Robin Martin

Visitors to the Taranaki Garden Festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit troppo.

Long famed for its rhododendrons and magnolias, it's taking a step closer to the equator and embracing… Audio

There's more than one big rugby match on Saturday.

Just hours after the All Blacks tackle Argentina at the World Cup in Paris, Taranaki will be hoping to attract a full house to Yarrow Stadium in New… Audio

Whanganui's iconic Kowhai Park is a blast from the past - with play equipment inspired by the likes of Old Mother Hubbard and Goldilocks.

But the playground, that's been an attraction for more than… Audio

The jury is out on what the slowdown in the residential construction industry means for the hundreds of thousands of people working in the sector.

Industry insiders say companies are pivoting to… Audio

Thousands of rural voters could miss out on their right to cast a ballot in next week's general election because hundreds of polling booths will be closed on election day.

More than 2,600 polling… Audio

Robin Martin is in Taranaki, where a series of proposed cycleways are causing an uproar in New Plymouth. The initial plans would involve removing around 900 on-street carparks, which nearby businesses… Audio

A Taranaki food bank is rustling up savings and nutritious grub at a series of popular cooking classes.

The Waitara Pataka Kai's nine-week pilot programme is catering for 16 people - most from family… Audio

The man in charge of the Sarjeant Gallery earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project in Whanganui says it's been one of the most complex and challenging of his 40-year career.

More than a… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.

It got its maths wrong and rather than costing $17… Audio

Tech giant Meta is under fire from a New Zealand-based businesswoman who's been locked out of Facebook's support function for a year.

Adding insult to injury, when she paid for the platform's new… Audio

A New Plymouth couple are crying foul after being locked out of a Facebook Marketplace account from which they run their business and generate their livelihood.

They say Meta has offered no… Audio

Surfers from around the country will be taking to the ocean on Friday as part of the Make A Wave challenge.

Rookies through to full-time professionals are aiming to surf every day of September - come… Audio

Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach near Waverley in South Taranaki. The creation is reminiscent of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith… Audio

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has unveiled a new work from the acclaimed New Zealand kinetic sculptor and film-maker.

Storm comprises three pieces - two never before seen in this country - and… Audio

The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and newcomer for National David MacLeod.

National held the seat - which stretches… Audio

A proposal for $17 million worth of safe walking and cycling routes in New Plymouth is dividing the city.

Schools say dedicated cycle lanes will improve children's safety, but businesses fear loss of… Audio

Going to work to lose money.' Dairy farmers around the country say they'll be tightening their belts after international diary prices crashed to their lowest levels in nearly five years overnight… Video, Audio

The group behind a potential $5 billion offshore wind farm in the South Taranaki Bight has opened an information office in Hāwera to help convince locals of the project's value.

Taranaki Offshore… Audio

The government's heavy-hitters hit full campaign mode today when they visited Taranaki. Both the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and his deputy Carmel Sepuloni played on their family histories as they… Audio

Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.

National grid… Audio