Stories by Robin Martin

The airport is to get a state-of-the-art new terminal, but not everyone is happy with the price tag of up to $29 million.

Taranaki's polytech has flunked its latest report card, failing 12 out of 19 performance commitments for a range of government-funded courses last year.

One in four crew members on commercial fishing vessels have suffered a significant injury, which has prompted a campaign to address the sector's alarming workplace safety record.

Officials are warning the iconic pōhutukawa could be one of the worst affected plants and even die off completely as the outbreak spreads. Audio

The release of a dozen kōkako in a Taranaki forest on the weekend has raised the issue of new roads threatening the rare birds. Audio

Opponents of a proposed Taranaki wind farm have told a consents hearing that the project will have a huge impact on their lives.

A patched Black Power member laughed and yelled 'bring it on bitch' when his partner pulled out the pocket knife that killed him.

Whanganui's Castlecliff has transformed from a suburb in economic decline with a reputation for gang violence into a thriving community. Audio

A viable multi-million dollar redevelopment of Whanganui's Port is being stymied by a plan to introduce a ferry service to Motueka in Tasman, an investor says.

A council report has suggested moving 100 flood-prone houses from Whanganui's Anzac Parade, but residents say there must be another option. Video

The New Plymouth District Council is being urged to be up front about the millions of dollars it has earned from land stolen from Waitara hapu in the 1860s.

The dean of New Zealand's oldest stone church hopes to use a multi-million-dollar restoration project to do more to acknowledge the darker side of its history. Video

Opponents of a proposal to mine millions of tonnes of ironsand from the seabed off the Taranaki coast say the hearings process has been biased.

Faced with volatile payouts and ever increasing land values, some established dairy farmers are struggling to pass on the family farm.

The release of 36 North Island robins or toutouwai onto Mt Taranaki yesterday has been likened to an alien abduction. Audio

Children living today will be among the first people to witness the dramatic effects of climate change, a British geoscientist says. Audio

Offenders are setting up the Womad festival site in Taranaki as part of their community service work.

Pōhutukawa are being routinely killed in New Plymouth, and suspicion is falling on homeowners wanting to enhance sea views.

Thousands of submissions against a proposed seabed mining project in Taranaki are being ignored, opponents say.

A South Taranaki iwi has been painted as "haters and wreckers" by a company seeking to mine iron sands off the coast of Patea, it says.

Parihaka, the village at the centre of non-violent resistance to land confiscations in Taranaki during the 1870s, has rejected the cash on offer as part of a deal with the Crown.

The Qualifications Authority has lost confidence in the quality of education at Taranaki's Western Institute of Technology.

A Taranaki father jailed for killing his daughter held her down and forced her head into a pillow, suffocating her, when she wouldn't settle at bedtime.

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth says it needs a dedicated budget of about $100,000 to keep its kinetic sculptures moving.

A completely separate reconciliation process - similar to that being used for Parihaka - has been suggested as a solution for historical grievances at Waitara in Taranaki.