Robin Martin

Specialist builders working from ropes and in synch with helicopters have erected two bridge masts that now tower over the Manganui Gorge on Taranaki Maunga.

The 100 metre Manganui Gorge suspension… Audio

Nathan Rarere talks with Taranaki regional reporter Robin Martin. Audio

Protesters made their feelings clear today outside a hearing reconsidering an application to mine the seabed in the Taranaki Bight. The Environmental Protection Authority is revisiting Trans-Tasman… Audio

A former neighbour of the controversial Ivon Watkins Dow chemical plant in New Plymouth - who has stage 4 prostate cancer - fears he won't live long enough to see the results of an investigation into… Audio

An initiative to help Māori into the health workforce is being credited with almost doubling the proportion of tangata whenua employed at the Taranaki District Health Board while at the same time… Audio

The star-spangled banner is flying proudly in Taranaki this week as the annual celebration of chrome and the internal-combustion engine, that is Americarna, takes over the province.

More than 750 gas… Audio

A South Taranaki iwi is vowing to continue its fight against seabed mining even if the government introduces a fast-track consenting regime for significant infrastructure and development projects. Audio

In the true spirit of Burt Munro, two Wellingtonians will this weekend push their suped-up scooters to the max at an event carrying the motorcycling legend's name. Riding a heavily modified Lambretta… Video, Audio

Nathan Rarere catches up with Robin Martin for the latest regional stories from Taranaki. Audio

A Ngatea pensioner who climbed Taranaki Maunga to mark his 90th birthday at the weekend says it was a 'humbling' experience. David Baker is believed to be the oldest individual to have ever summited… Video, Audio

Taranaki Base Hospital orderly Robbie Campbell is not one to take no for an answer.

The 67-year-old was twice knocked back when he applied for an orderly's position in the 1970s but has recently… Audio

A little over a year after beginning construction, the New Zealand Transport Agency has burnt through more than 60 percent of its budget for the Mt Messenger bypass Te Ara o Te Ata project in Taranaki… Audio

WorkSafe is seeking independent advice about a leaking oil and gas well in the Kupe Field off the coast of Taranaki.

The KS-2 well has been leaking a small amount of gas since at least 2018 - a fact… Audio

For the record, there's just something about vinyl.

Whether it's the hiss and crackle as the needle drops or that warm analogue sound, it's the music format that just refuses to die.

Taranaki… Audio

Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington, Robin Martin in New Plymouth and Peter de Graaf in Whangārei on National Action… Audio

Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington and Robin Martin in New Plymouth on National Action Day. Audio

About 20 people have attended a Kāinga Ora outreach event in New Plymouth to share their hopes for - and fears about - the state housing provider's plans in the city.

Kāinga Ora is proposing to build… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has held its first public workshop after the Ombudsman reprimanded local authorities for holding too many secret meetings. And Waka Kotahi is putting on hold hundreds… Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority is under fire for not insisting that a leaking oil and gas well off the coast of Taranaki be formally abandoned and made safe.

The Kupe South-2 well has been… Audio