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Taranaki runner wants to Dare to Dream

Taranaki ultra runner Jason Reid needs help to win the AMP Dare To Dream competition.

School lockdown after bat flaunted in altercation

"The school was just put into lockdown as a precaution ..."

Taranaki teens prove ready for a career on a farm

Taranaki teens are proving they have what it takes to take on farming life.

Last chance to save 2-year-old son

"You don't realise how much fight you have until you are faced with something like this."

Grieving farmer raises $70,000 for suicide prevention

After losing a son, John Herlihy threw his energy into fundraising for suicide prevention.

Woman dies after two-vehicle crash

The woman died at the scene.

'I'm alone': Widow's tribute to Taranaki school bus driver

Allan Campbell has been named as the bus driver that was killed in a bus crash yesterday.

Fatal Taranaki crash: Bus the same make as other incidents

The Mitsubishi Fuso is made by same manufacturer as those in other recent incidents.

School bus driver dies in Taranaki crash, 13 students injured

The person who died was the 69-year-old male bus driver.

Faces of a tragedy: Victims of Waverley crash horror

Ani Nohinohi is still fighting for her life after losing those closest to her.

The heroes who helped: Community rallies after horror crash

Beautiful sunny day ended in shocking deaths on a highway and community in mourning.

Crash victim turned 8 day before she died

Nivek Madams was surrounded by extended family as she died in Waikato Hospital.

Head-on collision near Waverley kills seven

Horror crash outside of Waverley kills seven people, with one more fighting for life.

Worst fatal in 13 years: Eight-year-old girl is seventh killed in horror crash

A seventh person has died overnight after the horror crash in Waverley.

Council given go ahead for fluoridation

The six-year legal battle has come to an end in the Supreme Court.

Taranaki's bold bid to be first predator-free region

Taranaki is making a play to be the first region to rid itself of pest predators.

Former Taranaki police officer pleads not guilty to 11 charges

Kimberlee Frederick Knight Vollmer appeared in New Plymouth District Court on the charges.

What would a Mt Taranaki eruption look like?

A Mt Taranaki eruption could see fast-moving, hot ash flows spreading kilometres around.