Taranaki

Hapū of Taranaki iwi want their interests along the region's western coast officially recognised, so they can continue to protect kaimoana when the current rāhui is no longer legally enforceable.

A judge says he has no doubt the odour would have been objectionable during inspections and affected residents would have been "revolted and distressed".

Lake Rotomanu remains closed to motorised boats, while efforts to eradicate the invasive gold clam are stalled.

Coastal ward councillor Janet Fleming, said that kind of behaviour had no place in South Taranaki.

One climber rescued by helicopter is in a critical condition and two are seriously injured.

A video shows about a dozen people approaching a police car, which then reverses, with people running after it. Video

It's the start of a three-stage project to bring daylight back to a section of the Huatoki Stream after almost a century under cover.

Dozens of sound systems seized by noise control officers in New Plymouth are about to go on sale at a charity op shop.

It aims to bring attention to legislative failures that enabled the exploitation of waterways and undermine hapū authority in enacting kaitiakitanga.

Trans-Tasman Resources' withdrew the application following a draft decision by an expert panel.

Community groups warn that a proposed LNG terminal at Port Taranaki risks a catastrophic explosion and should be built far from homes.

The victim was beaten and her head was stomped on during the brutal eviction.

A fire near New Plymouth's Bell block beach is now contained but an emergency alert has been sent to some people in the area telling them to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed.

The Olympics feature Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and Japan is famous for sumo - but in South Taranaki it is schwingen that rules supreme.

The man had been arguing with the woman when she asked him to leave their Taranaki home.

A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final.

In a draft decision, the fast-track approvals panel declined a 30-year plan to mine the South Taranaki Bight.

In a draft decision, the panel found there would be a credible risk of harm to marine life.

Five years after almost $20 million of funding was announced for a green hydrogen facility in South Taranaki construction is set to begin this month.