Craig Ashworth

The Waitangi Tribunal has rejected the application to halt a fast-track bid to mine the seabed off Pātea - but has left the door open if the process turns out to be unfair.

As New Zealand struggles to attract doctors and nurses in a global shortage, Taranaki has nurtured a homegrown response.

New Plymouth councillors reckon buying local could save money - and bring growth, green gains and more mahi for Māori.

For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced campaigner wanting land returned.

Taranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources.

The claimants want an urgent hearing into alleged Crown breaches.

Worries about a new Manutahi Park being mistaken for another Manutahi an hour's drive away has the council considering adding the name of a British Military Settler.

A match lit six weeks ago in Ōpunakē has ignited fires the length of the North Island with seabed mining opponents taking to the coast on World Ocean Day.

From July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country.

Sorry seems to be the hardest word at Taranaki Regional Council as it negotiates an apology for "appalling" behaviour over the Treaty Principles Bill.

Tributes paid to the founders of Parihaka Pā, the Pai Mārire movement and Rātana Church.

Taranaki councillors have voted to investigate why a debate on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was shut down by conservative councillors at a December meeting.

Deputy chair of Taranaki Regional Council Neil Walker invoked a closure motion to quell any discussion of a submission on the Bill.

"It's kind of disgusting," says one local who got caught out.

Iwi representatives lost confidence after councillors blocked debate on the contentious Treaty Principles Bill.

Sessions to help Taranaki whānau have their say on the Treaty bill moving through Parliament are being fine-tuned to help address future legislation affecting Māori rights and interests.

A debate over a council's investments turned into a heated argument.

Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.

A descendant of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi born and raised in Auckland is the new tumu whakarae to lead the board of the iwi agency Te Kaahui o Rauru.

They have pleaded with the ACT leader to stop what they say are abusive violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Council elections are a year away, but wannabe councillors should start preparing - including those with an eye on Māori wards.

Two months of talking to Taranaki people has exposed the split between the farming industry and the rest of the region over polluted rivers.

A hapū due to reclaim a Hāwera school site wants the Crown to remove toxic asbestos and lead but its' refusing.

All four Taranaki councils oppose the government's decision to block Māori wards by public referendums.

The theft of whale jawbones and teeth has left a Taranaki iwi fearful for the wellbeing of the thieves.