Taranaki
Marae makeover bringing Taranaki pa site back to former glory
A multi-million dollar marae makeover is breathing new life into one of Taranaki's most celebrated pa sites. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along to take a look.
Māori vaccination effort goes door-to-door in Taranaki
Groups of rangatahi are going door-to-door in towns and suburbs with high Māori populations in Taranaki in an effort to boost flagging vaccination rates.
Rangatahi go door-to-door to boost Taranaki Māori vax rates
Groups of rangatahi are going door-to-door in towns and suburbs with high Māori populations in Taranaki to try to boost flagging vaccination rates.
About 77 percent of Taranaki Māori have had a first… Audio
Mt Messenger bypass deal 'risks setting precedent' for more native trees to be destroyed
It's feared a deal to get the Mt Messenger bypass built in North Taranaki could see more native forests bulldozed for new roads.
A rum tale
Her parents were among New Zealand's first macadamia nut growers but Janet Charteris has taken over the original orchard shed near Oakura in Taranaki and installed a big and shiny copper still. Janet… Video, Audio
Person dies after diving into Waiwhakaiho River
A person who died in a Taranaki river last night surfaced once after diving in from the riverbank, but was not seen again.
Taranaki residents with any Covid-19 symptoms urged to get tested
Stratford mayor Neil Volzke is urging Taranaki residents to be proactive after the discovery of six positive Covid-19 cases in Stratford.
Close contacts of Stratford family symptomatic with Covid-19
Several close contacts of the family with Covid-19 in Stratford are symptomatic and are being tested.
Covid-19 cases in Stratford: 'They were very reluctant to get tested'
Taranaki DHB medical officer of health Dr Jonathan Jarman says the group of Covid-19 cases in Stratford were very reluctant to get tested and have not been using the tracer app. Audio
Six people Covid-19 positive in Stratford, Taranaki, Ministry of Health says
All six cases are clearly linked and there is also a link to the Auckland outbreak which is being further investigated, the Ministry of Health says.
New Plymouth school shocked by death of three staff members in car crash
A New Plymouth school community is reeling after three staff members died in a road crash in Horowhenua.
Four people died when a truck and a van collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3pm… Audio
Taranaki DHB has capacity to handle a Covid-19 outbreak - modelling
The Taranaki District Health Board has a Covid 'surge' plan in place that would enable it to cater for nine ventilated ICU patients and up to 60 in-patients.
Parihaka invasion: Descendants commemorate resilience of tūpuna
Descendants of Taranaki are remembering the peaceful resistance carried out by their tūpuna during the invasion of Parihaka 140 years ago.
Gisborne people heed call to get tested for Covid-19
There has been increased demand for Covid-19 testing in Gisborne after traces of the virus were detected in wastewater samples.
Waste water detection of Covid-19 in Taranaki confirmed
Waste water detection of Covid-19 in Stratford has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health but it is not yet linked to a known case.
Covid-19: New Plymouth mayor at odds with public health unit on modelling
The mayor of New Plymouth has found himself at odds with the Taranaki Public Health Unit over modelling of the potential impact of a delta outbreak in the province.
Healing the Land
A gully at the base of Mt Taranaki surrounded by dairy farms has been transformed into a food forest nourished by home waste. The family who live here save energy and water by farming on terraces and… Video, Audio
Community-based isolation and quarantine being set up in New Plymouth
A deal has been done to set up the first managed isolation and quarantine service in Taranaki.
'New Zealanders need to get out and party:' Womad announces line-up
Organisers of the Womad festival in Taranaki say the event next March will be just as fantastic as any other year.
'Get out of the way': Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
The government needs to get out of the way and let Māori fix lagging Covid-19 vaccination rates, Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.
