Taranaki

In the early 20th Century more than half the Swiss living in New Zealand lived in Taranaki; now a new generation is celebrating its Swiss heritage by taking up the traditional alpine instrument. Audio

The Taranaki Mountain Airs basketball team couldn't have scripted a better home send-off for retiring veteran Aaron Bailey-Nowell aka 'Aunty'.

The victim of an alleged coastal Taranaki murder was expecting the arrival of his third son in just weeks.

Police say the man had serious injuries and was taken to New Plymouth's Taranaki Base Hospital by associates.

The world's first art gallery in a campervan is the star turn of the Coastal Arts Trail which is being launched in Taranaki today.

It may seem like a friendly outing for an animal lover, but taking a domestic moggie on a walk about in one of our national parks could have catastrophic consequences.

Winter conditions and the BA.5 variant are driving infections, says one health professional, with modelling showing case numbers could remain high throughout August.

Crashes in Waikato and New Plymouth have left one person dead, blocked roads, and left a car on its roof beside a busy highway.

A person died in a crash in central New Plymouth early this morning.

A 79-year-old has designed an e-bike wheelchair to overcome the monster effort of pushing his wife up the hilly terrain along New Plymouth's coastal walkway. Audio

One person has died following a two vehicle crash at a State Highway 3 intersection in Taranaki.

Police have charged a man with the murder of Emma Field, who died in a house fire in New Plymouth in May.

Neil Holdom is refusing to declare if he will seek a third mayoral term, fuelling speculation he is after a three waters' job.

Taranaki's top public health doctor says the smells coming from an industrial composting works do not have to be toxic to impact on neighbours' health.

Robin Killeen, 74, died in December 2019 after he climbed into a bin lifting machine to clean it and became trapped.

A former New Plymouth mayor has criticised the council for lack of transparency about why its chief executive is absent from his post.

Levels of E coli bacteria have increased at 70 percent of monitored freshwater sites in Taranaki over the past 10 years.

The decision to introduce a targeted rate to help repair roads damaged by logging trucks is winning few friends in Taranaki.

Elijah Pue Pue said his campaign would focus on economic development, the climate emergency and removing red tape to boost housing and community wellbeing.

The chief executive of the New Plymouth District Council is on leave following a secret emergency meeting held last week.