Stories by Robin Martin

Whanganui is to establish a commercial pilot training academy with the aim of attracting national and international students to the district.

The owner of a leasehold property on land confiscated from Te Atiawa following the Taranaki Land Wars is worried he won't live to see it made freehold.

The Minister of Treaty Negotiations has apologised for what he describes as the Crown's assault on the human rights of the Taranaki iwi in the 1800s.

The economic impact of the June floods in the Whanganui-Taranaki area has reached $275 million.

Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie has challenged Taranki community leaders to resist the proliferation of alcohol and fast food outlets in the region.

Not everyone's celebrating the start of the whitebait season this weekend, with growing anger among some Māori over what they say is the commercialisation of the delicacy.

Retailers in Taranaki say the downturn in the dairy market is starting to hit turnover, with sales declining by between 10 and 20 percent. Audio

Weather-related events have cost insurers close to $100 million so far this year, and New Zealanders are being told to get used to it.

Treaty settlements in Taranaki have been described as a potential game changer in the battle to defuse a demographic time bomb ticking in the province.

A Te Ātiawa hapū remains confident that a new $6 million marae will be built in New Plymouth, despite the challenges faced by the sub-tribe.

Fonterra has apologised for the "discomfort, pain and misery" it caused the people of Eltham affected by the rotting buttermilk stink in the town.

Embracing te reo and tikanga Māori is paying dividends for the Taranaki arm of an international accountancy firm.

Taranaki iwi Ngāti Maru is to hold a series of hui next month which could set it on the road to entering into treaty negotiations with the Crown.

The world gets a first peek inside the $12m Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth as international media are taken through the complex ahead of its opening. Video

A Taranaki business is finding the Australian market for its hāngi cookers is really heating up, with expat Māori hankering after a taste of home.

Some of the residents worst affected by Whanganui's record flood last month may not be able to return home for at least another three months.

People are being warned they could be fined for selling homemade hangi for profit. New Plymouth District Council has seen a jump in complaints.

The Taranaki Iwi Trust has initialled its $70 million treaty settlement with the Crown at an emotional ceremony in New Plymouth. Audio

Fonterra has been found guilty for its role in a buttermilk stink scandal in the Taranaki town of Eltham.

A court has heard that Fonterra knew full well the risks of dumping millions of litres of buttermilk waste at Eltham.

Civil Defence authorities will today begin escorting Whanganui residents with special circumstances to their homes behind the emergency cordon. Audio

A unique marae experience is being credited with helping attract record numbers to the Whanganui Journey - a 145 kilometre canoe trip down the river. Video

Protesters say the felling of 23 pohutukawa trees on the Waitara riverbank has left the township looking out on to a concrete wall topped with barbed wire. Audio

Ngāti Tama says it is unlikely to oppose the extension of leases at the historic bach settlement at Tongaporutu.

A Te Ātiawa kaumatua says he wants a statutory Māori board established in New Plymouth following the failed attempt to create a Māori ward.