Stories by Robin Martin

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.

Questions are being asked about the New Plymouth mayor's involvement in a meeting about the sale of reserve land, including the transfer of $2.25 million to a private golf club.

A curious game of aerial ping-pong is playing out in the Pureora Forest Park in the central North Island as part of a project to re-establish kokāko hundreds of kilometres away in Taranaki.

New Plymouth District Council continues to spend millions of dollars on consultants despite its mayor questioning the practice during his 2016 election campaign.

A Whanganui couple who lost a massive chunk of their section to a landslide in 2015 have been left shattered by their battle with EQC over repair costs. Video

A former police officer has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges in relation to the theft of about $640,000 from a hapū organisation in Taranaki.

New Plymouth swimmers are begging their council not to pave over an Olympic-sized outdoor pool as part of a $33 million revamp of the city's aquatic complex.

The first hihi or stitchbird breeding season in Taranaki for 130 years has beaten expectations.

The government is telling the New Zealand oil industry that the world is changing and it is time it faced the facts.

The Taranaki community feels let down by the government's announcement that it will not grant new deep-sea oil and gas exploration permits, a business leader says.

After getting slammed by a tornado yesterday, a crew of farmers, tradesmen, factory workers and even bankers turned up to help with the clean up.

A Taranaki farmer and his mate were left "hanging on for dear life" as a tornado passed over the milking shed they were working in at Rahotū this morning. Video

The only way for Facebook users to be certain their data is not being misused is to delete their existing accounts, says the Privacy Commissioner.

The regional development minister says iwi support was crucial to his commitment of $13.3 million towards the creation of a 'maunga to moana' trek on Mt Taranaki.

A $13.3 million investment in a trek traversing Egmont National Park is the highlight of a $20m provincial growth fund for Taranaki.