New ZealandTaranaki crash leaves two injuredTwo people have suffered from moderate injuries after their vehicles crashed on State Highway 3 in Taranaki early this morning.25 Aug 08:44 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
NPCRugby: The day the dream endedStaring at the changing room floor of Invercargill's Rugby Park, trying to keep the nausea at bay, Shane Cleaver knew the day wasn't going to end well.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHostage siege shooting 'justified'The fatal police shooting of a man who barricaded himself into a Taranaki hotel during a 13-hour hostage siege was justified, the police watchdog says.06 Aug 11:35 PM
New ZealandRoad block death: Police seek manA man seen in the area where a Taranaki grandmother was struck and killed as she tried to remove barriers from a busy highway is being urged to contact police.05 Aug 10:02 PM
New ZealandRoad block death: Culprits told 'man up'The husband of a Taranaki grandmother killed while trying to remove barriers from a highway has urged those responsible to "man up" and come forward.04 Aug 08:12 PM
New ZealandWoman dies after road 'stupidly' blockedA woman was killed on a Taranaki highway after someone "stupidly" blocked a lane by intentionally placing barriers across the road, police say.04 Aug 01:01 AM
New ZealandPedestrian dies following crash in South TaranakiA woman was hit by a car and died on Waihi Rd, Normanby in South Taranaki last night.02 Aug 08:30 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 ZealandSo close, yet so far for adventurerScott Donaldson says he'll be 'irked for a long, long time' after he was rescued from high seas kilometres from completing a 3-month odyssey across the Tasman Sea in a kayak.12 Jul 01:32 AM
New ZealandInjured Kayaker reunited with wifeTranstasman kayaker Scott Donaldson has been reunited with his wife after being plucked from rough seas off the Taranaki coast this afternoon.11 Jul 06:06 AM
New ZealandBlue whale washes upA dead whale that has washed on to the shore of Taranaki is thought to weigh about 100 tonnes and is unlikely to be moved from its final resting spot.04 Jul 04:17 AM
New ZealandChaplain bashed saving 'God's money'A hospital chaplain was assaulted with a box cutter and a stick after telling a man attempting to rob his collection boxes, "You can't take God's money".26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHunt for man who attacked chaplainPolice have released a sketch of a man who allegedly assaulted a hospital chaplain with a box cutter this morning.26 Jun 07:10 AM
New ZealandSchool bus collides with carA bus driver and 10 children have been taken to Hawera Hospital after a school bus and a car collided in south Taranaki this afternoon.25 Jun 05:36 AM
New ZealandFire engulfs Taranaki houseFire has engulfed a Taranaki house this morning.06 Jun 11:33 PM
TravelKia ora: Egmont VillageElisabeth Easther finds a quiet town dominated by a mountain.29 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandDeath on drilling rig unexplainedThe death of a 39-year-old at an onshore oil rig in Taranaki today remains unexplained.11 May 08:35 AM
TravelTaumarunui: Off the main trunk lineElisabeth Easther took a quirky rail trip and has been singing the little engines' praises ever since.18 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandGovernment sets best-practice fracking guidelinesThe Government has just set best-practice guidelines for fracking in various parts of the country.27 Mar 10:02 PM
New ZealandMan dies after three-vehicle crashPolice said the crash occurred just before 7.30am at the intersection of Egmont and Bishop Roads, and involved a large truck, car and motorcycle.12 Feb 09:16 PM
