Robin Martin

The New Plymouth community has again found itself at the centre of a covid scare after two infected fishermen boarded a ship at the city's port. Nine foreign sailors flew into Auckland on Monday, and… Audio

A tiny wrestling club in South Taranaki is nurturing future champions on an unusual piece of Olympic memorabilia that it uses on a weekly basis.

The Alton Olympic Wrestling Club used… Audio

Tired of waiting to be contacted about Covid-19 vaccination appointments, pensioners and people with underlying health issues are skipping the queue and making their own arrangements.

The official… Audio

The mayor of Stratford fears rural GPs in Taranaki will be overwhelmed by the Covid 19 vaccination rollout to the general population.

The Medical Association agrees and says the vaccine rollout will… Audio

Horowhenua residents and businesses have been warned the district will run out of clean drinking water if they don't drastically reduce or stop using it altogether.

Heavy rain over the weekend has… Audio

In a case of art imitating real life - or perhaps vice versa - an engineer, an electrician and a pipeline designer are part of a troupe about to tread the boards in a New Plymouth based amateur… Audio

When the Taranaki Bulls run out for their first match of the provincial rugby championship in August there will be one glaring omission on the team sheet.

The man behind the Ferdinand the Bull mask… Video, Audio

A plan to introduce an hour's free parking in the New Plymouth CBD has got both vehicle and business owners scratching their heads.

The problem is there's a trade off, pushing paid parking out… Video, Audio

The New Zealand Olympics Committee is celebrating a landmark moment, with Laurel Hubbard set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the games.

Hubbard is part of the five-strong… Audio

New Plymouth commuters could be forgiven for being a little distracted this morning - as one of the city's more notable landmarks - Len Lye's Wind Wand sculpture - dangled from a helicopter on its way… Video, Audio

A New Plymouth charity that redistributes surplus food to those in need has people queuing for hours at its two pop-up centres.

On The House says the demand is so great it has been forced to bring in… Audio

The soothing sounds of the islands greeted a steady stream of people at special Covid-19 vaccination clinic set up for the Pasifika community in Taranaki today. The Whiteley Methodist Church in New… Audio

Three Taranaki police officers have been found not guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died in custody at the Hawera police station.

The three officers have name suppression since being charged… Video, Audio

A defence lawyer representing one of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter says her client is an excellent officer who simply made a mistake.

Two years ago, Allen Ball died at the… Audio

A jury's been told a man who died in custody likely would have survived if he had have got the medical treatment he needed.

Three Taranaki police officers are on trial charged with manslaughter, over… Audio

The Department of Conservation is asking the public to report vandals and fly-tippers desecrating Te Kuiti's Mangaokewa Reserve - a site sacred to the Ngāti Rora hapū.

Caves in the Waitomo reserve… Audio

The boss of a composting and worm farming business in North Taranaki says he's very likely to appeal a decision which removes his right to operate.

Remediation New Zealand has been told by a hearing… Audio

An independent review of air quality at a controversial composting and worm farming business in Taranaki has found there is most likely a relationship between illness in the community and odours… Audio

An independent review of air quality at a controversial composting and worm farming business in Taranaki has found there is most likely a relationship between illness in the community and odours… Audio