Taranaki

Protesters have blockaded the entrance to a Ballance Agri Nutrients factory in Taranaki, saying they are preventing the distribution of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.

An independent engineer's report recommending a $2.5 million repair job on a 40-year-old stormwater culvert near State Highway 3 in New Plymouth, has drawn attention to the vulnerable state of the…

Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern has swept through Taranaki today to launch the new energy centre and announce $48m for infrastructure.

A $20 million contribution to the earthquake strengthening and upgrade of Yarrow Stadium is the big-ticket item in a $48 million government infrastructure spend in Taranaki.

A controversial New Plymouth councillor says he will spearhead a citizens-initiated referendum against the formation of a Māori ward in the city if no one else steps up to the plate.

More than 50 percent of people who responded to a survey on the future of the New Plymouth Raceway want Taranaki Racing's existing rent and rates free lease terminated.

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether 50 million tonnes of the South Taranaki Bight seabed can be mined each year.

Taranaki farmers - among them a former All Black - have been taking a crash course in Regenerative Agriculture at workshops around the province.

A name change more than 20 years ago is putting the 120-year history of horse racing in New Plymouth in doubt.

A fisherman has faced a barrage of criticism for causing the death of the protected species, but the Department of Conservation says he did the right thing by reporting it.

New Zealand's longest-serving local body chief executive has sat through his final council meeting and been farewelled into retirement.

Questions are being asked about why a government initiative promised last year for Taranaki has yet to materialise with critics saying it's become bogged down in bureaucratic red tape.

People searching for work in Taranaki have been offered a new platform to help find employment.

The settlement of Parihaka in Taranaki is being given $14 million to build a visitors centre to preserve its history of non-violent resistance. Audio

In a nod to the times, the three artists chosen for the Govett-Brewster / Len Lye Centre's 2020 Artists In Residence programme - will work from home.

Taranaki hydrogen company, Hiringa Energy, and global trading and investment enterprise, Mitsui & Co have signed a strategic alliance to jointly pursue commercial hydrogen-related projects in New…

Three Taranaki police officers have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter while appearing at the High Court in New Plymouth.

The Regional Economic Development Minister has blamed iwi sensitivities and Department of Conservation red tape for the lack of progress on the $13.3 million Taranaki Crossing project.

The budget for the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment and strengthening project in Whanganui will cost almost $15 million more than estimated in 2016.