Stories by Robin Martin

An independent commissioner has declined a request for resource consent to demolish the 110-year-old Thain's Building in Whanganui.

Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider has turned around its performance and been given a passing grade by NZQA.

A Taranaki funeral director fears bereaved families could end up with huge bills if a loved one requires a post mortem.

A Taranaki iwi has lashed out at a Ministry of Justice decision not to renew its mortuary services contract with the Taranaki District Health Board.

People who have eaten eels and freshwater fish from two South Taranaki streams contaminated by fire-fighting foam are being urged to come forward.

The retirement commissioner is warning of a looming housing crisis for the over 65s as home ownership rates decline while the number of pensioners is set to almost double over the next 20 years.

A Taranaki hospital nurse has described how residents feared a gunman was on the loose in staff accommodation after shots were fired in the car park last night.

Ōhakune is still a town on edge following the bus crash which cost the life of 11-year-old Aucklander Hannah Francis at the weekend, and injured 18 others.

The Taranaki Medical Officer of Health says research showing only one in five public parks in the region had a water drinking fountain was a shock to him.

A Taranaki man diagnosed with terminal cancer says while Parliament wrestles with medicinal cannabis law reform he is being forced to live like a criminal. Audio

Port Taranaki's $12 million new tug Kīnaki has been welcomed with a traditional water salute in New Plymouth.

The government has continued its charm offensive in Taranaki following its decision not to issue any new offshore oil and gas exploration permits.

Two Taranaki dairy farms have been fined almost $100,000 for allowing untreated effluent to flow into waterways.

The government's decision not to offer new deep-sea oil and gas exploration permits is spreading uncertainty throughout the entire sector and threatening livelihoods, say oil and gas companies in…

The government agency which sets pay rates for the country's mayors is for the first time to stipulate the packages are based on the job being a full-time role.

Residents of flood-prone homes on Anzac Parade in Whanganui say the establishment of a fund to buy and remove the most at risk properties and raise others off the ground is a joke.

The Manawatū-Wanganui Regional Council has voted to add an 'h' to the spelling of its name.

Mt Taranaki is "geologically-speaking due" and people need to be prepared for an eruption, the Taranaki Civil Defence says.

A new site for St John Ambulance in New Plymouth will give the service better access to the city's fastest growing area.

With the end of offshore oil and gas exploration in sight and caps on dairy expansion on the cards, could Taranaki iwi kick-start the province's ailing economy?

The shock closure of Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth due to earthquake risk will cost Taranaki millions of dollars in lost economic activity.

The New Plymouth mayor's flip-flop over a proposal to sell part of a coastal reserve - including the city's only municipal golf course - is complete.

The trust which runs Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth says the lives of rugby fans could have been at risk if an earthquake hit during a match.

The New Plymouth District Council has come under fire for planning to sell part of a coastal reserve under the guise of "land recycling".

The prime minister has fronted up in Taranaki to reassure locals of the government's support for the first time since it announced cessation of new offshore oil and gas exploration.