TravelRoom Check: Novotel, New PlymouthThe interior design is a questionable combination of pea soup green and floral. And don't expect to be able to lounge around in a robe, because there aren't any.13 Mar 09:00 PM
TravelNew Plymouth: Under the mountainThere's more to this town than pretty parks and coastal walks, writes Susan Strongman.28 Feb 08:00 PM
BusinessHSBC feels Asia slowdown in loan dropEight months after HSBC Holdings unveiled a $100 billion bet on Asia, crashing commodity prices and a slowing Chinese economy are checking Stuart Gulliver's ambitions.23 Feb 03:23 AM
New ZealandInjured paraglider pilot in stable conditionA paraglider pilot injured after crashing into rocks at a New Plymouth beach remains in a stable condition in hospital.16 Jan 10:30 PM
New ZealandPolice believe man hit by train had headphones onThe 27-year-old was killed just after 1pm near Weymouth Street while walking on the city's popular coastal walkway.12 Jan 01:02 AM
TravelNew Plymouth: Walking in their shoesLocals have their favourite tracks and are happy to point Donna McIntyrein the right direction.11 Dec 08:00 PM
New ZealandMan who filmed people in toilet namedA self-confessed porn addict who recorded people as they went to the toilet in New Plymouth, can now be named.10 Sep 11:44 PM
New ZealandCamper ban on whitebait fansStephen and Maureen Doy got a shock when they checked out their favourite whitebait possie in readiness for the opening of the season later this month.06 Aug 03:01 AM
New ZealandFishing trip ends in tragedyA man is dead after he was thrown from an inflatable boat on the Waitara River mouth in Taranaki earlier today.30 Jul 04:26 AM
New Zealand16 years jail for murdering motherA Stratford man who admitted to killing his mother will spend at least 16 years in jail.24 Jul 12:57 AM
New ZealandTaranaki's Len Lye Centre openingA bitter saga that has lasted more than four decades, cost about $20 million and divided a city will reach some kind of climax in New Plymouth over the weekend.23 Jul 07:57 PM
New ZealandAgent gives colleague cheap rentA real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.04 May 01:40 AM
New ZealandFatal crash through bridge barrierA man is dead after crashing a car through a bridge barrier and plummeting onto a car park.18 Apr 11:40 PM
EmploymentSacked worker paid out $9000A New Plymouth retail store sacked shop assistant Ericia Durning after she took home a car magazine without permission last year.16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDriver 'speechless' after car crushedA young New Plymouth man was left “speechless” after discovering a section of Pohutakawa tree had fallen on onto his new car.08 Apr 05:02 AM
New ZealandIPCA: Police shooting 'uncoordinated'A police response to an aggravated burglary in which a man died after he was Tasered, shot and beaten has been labelled "unplanned and uncoordinated".18 Feb 09:29 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle hay shed blazeFirefighters are working to control a blaze at a hay shed in New Plymouth this morning.21 Jan 06:43 PM
New ZealandOne killed in collision with busOne person is dead after a car collided with an Intercity bus at Awakino in Taranaki today.15 Dec 04:53 AM
New ZealandB&B owner told to stop filmingA New Plymouth bed and breakfast owner has been ordered to stop filming his neighbour and pay $7000 compensation by the Human Rights Tribunal.08 Oct 06:30 AM
KahuMaori-ward plan sparks 'separatist' warningNZ First leader Winston Peters has warned "separatism is coming to a council near you" .10 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandRest home, nurse faulted over deathA rest home company and an inexperienced graduate nurse have been faulted over the death of an elderly woman from dehydration and other disorders.01 Sep 05:00 PM
TravelKia ora: New PlymouthNamed for Plymouth in England, where many of the early colonial settlers came from. Taranaki is Maori for shining mountain.14 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandCleaner wrongly fired over 'threat' textA cleaner who reportedly told her boss she would send someone to him and the visit "wouldn't be nice" if he did not pay her was wrongly fired, the ERA has found.21 Jul 11:23 PM
New ZealandElderly crash victims namedAn elderly couple who died after they were hit by a car while crossing a Taranaki highway yesterday have been named by police.01 May 06:46 AM
