Stories by Robin Martin

Taranaki residents are snapping up thousands of traps as the province embraces an ambitious initiative to eradicate predators from the mountain's ring plain. Audio

Surfers aged between 9 and 72 have been rubbing shoulders with World Surf League competitor Ricardo Christie at the National Championships in Taranaki this week.

The lack of a government agency to oversee how campervans are gaining their self-contained status has the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association worried.

Surfing is often seen as limited to those who are able to handle the ocean with ease, but now a Taranaki programme is tapping into the culture to teach self-confidence to people from all walks of…

Plans to put a roof on the Whanganui velodrome remain up in the air following the announcement of a new study into its viability.

A duo with a proven international pedigree has been lured from across the Tasman to head up the Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth.

A Taranaki iwi says the State Services Commission report reflects the iwi's experience that government agencies were biased against it. Audio

A report into New Plymouth's water crisis caused by Cyclone Gita reveals it had an economic impact of $4.5 million and highlights shortcomings in the resilience of the city's water infrastructure.

The festive season can be stressful at the best of times, but for those people down on their luck, suffering from ill-health or missing a loved one it will be particularly difficult, Taranaki Retreat…

One of the nation's most famous kiwi was among four released onto Taranaki Maunga at the launch of the Kiwi Recovery Plan/Mahere Whakaora Kiwi 2018-2028 yesterday.

A mysterious substance showing up on buildings and cars has left the residents in the Taranaki township of Waitara scratching their heads.

The New Plymouth District Council is pushing ahead with the Waitara Lands Bill despite one hapū removing its support and the angry reaction of leaseholders.

Senior managers are among those invited to reapply for their jobs at the Stratford District Council as it undergoes a major restructure.

An errant piece of chewing gum provided the unlikely inspiration for a pre-Christmas pampering event in New Plymouth.

Māori are facing a demographic time bomb that cannot be ignored, says Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust chief executive Rangimahora Reddy.

New Plymouth District Council has done a u-turn and voted to crack down on freedom camping.

Earthquake damage to Yarrow Stadium has wiped out the local union's cash reserves, the local district council has been told.

Taranaki farmers say they will be collateral damage if a recommendation that safety exclusion zones be enforced around oil and gas installations is taken up.

The most tattooed person in the world was among the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Arts Festival in New Plymouth over the weekend.

The mayor of South Taranaki has no plans to resign after it was revealed he was on a judging panel that awarded second prize to a float in an A&P parade featuring people in blackface.

Almost 70 Kiwibuild homes are to be built in a neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood more than a decade after a new housing project was first promised.

Guaranteeing gas supply could prove the stumbling block for a $1 billion project being mooted for Taranaki, according to New Plymouth MP Jonathan Young.

New Plymouth residents fear there will be an influx of freedom campers after a bylaw was incorrectly drafted and sent back to the drawing board.

Taranaki's councils have accepted a deal to ship the region's waste hundreds of kilometres away to the Bonny Glen mega-dump near Marton.