Stories by Robin Martin

The cream of the country's young opera talent is in Whanganui for a boot camp credited with kickstarting international careers. Audio

A Taranaki farmer selling an historic property as a potential golf resort is being warned to tread carefully. Audio

Tramping groups say tourists are spoiling Kiwis' great outdoors experience. DOC says the wilderness experience is still possible - you just won't have a 20-bunk hut to yourself.

The future of about 20 jobs is up in the air at Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider.

The New Plymouth District Council has spent more than $400,000 on consultants drawing up a bill aimed at resolving historical land issues at Waitara, which Te Ātiawa has rejected.

The reintroduction of kōkako into pristine NorthTaranaki bush is being jeopardised by a proposed upgrade to State Highway 3, conservationists say.

It's not every day you get to give your teacher a superpower but that's exactly what happened at Lepperton Primary in rural North Taranaki today.

Shooters are being urged to adopt environmental-friendly ammunition after a school science project found thousands of plastic shotgun wads littering Taranaki beaches.

Local surfers have chained shut the toilet at a Taranaki break and asked freedom campers to leave, but some will not budge.

A South Taranaki iwi has accused the Environmental Protection Authority of not releasing videos it says were redacted from an application to mine ironsands of the region's coast.

A citizens' science initiative is helping keep little blue penguins out of harm's way during the construction of a seawall extension in Taranaki. Video

A Taranaki iwi has signalled its interest in thousands of hectares of Department of Conservation land at a Treaty settlement hui at Te Upoko o te Whenua marae.

The preferred option for a $135 million upgrade of State Highway 3 in Taranaki crosses iwi land, NZTA has revealed.

The Sarjeant Gallery - home to work by McCahon, Hotere, Goldie and Lindauer - will be given public funding for earthquake strengthening.

Gastrointestinal illness after swimming in lakes and rivers could be far more common than reported cases suggest.

Te Ātiawa has withdrawn its support for a bill designed to end one of the longest and most bitter land disputes in New Zealand.

Heavy spring swells have revealed bits of a long-sunken schooner in Taranaki, but they might not be visible for long. Audio

Hungarian New Zealanders have commemorated the 60th anniversary of the 1956 uprising.

A study into so-called 'surf rage' will find the behaviour is about safety, not patch protection, a regular surfer at one New Zealand's top breaks says.

It is not surprising that no Māori candidates won a seat on the New Plymouth District Council, a Taranaki iwi leader says.

Opponents of a proposed seabed mining operation in Taranaki are demanding the release of blacked out pages in its resource consents application.

Keen to try ordering your flat white in te reo Māori? Head to New Plymouth's Green Door Cafe for a taste of its new Kapu Kōrero. Audio

Taranaki is paying a heavy price for a massive slip, which has closed SH3 at Mokau and cut the region off from the country's north. Video

A first-of-its-kind national surfing reserve is being proposed in Taranaki that will encompass many of the region's prime surf breaks. Video

Māori representation has become a virtual no-go area for those vying for public office in New Plymouth.