Taranaki

Taranaki farmers are being warned they need to do more to meet environmental standards after 58 farms were found to be in breach of their consents.

The New Plymouth District Council faces a hefty bill to replace one of the furnaces at its crematorium because it has been emitting black smoke.

A Taranaki farming couple who said they couldn't afford to pay a $45,000 fine for dirty dairying have lost their appeal against the penalty.

It's not just fishermen and families enjoying the water this summer. Video, Audio

The New Plymouth mayor has cited ageing infrastructure as a reason for a sewage spill that killed dozens of fish and eels. Audio

Residents of Bell Block in New Plymouth are outraged after a 1.5m litre sewage spill from a council pumping station left the Mangati Stream running white and killed dozens of fish and eels.

New Zealand-grown junipers, once in vogue in gardens across the country, seem to have disappeared and there's no seed stock left - so a gin distilling start-up is launching a search for any still… Audio

Three more popular Taranaki swimming spots have been issued with health warnings because of elevated E. coli bacteria levels.

About 100 litres of a liquid thought to be diesel has spilled into the sea near New Plymouth today.

Surfers and hapū in coastal Taranaki say they are horrified at an algae bloom that is clogging the area's rivers and streams this summer.

Murray Chong, who posted on social media that he was ashamed of singing the national anthem in te reo, has apologised for his comments.

The TSB Festival of Lights in New Plymouth has attracted record numbers this summer.

The E coli contamination of popular Taranaki swimming spots has saddened the area's medical officer of health.

Taranaki residents are snapping up thousands of traps as the province embraces an ambitious initiative to eradicate predators from the mountain's ring plain. Audio

Numerous locations across the Taranaki district have had warnings about water quality posted.

Surfers aged between 9 and 72 have been rubbing shoulders with World Surf League competitor Ricardo Christie at the National Championships in Taranaki this week.

Surfing is often seen as limited to those who are able to handle the ocean with ease, but now a Taranaki programme is tapping into the culture to teach self-confidence to people from all walks of…