Robin Martin

The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.

DOC's Taranaki staff have awarded Rob Mills the… Video, Audio

Many ethnic groups have been missing community events and religious gatherings during lockdown and are looking forward to entering level 2. 

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin caught up with… Audio

Lockdown means different things to different people.

For many it's juggling Zoom meetings with childcare, and battling supermarket queues - others are hardly noticing a difference.

Taranaki… Audio

There were mixed feelings amongst essential workers finally able to get the Covid-19 jab at a mass vaccination event in New Plymouth today.

The Taranaki DHB is aiming to vaccinate about 7000… Video, Audio

Working from home during lockdown might free up time for a little DIY, a touch of gardening, the odd walk around the block or more time with the children.

For other workers its business as usual, or… Audio

Working from home during lockdown for many includes a little DIY, a touch of gardening, the odd walk around the block and more quality time with the children.

But for dairy farmers August is the… Audio

A 100-year-old was among those vaccinated against Covid-19 on the remote Taranaki-King Country boundary at Mōkau today.

Mere Wihongi's old enough to remember the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic - which… Video, Audio

Dozens of people have taken advantage of a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Waitara in North Taranaki set up to boost immunisation rates following the community outbreak of the Delta variant in… Audio

Māori health providers in Taranaki fear disinformation spread via social media is partly to blame for the poor vaccination rates among Māori in the region.

Currently only 1366 Taranaki Māori aged… Audio

Independent midwives are being forced to work for weeks on end without pay because of delays in getting police clearances - some are even being told they can't practice. They say they're having to… Audio

Exiled from the quake-prone Yarrow Stadium the Taranaki Bulls made an emotional return to New Plymouth at the weekend, and made a little bit of history while they were at it.

The provincial rugby… Audio

Thousands of people are expected to turn up to New Zealand's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event at Stratford today and tomorrow.

The Taranaki District Health Board is hoping to give a first… Audio

New Zealand is marking 100 years of free dental care for children this year.

The service has helped improve the oral health of the nation, but for many older Kiwis it will always be associated -… Audio

It's not a normal activity for road builders but saving long tailed bats is something they're focusing on in Taranaki.

The Transport Agency is looking at filling-in the roosts of the critically… Audio

Taranaki appears to have dodged another Covid-19 bullet - with no cases found after the virus was detected in New Plymouth wastewater.

But locals aren't taking anything for granted with hundreds… Audio

Health authorities are hoping more people will turn up in Taranaki today for a Covid-19 test.

Testing stations are due to open in the next hour. Extra testing sites have been set up after traces of… Audio

Ports of Auckland has received a request from a deep-sea fishing vessel with two Covid-19-infected crew members onboard.

The Spanish-flagged Viking Bay is in limbo off the coast of Taranaki, but the… Audio

New Zealand's latest Covid-19 scare has increased calls for a faster vaccine rollout.

Two infected fishermen are isolating off the coast of Taranaki after spending five hours travelling by minibus to… Audio