Warning over toxic chemicals on New Plymouth beach
An official feared children could die if they came into contact with the toxic chemicals.
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School holidays off to wet and windy start - thunderstorms and rain forecast
It may be time for parents to bring out board games for children.
Traffic building as Easter holidaymakers head home, warnings of 'chaotic' weather
Holiday commuters can expect gridlocked roads as they return home on Easter Monday.
Lightning, gales and downpours expected as thunderstorms brew in Tasman Sea
Forecaster warns that gales could be damaging.
'Chaotic': Fresh weather warnings as 40mm of rain an hour set to lash parts of NZ
Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty all in firing line for thunder tonight.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: It was a deliberate way of oppressing Māori and that racist legislation
Māori can stay on the general roll or switch to the Māori role before July 13
'Drunken jealousy': Woman jailed for torching partner's home has sentence quashed
Suspicious her partner was cheating, she attacked the man and then set fire to his home.
'Squatter': Notorious Black Power member fails in fight against eviction, again
Kevin Moore claims he is a descendant of the coastal land and has a right to live on it.
Man in court accused of shooting at police in lengthy armed stand-off
The 33-year-old was arrested after a lengthy impasse with police.
Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga
The park will be governed jointly by Ngā iwi o Taranaki and the Minister of Conservation,
Wild weather: Wet weekend for many – but how’s Easter looking?
Heavy rain expected in some parts of NZ today.
‘No more Egmont’: Taranaki Maunga officially welcomed at Treaty settlement
The deal consigns the name Egmont to the history books.
'Humiliating': Mongrel Mob member forced stranger into sex act in own home
The victim suffers ongoing nightmares and fears for her safety.
Charges laid in two-car fatal crash
The two-car crash near Motunui killed two and injured four others in November.
Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step
The Treaty of Waitangi settlement will be initialled on Friday.
Taranaki Trusts create affordable whānau housing plan
Two Taranaki trusts look to help whānau into their own homes.
Firefighters battle house fire near Waverley
Crews from Waverley, Pātea and Hāwera responded to the blaze.
Crowd goes mad for Womad
Music, dance, food, poetry, art - the best of it all was on show at Womad NZ 2023
Womad review: 20 years of trying something new
Upwards of 15k people attended each of the festival's three days.
Waverley Primary School celebrates 150th anniversary
A parade put on to honour the school had people lining the towns main street.
Womad returns to New Plymouth on 20th anniversary
Womad returns to Brooklands Park in New Plymouth on Friday night.
Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms
They fear future tension between them.
Weather: Cold front to be followed by two cracker days midweek
The South Island is copping heavy rain and strong winds today.
On edge: Council refuses to fix land slip beside family home
Mayor says concerns about 'setting a precedent' mean there will be no help.
Beaten, chained and dragged by a car: Farmers jailed for 'savage' murder of colleague
The men beat the father-of-three, chained him to a car, and dragged him 1km across gravel.
Watch: Tensions boil-over with patched gangsters as Mob boss jailed for 'cold-hearted' murder
The patched gangsters shouted the Nazi cry Sieg Heil as the gang president left court.
Tensions boil-over with patched gangsters as Mob boss jailed for 'cold-hearted' murder
The patched gangsters shouted the Nazi cry Sieg Heil as the gang president left court.
Kiwi sprint star smashes records at national champs
Zoe Hobbs set a New Zealand and Oceania record - and it was only the heats.
Esteemed Whanganui kapa haka groups finish competition on a high
Te Reanga Mōrehu O Rātana won the choral section at Te Matatini.
Historic Māori storage pits found in South Taranaki
"You don’t see te ao Māori here anywhere. But you’re standing on it.”
Iwi underwrite construction of new visitor centre on Mt Taranaki
Iwi invests in construction of new visitor centre
Concerning levels of nitrate in 60% of NZ freshwater sources
GNS study reveals widespread cases of nitrate levels above key threshold for health risk.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Woman confronts man who sexually abused her as a child
He told her it was their "little secret" and would often buy her McDonalds aftward.