Stories by Robin Martin

An internationally recognised photographer says her dream to redevelop an old Taranaki hotel is being ruined because of the constant noise and vibration of heavy vehicles rolling past her front door.

A family who lost three people in a horrific car crash near Waverley almost exactly a year ago say its time for the government to stop dragging its feet on roadside drug testing.

The first study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region.

Two years to the day after her eldest child died in a suspected suicide a New Plymouth woman has been jailed on charges of neglect, cruelty and violence against her children.

Final plans for the strengthening and redevelopment of Taranaki Cathedral in New Plymouth - which include an education centre focusing on its role in the Taranaki land wars - have been revealed.

Award-winning costumes from the original West End production of the hit musical Priscilla - Queen of the Desert are gracing a New Plymouth stage.

The mystery of who created a 1960s pop-culture time capsule uncovered in a New Plymouth cottage last week has been solved. Video

The cost to Waitara leaseholders of settling one of New Zealand's longest running land disputes is becoming clearer - and many are not happy about it.

If the world continues to emit greenhouse gasses it will lock in a further 3C of global warming and 10m of sea level rise, a world renowned New Zealand climate scientist warns.

A rugby player in Taranaki has been suspended for eight weeks while several other players and a club official face sanctions for their role in a brawl earlier this month.

An outgoing New Plymouth councillor has criticised the number of "spin doctors" employed at the district council.

Two Taranaki councillors have been linked to a farm breaching effluent discharge consents, but that barely received a mention at a council meeting today.

A 1960s pop-culture treasure trove has been uncovered during renovations of a turn-of-the-century villa in New Plymouth.

Taranaki has flunked its latest freshwater quality report card - recording poorer results across the board than in the previous year.

At first glance the 90-metre strip of slick-black asphalt leading up to New Plymouth's famous Pukekura Park doesn't look anything out of the ordinary - but it is.

Three companies have been fined a total of $204,000 for discharges of effluent and silage leachate, and farmers are being warned dirty dairy practices will not be tolerated.

The government is being criticised over the failure to remove thousands of cubic metres of asbestos and lead-contaminated soil from a land-banked former hospital site in New Plymouth.

A founding member of the Patea Māori Club who was awarded a Queen's Service Medal yesterday says the monarch is a fan of the group's smash hit Poi E.

The government should put its money where its mouth is and help set up a specialist tertiary institute focusing on environmental and energy sciences, New Plymouth's mayor says.

The chef behind a first of its kind hāngī eatery in Taranaki says she wants to help bring Māori kai into the culinary mainstream while giving something back to the community that raised her.

Big city folk left reeling at the prices being charged for them - up to $11 dollars each - might want to consider a trip to New Plymouth, where the fruit are just a couple of dollars.

The Taranaki Regional Council says a decision today to spend up to $50m to repair and upgrade the earthquake prone Yarrow Stadium means the province will soon be able to host major events again.

A former New Plymouth police officer sentenced to 8 months home detention sex offences tracked his victims using the police computer.

The mayor who described the oil exploration ban as a "kick in the guts" for Taranaki seems more positive after the government's clean energy centre announcement - but not all locals were won over. Audio

A Taranaki pensioner fears he will never sell his home - and his children will miss out on their inheritance - unless a rock wall at the coastal settlement where he lives is extended.