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Reuben Paterson's work Ki te Aroha e Ipo goes under the hammer tonight to raise money for the Taranaki Women's refuge.

Couple reunited after they "missed and missed and then finally we didn't miss".

The Kiwi cat that thinks it is a sheep has gone global.

Traffic on SH3 south of Mokau will be down to one lane for some time, NZTA says, warning travellers to expect minor delays.

State Highway 3, south of Mokau, is on track to be re-opened tomorrow afternoon following a major slip.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Motorists say lack of information about closed roads around Taranaki added more than six hours to their journey.

Michelle Kennard was raring to vote in Taranaki elections - unfortunately she was sent information on Northland candidates.

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

A group of tourists caught up in an avalanche on Mt Taranaki are recovering after their ordeal yesterday.

The trio of tourists rescued from Mt Taranaki were caught in a flurry of snow ice and rock - just as they were about to be winched off the mountain.

A reef offshore from Patea is not being explored in order to find life forms that seabed mining could endanger - but that may be one

The uncle of a Taranaki teen missing since his boat capsized six days ago has praised the support of the community, as the search continues for the 18-year-old's body.

The search for a missing 18-year-old man whose boat flipped off the coast of Taranaki is now a recovery operation. A police spokeswoman

The search for a missing 18-year-old off the coast of New Plymouth will resume at 7am.

Searchers scour the water for a man is missing off the Taranaki coast after a small boat capsized this morning.

Two people are injured after their car clipped a milk tanker just south of Taranaki.

The motorcyclist died at the scene atf Opunake Rd between Hastings Rd and Palmer Rd near Stratford.

A Taranaki nurse who spent 10 years in a US prison for aggravated robbery - then lied about it to the NZ Nursing Council - has had his practising licence cancelled.

Torrential rain had flooded a section of a Wellington highway and more severe weather is expected to come this afternoon.

Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Parihaka in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.

Education futurist Frances Valintine fears New Zealand risks being left behind in the global digital revolution.

A mid-winter mission in a muscle car is just the ticket, writes Alanah Eriksen.

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.

A 78-year-old man who died alone in his Wellington apartment was surrounded by family when lowered into his final resting place.

Judith Collins' decision to suspend Ngapari Nui's voluntary work in Whanganui Prison could have far-reaching consequences, crime and

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

Members of Ngati Ruanui iwi are infuriated their kaumatua Ngapari Nui has been stood down from voluntary work at a prison because of his Black Power affiliations.