Taranaki

New Plymouth Raceway fears damage to its horse racing track could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair.

Its new billboard in New Plymouth encourages queer men to get regular swabs as part of STD tests, to check for common diseases like gonorrhoea and chlamydia.

It has emerged that Beach Energy Resources is the subject of an ongoing investigation into its operation at the Kupe gas field off the coast of Taranaki.

The death of a man found in the early hours of Saturday has sparked a homicide investigation.

Some hapū of Ngāruahine are heading to the Appeal Court with Greenpeace to seek tighter controls on a plan to make hydrogen from wind-powered electricity in South Taranaki.

The Health and Disability Commissioner's office says a junior Taranaki doctor's competence may need to be reviewed.

A 1.1km cable on 28-metre supports is being set up to transport workers and materials to the remote Mt Messenger Bypass roading project site in Taranaki. Video

While the cost of living has rocketed in recent years, so too has the cost of death. Yet, it's often an afterthought for most New Zealanders.

Master Electricians is warning that young people using a DIY method to recharge disposable vaping devices risk them exploding in their hands.

Up to 7000 punters are expected this weekend at the 10th anniversary of what is now Australasia's largest tattoo festival.

A joint iwi-council bid to build a multipurpose community and sports centre in Manāia is a step closer to reality.

The story of five carved tōtara panels once hidden in a Taranaki swamp before being stolen and taken to New York, Geneva and London is the subject of a new book launched in New Plymouth.

A man who saw a tornado pass close to his home this morning says it's never something you get used to.

Organic farmer John Earney has been hosting WWOOFers on his Taranaki farm for ten years. "Willing Workers on Organic Farms or World Wide Workers on Organic Farms but I say willing workers because if…

A dioxin researcher says a close eye will need to be kept on the global chemicals company's promise to clean up a controversial plant in New Plymouth.

The 45-year-old man had been working in a privately-owned forest block when he died in August 2019.

The South Taranaki man posed as a business owner to fraudulently claim a series of Covid-19 wage subsidy payments.

Māori wards have been only half successful in Taranaki, with voter turnout for the new wards a third lower than overall turnout across the region.

Opponents of the Mt Messenger bypass project in Taranaki are claiming they have bought an old section of state highway they were trespassed from earlier this month.