Robin Martin

The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and newcomer for National David MacLeod.

National held the seat - which stretches… Audio

A proposal for $17 million worth of safe walking and cycling routes in New Plymouth is dividing the city.

Schools say dedicated cycle lanes will improve children's safety, but businesses fear loss of… Audio

Going to work to lose money.' Dairy farmers around the country say they'll be tightening their belts after international diary prices crashed to their lowest levels in nearly five years overnight… Video, Audio

The group behind a potential $5 billion offshore wind farm in the South Taranaki Bight has opened an information office in Hāwera to help convince locals of the project's value.

Taranaki Offshore… Audio

The government's heavy-hitters hit full campaign mode today when they visited Taranaki. Both the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and his deputy Carmel Sepuloni played on their family histories as they… Audio

Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.

National grid… Audio

Heritage enthusiasts and former residents are horrified vandals are running amok in a historic building in New Plymouth while its future is still up in the air.

The Barrett Street Nurses' Home has… Audio

The Ministry of Health is refusing to correct mistakes in its Paritutu Serum Dioxin study and has instead shut down access to data revealing the errors.

From the 1960s through to 1987, Ivon Watkins… Audio

The New Plymouth Council is spearheading an unusual attempt to draw attention to the nation's pothole-riddled highways.

It has gained approval from Parliament for a poll asking whether the government… Audio

Around the motu : Robin Martin in Taranaki Audio

New Plymouth is about 240 kilometres away from the nearest Fifa Women's World Cup venue. But that hasn't stopped world cup fever gripping the city, especially amongst youngsters in love with the… Video, Audio

Two cultures came together as as the Zambian women's football team was officially welcomed to Aotearoa with a powhiri at Turangawaewae Marae at Ngaruawahia. But even the combination of waiata and… Audio

There were passionate scenes at the New Plymouth council chambers as councillors came under attack for allowing fluoride to be put back in the district's water supply.

Anti-fluoride placards were… Audio

A New Plymouth solo mum, whose three kids are camping out in the living room to avoid their cold, damp and mouldy bedrooms, is dismayed her rental passed a Healthy Homes inspection.

This despite the… Audio

Communal showers, urinals and pitches knee-deep in mud will be a thing of the past for many kiwi footballers. There's been a $20 million investment in 30 sporting facilities around the country ahead… Video, Audio

A New Plymouth emergency housing provider says a council survey asking what can be done about the city's housing crisis feels like a cruel joke.

The council is asking residents for feedback on five… Audio

A former employee of a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth wonders if the death of his first child from spina bifida was related to his time working there.

The multi-national company Dow is… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has pushed ahead with an average rates rise of 12.4 percent despite being faced with an at times hostile Civic Centre crowd. Robin also has the latest on what's… Audio

A former employee at a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth has described working inside a reactor wearing little more than overalls and rubber gloves for protection.

Dow, an American… Audio

It's been Wacky Wednesday at the National Indoor Bowls Championship being played out in New Plymouth this week. And that meant many bowlers ditched the club polo for a cape and tights. Our Taranaki… Video, Audio