Taranaki
'Salad bowl' paddocks keep cows smiling
Sunflower-growing and virtual fencing are just the beginning at Rachel Short forward-looking organic dairy farm. Audio
One dead after crash in South Taranaki
One person has died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Normanby in South Taranaki.
Formal blessing for Taranaki Cathedral marks start of new era for the church
About 400 people, including a delegation from Waikato, gathered in New Plymouth on Thursday, for a huge milestone in the development of the Taranaki Cathedral.
NZ cities 'don't talk to the true history of those areas' - architect
A leading Māori architect says New Zealand towns and cities are suffering from a crisis of identity.
Shakespeare never sleeps in Stratford-upon-Patea
The be-all and end-all of the Bard is on show at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki this month.
A slice of Te Kupe: hairy sheep and drone mustering
Taranaki sheep farmer Murray Jackson is looking forward to retiring his woolshed in a couple of years. He's phasing his family farm out of wool production to rear hardy and hairy Australian White… Audio
Liana Poutu: Taranaki Mounga
The deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga was signed on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the sacred mountain. Co-governance of the 30,000 hectare park will, according to Taranaki… Audio
Taranaki Maunga agreement to be initialled on Friday
Co-governance of the 36,000-hectare park has been hammered out, and a deal over the future of the maunga will not end the need to involve iwi and hapū in running the national park.
14-hour Stratford standoff ends peacefully
No one was hurt in the ordeal, despite at least three shots being fired by the alleged offender.
Stratford stand-off: Man arrested
The man involved in a police standoff in Stratford has been taken into custody.
1080 drops planned for Mt Messenger for pest control
Mt Messenger bypass contractors are planning a series of 1080 drops as they forge ahead with the project's pest control programme.
Iwi, hapū look to history for renaming of prominent building
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and Ngāti Te Whiti hapū have revealed the new name and facade of a prominent New Plymouth building.
Lost species, missing seaweed, dead eels: 40 years on the Taranaki coast
A Parihaka kaumātua who patrols the Taranaki coast says it will take years to recover devastated marine ecosystems.
'Spikey' the urine detector fascinates Taranaki students
A group of Taranaki students have been getting up close and personal with a piece of technology that detects urine patches on farm pasture - and sprays it with nitrogen inhibitor.
Mushrooms sprout new lease on life in remote woolshed
Kyle Davey took a winter off two years ago, but what sprouted from his boredom turned out to be some pretty fungi. Audio
Dioxin research: Ministry 'owes community the dignity of response', mayor says
New research into historical dioxin emissions at a Paritūtū chemical plant in New Plymouth will be very concerning to some residents of the city, says Mayor Neil Holdom.
Concern over possible cutbacks to research opportunities at museum/ library
History buffs are angry the axe is hovering over opening hours at the Puke Ariki Museum and Library's research centre in New Plymouth.
'A really positive sign': Mayor hails completion of facility for kidney patients
Taranaki Base Hospital's new $13 million renal unit has been gifted the name Te Huhi Raupō to Te Whatu Ora, on behalf of Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and Taumaruroa.
Man arrrested over eight commercial burglaries in Taranaki town
A man has been charged in relation to eight burglaries that were carried out within a month in Bell Block.
Road works underway for upgrade of notorious SH3 section
Major road works underway on State Highway 3 between Waitara and Bell Block in Taranaki will save lives, says Minister of Transport Kiri Allan.
