Claudio Da Costa, 47, told MPI investigators he used scissors because it was a 'quick and cheap fix for the problem'.

Taranaki drivers tackling the dreaded parallel park could be forgiven for thinking some spaces in New Plymouth are impossible to get into.

One New Plymouth family were gifted a trampoline after high winds blew it into their property.

Support is growing for two swimmers who failed to make the cut for the Rio Olympics.

A hikoi of almost 1000 people arrived at Parihaka marae today, led by "recovering racist" and New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd.

Eli Orzessek stays at a Taranaki hotel with free mountain bikes.

A truck carrying up to 2000 litres of human poo has rolled and landed on train tracks in Taranaki.

Water poured through the roof at the Omahanui Private Hospital in New Plymouth and left the wheelchair bay in tatters.

A pair of tourists had a lucky escape after their campervan had its side ripped open in a collision caused by wandering cattle.

The interior design is a questionable combination of pea soup green and floral. And don't expect to be able to lounge around in a robe, because there aren't any.

There's more to this town than pretty parks and coastal walks, writes Susan Strongman.

Eight months after HSBC Holdings unveiled a $100 billion bet on Asia, crashing commodity prices and a slowing Chinese economy are checking Stuart Gulliver's ambitions.

A paraglider pilot injured after crashing into rocks at a New Plymouth beach remains in a stable condition in hospital.

The 27-year-old was killed just after 1pm near Weymouth Street while walking on the city's popular coastal walkway.

Locals have their favourite tracks and are happy to point Donna McIntyrein the right direction.

A self-confessed porn addict who recorded people as they went to the toilet in New Plymouth, can now be named.

A Stratford man who admitted to killing his mother will spend at least 16 years in jail.

A bitter saga that has lasted more than four decades, cost about $20 million and divided a city will reach some kind of climax in New Plymouth over the weekend.

A real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.

A man is dead after crashing a car through a bridge barrier and plummeting onto a car park.

A New Plymouth retail store sacked shop assistant Ericia Durning after she took home a car magazine without permission last year.

A young New Plymouth man was left “speechless” after discovering a section of Pohutakawa tree had fallen on onto his new car.

A police response to an aggravated burglary in which a man died after he was Tasered, shot and beaten has been labelled "unplanned and uncoordinated".

Firefighters are working to control a blaze at a hay shed in New Plymouth this morning.