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The operator says it could also affect human health and the environment.

A gun has been fired at the distinctive orange ute of a controversial New Plymouth councillor leaving it pock-marked Audio

So far, the "transformation" has cut $7 million from the operating budget, the district council's chief executive says.

Police have released the name of the man who died following an altercation in Waitara yesterday.

"One of the cops nudge[d] it with his foot, and I thought, he's not going to nudge it if it's a body."

The extent of contamination at a controversial chemical plant has been revealed after a report 'lost' since the late 1990s emerged.

The first phase of the project will see 14,400 solar panels installed generating enough power for 2000 homes for a year.

Police were called to the scene in Taranaki after calls from neighbours, a detective inspector says.

The drinking water supply at Taranaki Base Hospital's maternity unit has been given the all-clear follow pipe repairs and subsequent testing.

The North Island is in the firing line for heavy rain and a cold snap later this week.

New Plymouth's mayor and elected officials have chalked up close to $70,000 in expenses in the first six months of 2024.

Test results in June indicated a higher than usual iron content reading in the affected area at Taranaki Base Hospital.

Gavin "Brick" Midgley has been playing rugby since 1981 - but won't decide if he will make it to 50 years of the sport until next season nears.

The popular programme's first Chaser, aka The Dark Destroyer, was "like the rest of us, no clue at all", his own teammates at the local quiz said. Audio

G-strings at pools aren't going anywhere in New Plymouth, with the council saying it won't change swimwear rules, despite a mum's campaign against the skimpy bikinis. Audio

A mother's call to ban g-string bikinis being paraded at New Plymouth's popular public pool has divided opinion across the city.

A dcotor says elderly people are most vulnerable to getting the virus, yet they miss out once they turn 66. Audio

Tucked away on a side street, a South Taranaki business has cut the ribbon on a 900 square metre state-of-the-art tunnel house.