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Kia ora: Inglewood

In Taranaki, Elisabeth Easther finds a town with a playful history.

One dead in Taranaki house fire

A person has been found dead in a house fire in Taranaki.

Body found after Taranaki house fire

A person's body was found after a fierce house fire in Taranaki last night.

North Island slammed by heavy rain

Wild weather has swept across the North Island causing flooding in Taranaki and forcing one Auckland family to evacuate their home.

Fonterra fined $362k over pollution

Fonterra says it sets itself high environmental standards despite being fined $362,000 in two separate prosecutions for Resource Management Act breaches.

Fishing show helped save life

Dave Haskell's chance viewing of a fishing show may have been the difference between life and death.

Police name drowning victim

A man who drowned after being thrown from a boat on the Waitara River mouth in Taranaki yesterday has been named by police.

Dairy continues to open after attack

A brave Taranaki dairy owner is refusing to shut up shop despite being assaulted and robbed for the second time in a year.

Taranaki's Len Lye Centre opening

A 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.

Gran handcuffed during evacuation

A Taranaki grandmother says she was shoved to the ground and handcuffed by police after she objected to being evacuated due to flooding.

Floods: Govt pledges early relief funds

Millions of dollars in Government relief will be pumped into the flood-ravaged lower North Island, as authorities warn it could take weeks to clean up.

Month-long clean-up after floods

Flooding caused road and bridge closures, cut power to homes and forced people to spend night in emergency accommodation or with friends and family.

Roads reopened following widespread flooding

Roads closed by extensive flooding and slips in the lower North Island are reopening tonight, but transport authorities are warning motorists to take care.

Three charged over metal barrier death

Three men have been charged over the death of a woman who got out of her car to move metal barriers blocking a state highway.

Warring neighbours: Sentence appealed

A man with a mouth "like an open sewer" who drove his neighbours off their rural block says he spends too much time driving to do community work.

Taranaki tornado rips up trees

Wild weather causes extensive damage in Taranaki and the storm is due to hit Auckland later this morning. See photos of the impact inside.

Kia ora: Hawera

This South Taranaki town has some top-notch dining and several great museums.

Women killed in head-on collision named