Allen Ball died at the… Audio

A jury's been told a man who died in custody likely would have survived if he had have got the medical treatment he needed.

Three Taranaki police officers are on trial charged with manslaughter, over… Audio

The Department of Conservation is asking the public to report vandals and fly-tippers desecrating Te Kuiti's Mangaokewa Reserve - a site sacred to the Ngāti Rora hapū.

Caves in the Waitomo reserve… Audio

The boss of a composting and worm farming business in North Taranaki says he's very likely to appeal a decision which removes his right to operate.

Remediation New Zealand has been told by a hearing… Audio

An independent review of air quality at a controversial composting and worm farming business in Taranaki has found there is most likely a relationship between illness in the community and odours… Audio

An independent review of air quality at a controversial composting and worm farming business in Taranaki has found there is most likely a relationship between illness in the community and odours… Audio

They left it until the very last day possible, but Marborough, Rotorua and Stratford district councils have become the lastest to approve the formation of a Māori Ward in time for the 2022 elections.

Pop-up warnings on a police computer system that told them to take a heavily intoxicated man to hospital have been the focus at the trial of three Taranaki police officers.

They are charged with the… Audio

The jury at the trial of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody have been shown CCTV footage of his arrival at Hawera police station.

The… Video, Audio

The High Court at New Plymouth has heard a man who died while in custody at the Hawera Police Station last year would have survived if he had got medical attention sooner.

Allen Ball died in the… Audio

The trial of three police officers charged with the manslaughter of a Taranaki man has begun at the High Court in New Plymouth. He died in the cells soon after his arrest - the Crown alleges the… Audio

A proposal to roof the Whanganui Velodrome has dominated the city's long-term plan hearings this week.

The council wants to put a basic roof over the track for about $20 million, but many submitters… Audio

After the indignity of being labelled a 'zombie town' Whanganui is now experiencing a growth spurt that has seen it fall victim to that most metropolitan of scourges -- traffic congestion.

One pinch… Audio

Police suspect social media challenges are driving a spate of Mazda thefts in Taranaki.

A group of 30 teens - some as young as 13 - are believed to be responsible for stealing more than 100 of the… Audio