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.

A 55-year-old man has died at Hawera Police Station in Taranaki after being arrested following a family harm incident.

Big city folk left reeling at the prices being charged for them - up to $11 dollars each - might want to consider a trip to New Plymouth, where the fruit are just a couple of dollars.

The Taranaki Regional Council says a decision today to spend up to $50m to repair and upgrade the earthquake prone Yarrow Stadium means the province will soon be able to host major events again.

Ani Nohinohi's partner was driving when they were in a crash that killed seven people. Now, as the sole survivor, she's apologising.

The mayor who described the oil exploration ban as a "kick in the guts" for Taranaki seems more positive after the government's clean energy centre announcement - but not all locals were won over. Audio