Taranaki
Washouts, felled trees close tracks on Taranaki Maunga
Trampers are being asked to take care and check in with the Department of Conservation before heading onto Taranaki Maunga after recent storms felled trees, created huge washouts and forced some…
Taranaki dodges another Covid-19 bullet - for now
Taranaki appears to have dodged another Covid-19 bullet, with no cases found after the virus was detected in New Plymouth wastewater.
No Covid-19 cases in Taranaki after virus found in wastewater
Taranaki appears to have dodged another Covid-19 bullet - with no cases found after the virus was detected in New Plymouth wastewater.
But locals aren't taking anything for granted with hundreds… Audio
Lukewarm response to Covid-19 testing plea in Taranaki
Taranaki health officials are hoping more people turn up to get a Covid-19 test after abysmal numbers yesterday.
IHC service arm ordered to pay $550k over Taranaki bath drowning
An intellectual disabilities service provider's multiple failures led to a woman drowning in a bath in 2016, a judge says.
Nathan Frost pleads guilty to killing father and half-brother
Frost pleaded guilty to the killings that took place in Taranaki earlier this year.
Ship with crew reporting flu symptoms to be tested for Covid-19
Taranaki District Health Board is working with Port Taranaki to test crew members of a fishing vessel for Covid-19, after they reported flu-like symptoms.
Taranaki hospitals hit 'critical levels', restrictions imposed
Hāwera and Taranaki Base hospitals have put restrictions on visitors after becoming overrun with patients suffering winter illnesses and respiratory conditions.
Port Taranaki denies entry to vessel with Covid-19 infected mariners
Port Taranaki will not allow the vessel with two Covid-19-positive mariners on board to dock.
Need for immunisation highlighted in latest Covid-19 scare
Taranaki Chamber of Commerce chairman Daniel Fleming says the latest Covid-19 scare shows border controls will never be foolproof and that getting the population vaccinated should be the priority.
Taranaki brush with Covid-19 fuels calls for faster vaccine rollout
New Zealand's latest Covid-19 scare has increased calls for a faster vaccine rollout.
Two infected fishermen are isolating off the coast of Taranaki after spending five hours travelling by minibus to… Audio
New Plymouth again at centre of Covid scare
The New Plymouth community has again found itself at the centre of a covid scare after two infected fishermen boarded a ship at the city's port. Nine foreign sailors flew into Auckland on Monday, and… Audio
Ngāti Maru step closer to having Treaty of Waitangi claims settled
The Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading at Parliament today, bringing the iwi closer to having their Treaty of Waitangi claims settled.
Warning over dangerous synthetic cannabis batch as death probed
A warning has been issued about a dangerous batch of synthetic cannabis linked to at least one death and another person being hospitalised in Taranaki.
Covid-19 vaccine roll-out 'daunting task' for rural GPs
Stratford is the only district in Taranaki without a dedicated vaccination clinic, with locals facing a drive of up to an hour to get to hubs in Hāwera or New Plymouth.
Windsurfers blown out to sea had lucky escape - Police
Two windsurfers had a lucky escape after they were swept 2km out to sea, Taranaki police say.
Workmates' jibes all part of the fun for Full Monty cast
In a case of art imitating real life - or perhaps vice versa - an engineer, an electrician and a pipeline designer are part of a troupe about to tread the boards in an amateur performance of The Full…
New Zealand's largest grid-connected solar power plant up and running
The 2.1 megawatt Kapuni Solar Power Plant features 5800 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels and can generate enough electricity to power more than 520 homes.
Terminal budget: Airport upgrade cost soars from $9m to $33m
A review of the New Plymouth Airport terminal project has found it went more than $4 million over budget and cost more than three times the amount first mooted for an upgrade at the council-owned…
Coroner finds fugitive drowned in stream he used as escape route
A coroner has found a man involved in two police pursuits in New Plymouth in 2019 drowned in a stream he had previously used as an escape route.
