Stories by Robin Martin

It was an eight or nine on the pain scale, a man says after being stung through his workboot.

There will be a "real feel-good factor" at the fundraising concert, the former Christmas in the Park emcee says.

It comes in the wake of a farming couple being ordered to pay $180,000 in court costs after trying to prevent their land being taken for the project.

Tony Pascoe didn't want his land taken for a bypass after working hard his whole life, only be left with no home.

There may be many more New Zealanders eligible for compensation, the lawyer for a farmer with terminal cancer who has been paid $160,000 says.

The pair objected to the purchase of 11 hectares of their land being taken for the Mt Messenger Bypass.

The region is being urged to diversify its economy, in a development action plan launched today.

The community expects the council to be an efficient organisation, its chief executive says.

The Whanganui motor sport community is paying tribute to Eugene Robbemond.

Shane Jones says the offshore oil and gas ban is "the worst political decision" he has ever been involved with.

The IPCA says while a police officer's fatal shooting of Kaoss Price was excessive he should not be charged.

Detours may not suit motorists but it will allow local businesses to thrive and show off what the area has to offer, Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says.

The young kekeno was lifted 40 metres above the sea before it was discovered. Video

The project boasts a 27 percent reduction in absolute emissions, but Greenpeace says it doesn't address the cow in the room.

About half a dozen protesters gathered outside the conference venue for Fonterra's annual general meeting, outnumbered about two-to-one by security staff and police.

"We reckon there we're $50,000-plus out of pocket," one family left in the lurch says, as a company goes into liquidation, owing hundreds of thousands.

The threat of ageing concrete streetlights falling onto passersbys and the risk of "sweating" assets such as bridges has been raised.

DOC reminded the minister it was costing the department $1.8 million to maintain the abandoned building to a basic level in 2023/2024. Audio

The 100-year-old gallery, and its shimmering new wing, will be unveiled after a refurbishment a decade in the making. Audio

A farmer no longer has to travel for treatment after a hospital adapted a machine to treat his condition.

Delays securing land for the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki is a sign the Public Works Act needs a drastic overhaul, according to the mayor of New Plymouth. Audio

Iwi and producers are collaborating to "create something which tells our stories in a different way". Audio

A Taranaki garden festival that highlights working with nature - rather than against it - is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Taranaki students are smashing out haircuts to meet course requirements, while easing the cost of living crisis for families.

A Taranaki man fascinated with space is working on a team that has sent a space probe to one of Jupiter's moons, to learn whether conditions for life exist there.