Robin Martin

More than a decade after they appeared in London's West End, the award-winning costumes from the musical Priscilla - Queen of the Desert are gracing the stage of the Showplace in New Plymouth. Video, Audio

Amid accusations of "blackmail' and "bullying" an extra-ordinary meeting of the New Plymouth council has approved a $50 million repair and upgrade to the quake-prone Yarrow Stadium.

Not doing so… Audio

The McIsaac sisters, Ann and Peggy, travelled from Stratford and Auckland respectively today to be reunited with their childhood home - and the wall-to-wall posters they put up as kids. Video, Audio

The cost to Waitara leaseholders of settling one of New Zealand's longest running land disputes is becoming clearer - and many are not happy about it.

They say the prices they are being quoted to buy… Audio

A 1960s pop-culture treasure trove has been uncovered during the renovations of a turn of the century (1901) villa in New Plymouth. When Katey Pittwood removed gib lining a bedroom in the Lemon Street… Audio

A world-leading roading trial in New Plymouth may offer a solution for the thousands of tonnes of difficult to recycle plastic grades - 3 through 7 - collected in New Zealand each year.

The plastics… Audio

With China and Malaysia no longer accepting foreign plastic waste, the race to work out what to do with our recycling is on. In a New Zealand-first, a 90 metre stretch of road there's been paved with… Audio

The government is being criticised for failing to remove thousands of cubic metres of asbestos and lead contaminated soil from a land-banked former hospital site in New Plymouth.

Te Atiawa has first… Audio

New Plymouth couple Carl and Kati Freeman have converted their quarter-acre section into a small-scale organic market garden and now they want to teach others how to do it too. Video, Audio

Taranaki is wrestling with it's economic future after the government banned new offshore oil exploration. Robin Martin asks if alternative fuels could be the region's saviour. Audio

The chef behind a first of its kind hangi eatery in Taranaki says she wants to help bring Māori kai into the culinary mainstream while giving something back to the community that raised her. Video, Audio

Big city folk struggling to find avocado in the shops, or those who have been left reeling at the prices being charged for them - up to $11 each - might want to consider a trip to New Plymouth.

An… Audio

A Taranaki pensioner fears he'll never sell his Onaero home - and his children will miss out on their inheritance - unless a rockwall at the coastal settlement is extended. New council assessments of… Audio

Four months out from the Rugby World Cup confusion reigns in parts of rugby heartland over where to watch the matches and what technology to use. Broadcast rights holder, Spark, is streaming all 48… Audio

Authorities in Taranaki are being called out for failing to resolve an impasse that has put part of a famous walkway off limits to the public. Video, Audio

Puke Ariki museum in New Plymouth is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its collection with a special exhibition. Whare Kahurangi - or house of treasured possessions - showcases the museum's taonga… Video, Audio

When 14-year-old George heard two Kunekune pigs were looking for a new home, he stepped up - adopting the porkers. It wasn't long before they became part of the family. Video, Audio