Stories by Robin Martin

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.

The regional council has approved consents for a new coastal walkway and bridge to protect the site.

The co-founders of the Taranaki school were interviewed by King Charles' biographer for the project.

Homeowners are calling for consistency over berm gardens after a New Plymouth woman was threatened with a hefty fine.

Most councils in Perth encourage residents to plant their grass verges - in contrast to New Plymouth where a woman faces a $1000 fine.

The charges come after a worker complained he had been made to pay almost $17,000 for his job.

Alana Brough planted dwarf fruit trees and a vegetable garden in the berm outside her home.

It comes after the plan was included in the list of projects up for Fast Track Bill approval.

Businesses are being caught out by a lack of qualified welders. A training pilot aims to help.

A New Plymouth councillor says Local Water Done Well legislation is the first step towards a Taranaki unitary council - a move he welcomes.

But the company proposing to mine the Taranaki seabed says they were there first.

Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years, and it's just been included on the fast-track projects list.

A $7 million playground emerging on the New Plymouth coastline promises something for everyone - young or old. Video

"The amount of near misses on this corner now is at least one a day. It's pretty dangerous," locals say. Audio

A controversial composting and Urutī if would

They'll ditch rules that "invite every Tom, Dick, and Harry to vexatiously object to peaceful use and development", the government says.

Hundreds of Taranaki snow sports enthusiasts lived up to their 'hardcore' reputation to enjoy the first - and perhaps last - day of the season at the Manganui Ski Area.

A Spotswood United player punched a Coastal Rugby player, who was taken by ambulance to Taranaki Base Hospital examined, then later discharged after the June incident.

The Tertiary Education Union says the Taranaki community will be horrified by the cuts.

Roading crews will be rebuilding and resealing State Highway 3 at Burgess Park south of New Plymouth.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear Kevin Moore's appeal and his removal from the Rohutu Block appears imminent.

Methanex's announcement is sending shock waves through Taranaki, with the port already looking to reconfigure its business. Audio

Through his lawyer, Leigh Matthew Beer said he was still "grieving the loss of a much-loved partner".