Robin Martin

The mayor of New Plymouth says Waka Kotahi has siphoned off half a billion dollars from Taranaki road funding over the past decade leaving the region's State Highways are falling apart.

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A former New Plymouth mayor says he can understand why no one has put their hand up to stand for the city's Māori ward. 

Andrew Judd championed the establishment of the ward but he questions why… Audio

Decorated helicopter pilot Alan Beck can add a further string to his bow - Swiss alp horn player.

The 73 year old - who became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in January - is the driving… Audio

A crowd of locals have given a behind the scenes look at Whanganui Port, ahead of its planned $50 million revamp.

It's the first community-led management project since the Whanganui River gained… Video, Audio

The New Plymouth mayor's failure to declare whether he's going to stand for a third term is fuelling speculation he's after a job at one of the new three waters entities.

Neil Holdom said he… Audio

A former New Plymouth mayor has criticised the council for lack of transparency over why its chief executive is absent from his post.

Craig Stevenson, who earns about $370,000 a year, is on leave for… Audio

A decision to introduce a targeted rate to help repair roads damaged by logging trucks is winning few friends in Taranaki.

Stratford District Council says the roads - some of which were designed for… Audio

A new traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing in Taranaki is be being described as a monument to a failed funding model.

Inglewood residents have campaigned for 20 years for the crossing on… Audio

A night in a luxury hotel is being used to entice staff at the Taranaki District Health Board to get a flu shot.

The DHB has declared itself a 'Fortress' against winter ailments.

Only about 50… Audio

An organisation which provides health education to young people says some rangatahi who vape are consuming as much nicotine as someone smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day.

The Life… Audio

A New Plymouth intermediate school is appealing to the community for help with what it says is a growing vaping problem.

Highlands Intermediate has disciplined 17 students so far this year for vaping… Audio

A New Plymouth drag performer says a torrent of abuse directed at a Rainbow Storytime event at the Puke Ariki Library in the city has left her dismayed.

Sunita Torrance and Daniel Lockett perform as… Audio

A leading music promoter says a proposal to increase the capacity at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth could put it among New Zealand's premier concert venues.

He wants the council to go one… Audio

When former Herald illustrations editor Rob Tucker put out a call for photos to auction for charity, photographers around the country responded with a stunning array of images which will be sold off… Audio

Celebrated for its bacon butties initiative, the Taranaki District Health Board has reached back into its culinary bag of tricks to help boost vaccinations rates.

This time, to mark the start of… Video, Audio

After more than four decades - the mystery of who are the two teenagers sparring with boxing legend Muhammad Ali, in a famous New Zealand Herald photograph, has been solved.

The world heavyweight… Audio

The "brotherhood" of New Zealand photojournalists has answered the call of a terminally-ill colleague to help out the cash-strapped Taranaki Hospice.

Rob Tucker - a former illustrations editor at the… Video, Audio

Advocates say refugees due to arrive in New Zealand from Australia and detention centres in Nauru will need to be treated with care and dignity.

In March, Australia agreed to allow 150 refugees to… Audio