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Blue whale washes up
A dead whale that has washed on to the shore of Taranaki is thought to weigh about 100 tonnes and is unlikely to be moved from its final resting spot.
Chaplain bashed saving 'God's money'
A hospital chaplain was assaulted with a box cutter and a stick after telling a man attempting to rob his collection boxes, "You can't take God's money".
Hunt for man who attacked chaplain
Police have released a sketch of a man who allegedly assaulted a hospital chaplain with a box cutter this morning.
School bus collides with car
A bus driver and 10 children have been taken to Hawera Hospital after a school bus and a car collided in south Taranaki this afternoon.
Death on drilling rig unexplained
The death of a 39-year-old at an onshore oil rig in Taranaki today remains unexplained.
Taumarunui: Off the main trunk line
Elisabeth Easther took a quirky rail trip and has been singing the little engines' praises ever since.
Government sets best-practice fracking guidelines
The Government has just set best-practice guidelines for fracking in various parts of the country.
Man dies after three-vehicle crash
Police said the crash occurred just before 7.30am at the intersection of Egmont and Bishop Roads, and involved a large truck, car and motorcycle.
Family begged victim to leave partner
The family of a former New Zealand woman had pleaded with her repeatedly to leave the man who allegedly killed her in Australia.
Kiwi charged with murder
A young mum who grew up in New Zealand was allegedly killed by her Kiwi partner in a domestic dispute in Melbourne over the weekend.
Forgotten towns see new life
Rural adventures are reviving small-town New Zealand, writes Elisabeth Easther.
Fire destroys Taranaki house
A house was destroyed by fire in the small Taranaki town of Okaiawa last night.
Pair had no hope in tiny hole: guide
The two mountaineers who died on Mt Taranaki had little chance of surviving for two nights and a day in their shallow hole in the hard snow and freezing wind, says a leading local guide.
Climbers die on mountain
One of two climbers who died after being trapped on Mt Taranaki this weekend had texted her father saying she didn't expect to survive.
Two trapped in snowcave
Two Auckland climbers are facing a second night in a snow cave on Mount Taranaki with no overnight equipment, after rescuers were driven back by foul weather today.
Bus collision: Dead driver named
A woman killed in a collision with a school bus in Taranaki yesterday was a young German national.
Woman dies, kids hurt in bus collision
Terrified school children screamed and cried as their bus collided with a car, its windscreen shattered and it began to fill with smoke.
One killed in bus collision
A crash between a schoolbus and car has left a woman dead and an 8-year-old girl with critical injuries.