Robin Martin

Lines company Powerco has removed the tree, which had grown through powerlines near the property.

Te Puna Wai Kātea on the Taranaki Base Hospital campus was officially opened on Thursday.

A recent vote sees New Plymouth join Whanganui and South Taranaki district councils in formally opposing seabed mining. Audio

The company has previously been thwarted by legal challenges but is now being fast-tracked.

The proposal includes removing the Metro Plaza, and the creation of a public walkway and footbridge across the Huatoki.

Cost-cutting by New Plymouth council sees the four-day festival over Matariki canned, but the summer event will go ahead as usual.

Small pleasure boat was allegedly side-on to breakers at the Pātea bar before being swamped.

A lower speed limit is in force on a section of the main highway north of New Plymouth after a large mudslide.

Former New Plymouth mayor David "Daisy" Lean is being remembered as a "visionary" who injected a youthful energy into the role. Audio

MetService has a severe thunder watch in place for Taranaki until 6pm.

Trans-Tasman Resources has approval to vacuum up 50 million tonnes of sand annually from the South Taranaki seabed for 35 years.

Supreme Court to hear penniless Taranaki farming couple's appeal against acquisition of their land.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report into the container ship Shiling, which twice had to be rescued and towed back to port in Wellington in 2023.

A safety audit has been ordered for a controversial cycleway that has divided opinions.

A huge road-heading machine is excavating a 235m-long tunnel under the highest point of the maunga.

A tireless advocate for survivors of abuse in care has dedicated his Honour to those who suffered.

The project had been adversely affected by construction cost inflation.

Unique challenges come with building in a sub-alpine environment at 1190 metres above sea level. Audio

The boost allows the deduction of 20 percent of the cost of new assets on top of normal depreciation.

The Act has been branded the 'Kiwi Killing Bill' by Greenpeace, but the conservation minister says it still protects wildlife while also supporting the economy.

Christian-Ray Simons and brother Daniel paddled 6km off the South Taranaki Coast to hook the 91cm, 12kg monster.

The tūturiwhatu and ōi were almost extinct at one stage, but now seem to be thriving up and down the coastline. Audio

But they are warning a police crackdown on their behaviour in the CBD will push them into neighbourhoods, where people "moan" about them.

A derelict nightclub and a former 1870s prison have been ruled out.

"If we were to action all this now you'd just about bulldoze the whole town?" Audio