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![Terrible twister sucks out teen's room](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terrible twister sucks out teen's room
Chenye Hughes was asleep in her conservatory when a tornado tore through her New Plymouth...
![Taranaki starts tornado clean-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taranaki starts tornado clean-up
Firefighters have been working flat out in New Plymouth today assessing the damage after two tornadoes tore through the city early this morning.
![Woman missing in New Plymouth located](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman missing in New Plymouth located
Police say an elderly woman who sneaked out of a New Plymouth rest home, checked herself into a motel for the night.
![Country singer in smash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Country singer in smash
A country music singer was killed when his car was sliced in two by a double-decker truck yesterday.
![Fatal crash closes section of SH3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal crash closes section of SH3
One person is dead after a crash involving a truck and a car on State Highway 3 south of Uruti this morning.
![Sending a gift horse to the knacker's yard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sending a gift horse to the knacker's yard
Apparently, rocking horses around New Zealand have been gradually culled from playgrounds in recent years.
![Bakery town fears for future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bakery town fears for future
Residents worry big bakery's receivership will cost them jobs and a local identity.
![Te Ururoa Flavell: The shark who bit Hone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Te Ururoa Flavell: The shark who bit Hone
Te Ururoa Flavell was the catalyst for Hone Harawira's sacking from the Maori Party. Chris Barton talks to the hammerhead from Waiariki
![Power-cable failure at rig triggers $95m claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power-cable failure at rig triggers $95m claim
Budget documents reveal a power cable to the Kupe gas and oil field has failed and is the subject of a $95 million insurance claim.
![Crash kills cow, sparks shed fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crash kills cow, sparks shed fire
A freak series of events has seen a Taranaki farmer lose a cow, but save his milking shed from fire.
![DOC orders driveway shift after Maori graves found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DOC orders driveway shift after Maori graves found
A Taranaki family have been told to move their 100-year-old driveway after the Department of Conservation found it runs across 160-year-old Maori warrior graves.
![Taranaki: Coastal ramblings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taranaki: Coastal ramblings
Liz Light discovers the delights of windy and wave-pounded Taranaki.
![Teen killed in Easter car crash named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen killed in Easter car crash named
Police have named a 19-year-old Taranaki man killed when the car he was driving crashed into trees on Sunday evening.
![Flag may be gone for good, RSA says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flag may be gone for good, RSA says
Anzac Day theft angers war veterans, who see it as an insult to servicemen and their families.