Taranaki

The oil and gas exploration regulator says it was still considering a deal to transfer the Maari oil field from OMV to Jadestone Energy when the companies withdrew their applications.

A consortium of international and local firms have announced plans to build a large offshore wind farm off the south Taranaki coast.

About a half a dozen protesters opposed to the Mt Messenger bypass in North Taranaki remain camped on the side of State Highway 3, after a police operation to remove them failed.

Protesters opposed to the Mt Messenger bypass on State Highway 3 have now been moved off the site by police.

A Covid effect appears to be behind Taranaki bucking the trend of sliding property prices - at least for now.

For the first time in its 35 year history the Taranaki Garden Festival is offering a tour specifically designed for the blind and those with low vision.

Of the 171 tupuna of Ngāti Maru iwi living between 1880 and 1920 only half have descendants who survive today.

The Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister says detailing the Crown's "horrific" actions against a Taranaki iwi during its official apology today was an emotional affair.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather at a marae in eastern Taranaki today to hear the Crown deliver a long-awaited apology to the people of Ngāti Maru.

The nationwide shortage of GPs is hitting hard in New Plymouth, with not a single practice in the city taking on new patients.

It has been decades since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot have been heard in New Plymouth, but the bird is back. Audio

An elderly mother feels unsafe in her own home because of problems with the Kāinga Ora tenants next door, which began about three years ago.

The first Taranaki Heritage Month is being praised for being brave enough to tackle darker elements of the province's colonial history.

Heritage Taranaki is calling for the government to step in and save the historic Barrett St Nurses Home in New Plymouth.

Te Whatu Ora is warning the wait time for non-serious conditions could be up to four hours at Taranaki hospital EDs.

It's been a while since major international festivals were on the calendar, however, Womad will be back in 2023 after a two-year gap. Audio

Parliament looks like a big old gray box for keeping MPs in, but there are many more folk including many visitors and tourists. Say, a group of students from Taranaki.

A surfer who rescued a paddleboarder with a broken pelvis says he was in a lot of pain and would have struggled to get ashore by himself. Audio