Missing man was "always pushing the limits", says shocked friend.

The family of a man missing at sea after the inflatable boat he was on capsized, say they are in limbo as they wait - and hope - to get him back.

Police have named the teenager who drowned in a Taranaki river yesterday.

Police have located the body of a man who was swept away while crossing Waiwhakaiho River near New Plymouth this afternoon.

WATCH: A South Taranaki couple have a wedding tale to tell the grandkids after ferocious weather destroyed their wedding marquee at the weekend.

"We will stop paying rates to Horizons, and use the money to fund free beer on Sundays!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.

While much of the world is focused on the United States and Donald Trump today, in the tiny township of Whangamomona in Taranaki, the focus is closer to home.

Northland DHB risks losing $1.5 million in elective surgery funding, chief doctor says

Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.

Firefighters are working to free someone from a crashed car in New Plymouth.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

Big support for jilted wife Gaylyne Fowler, who was convicted of objectionable behaviour for posting nude photos of her husband's lover across a small Taranaki town.

A service station attendant chased off a knife-wielding man.

A man with a crossbow who had been worrying police in Taranaki is now safely locked up.

A man with a crossbow is hiding from police in Taranaki. Police were called out to a house in Oxford Road at 4pm. They arrived at

Queensland Police haven't found any evidence suggesting third party involvement in the case of a NZ man who was found under an Australian train bridge with serious injuries.

A New Zealand man found under a bridge with a broken neck, back, ribs was allegedly attacked in Australia after rejecting the advances of a married man.

It is an uncontroversial fact that the state of the country's freshwater resources has for decades been moving towards ecological collapse.

As most Kiwis were partying to see the new year in, others were being born.

A baby girl born at 12.01 this morning is likely to hold the title of first New Zealander born in 2017. In fact, she could be the

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

The man who was critically injured in a milk tanker crash this morning has died.

One person has died and another two been badly injured in separate crashes as holiday traffic queues across the North Island.

Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.

What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.

Police have serious concerns for the occupant of the Waverley home which was destroyed by a fire on Monday.

A "body" discovered at a South Taranaki property completely destroyed by a fire yesterday was in fact the remains of an animal - but the search for the property's owner continues.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

A body has been discovered in the remains of a Taranaki home gutted by fire.

Organisers of a Christmas fireworks show in Taranaki say anyone who thinks they were hit by debris should contact them.