Taranaki

Name suppression has lapsed for a former Taranaki pastor facing indecent assault charges.

The first study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region.

Two years to the day after her eldest child died in a suspected suicide a New Plymouth woman has been jailed on charges of neglect, cruelty and violence against her children.

Final plans for the strengthening and redevelopment of Taranaki Cathedral in New Plymouth - which include an education centre focusing on its role in the Taranaki land wars - have been revealed.

A New Zealander who spent 18 years working in a senior position on oil rigs says he and others, were snubbed and foreign workers favoured for jobs in Taranaki.

New Plymouth's Mayor says there are plenty of skilled people in the region to take on senior jobs on oil rigs without having to hire offshore.

A person has been critically injured after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Hāwera in South Taranaki.

Award-winning costumes from the original West End production of the hit musical Priscilla - Queen of the Desert are gracing a New Plymouth stage.

One of the rugby clubs involved in a brawl following a premier grade match in New Plymouth this month has apologised for its part in the fracas.

A rugby player in Taranaki has been suspended for eight weeks while several other players and a club official face sanctions for their role in a brawl.

An outgoing New Plymouth councillor has criticised the number of "spin doctors" employed at the district council.

Two Taranaki councillors have been linked to a farm breaching effluent discharge consents, but that barely received a mention at a council meeting today.

A 1960s pop-culture treasure trove has been uncovered during renovations of a turn-of-the-century villa in New Plymouth.

A Taranaki man who threatened DOC staff and threatened to release deer into DOC estate has been jailed for five years.

At first glance the 90-metre strip of slick-black asphalt leading up to New Plymouth's famous Pukekura Park doesn't look anything out of the ordinary - but it is.

Three companies have been fined a total of $204,000 for discharges of effluent and silage leachate, and farmers are being warned dirty dairy practices will not be tolerated.

The government should put its money where its mouth is and help set up a specialist tertiary institute focusing on environmental and energy sciences, New Plymouth's mayor says.