Taranaki
Council apology sought over pōhutukawa wrangle
Max Brough wants an apology over the treatment of his daughter who has been caught up in a disagreement over who is responsible for 100-year-old tree.
Destruction of 100-year-old pōhutukawa 'a travesty' - landscape designer
An award-winning landscape designer has weighed into a stoush over the felling of a 100-year-old pōhutukawa in New Plymouth.
'Absolutely destroyed': Community helps Taranaki tornado victims
Clean up efforts are underway after a tornado tore through the town of Waitara overnight.
Tornado rips through Taranaki town
At least 11 houses on the main street of Waitara alone suffered damage.
Roebuck Farm Where the garden beds are rich 'like chocolate cak
Over the past 20 years, Jodi Roebuck and his wife Tanya have turned a bare paddock into a thriving market garden with an emphasis on microgreens, teachers others from around the world how to do the… Audio
Iwi granted hearing into fast-tracked mining plans
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea.
Another council draws line in sand over seabed mining in Taranaki
A recent vote sees New Plymouth join Whanganui and South Taranaki district councils in formally opposing seabed mining. Audio
Iwi must deal with us 'whether they want us or not': miners
The company has previously been thwarted by legal challenges but is now being fast-tracked.
New Plymouth ponders first-ever PPP for inner-city revamp
The proposal includes removing the Metro Plaza, and the creation of a public walkway and footbridge across the Huatoki.
Cameras reveal more kiwi than possum on Taranaki range
Dozens of cameras installed on the Kaitake Range in Taranaki are revealing the success stemming from five years of intensive predator control.
'We can grow anything here' A family's growing experiment
The McClutchie whanau explores growing different crops, with aspirations to grow Maori medicinal plants, on their family whenua in North Taranaki. Audio
Design narrative brings Taranaki stadium's new east stand to life
The $80 million redevelopment began after part of the stadium was declared earthquake prone.
Taranaki economy takes hit in latest report
Taranaki's latest quarterly economic report card makes challenging reading with the region's economy contracting 3.1 percent.
Ngāti Rangi celebrates housing milestone
The new homes will be for the descendants of Ngāti Rangi living in the region and those wanting to return home.
Hundreds expected to celebrate legacy of Māori health pioneer
The Tā Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations have drawn mana whenua from around the motu since 1936 to commemorate Aotearoa's first Māori Health Minister.
New bridge, walkway protecting historic Taranaki pā opens
The completed project cost about $2 million.
Woman reported missing in Taranaki found
Police say a woman who was reported missing earlier this week from Egmont Village has been found, and is safe.
Radiology backlog at Taranaki Base Hospital cleared
More than 6000 x-ray reports, MRI and CT scans were sitting unprocessed causing unacceptable delays for patients needing diagnosis and treatment.
Former New Plymouth mayor David Lean remembered as a 'visonary'
Former New Plymouth mayor David "Daisy" Lean is being remembered as a "visionary" who injected a youthful energy into the role. Audio
Coastal Taranaki residents report tornado-like squall
MetService has a severe thunder watch in place for Taranaki until 6pm.
