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North Taranaki: Enchanting coastline
In an area somewhere north of Taranaki James Russell has found a place that stills the heart and mind.
You're nicked! MP takes law into his own hands
The long arm of the law also has a very long memory, and Whanganui MP Chester Borrows showed just...
NZ surfer attacked by shark off Taranaki coast
A surfer was left with 10 bloody tooth-marks after being attacked by a shark off the coast of...
Parihaka, Taranaki, New Zealand
This settlement near Mt Taranaki was once one of the largest Maori villages in New Zealand, but on November 5, 1881, Government troops invaded in a final attempt to break up the community so the land could be confiscated and surveyed. The troops arrived with cannons but were met with only passive resistance, including children singing and offering food. Parihaka's chiefs, Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi, were arrested and the village was destroyed. Today, some of the descendants of those who lived at Parihaka in the 1800s are attempting to make the community self-sufficient once more.
Parihaka: Keeping the peace
Parihaka's people still preserve its tradition of hospitality, writes Pamela Wade.
Oil companies reassure East Coast communities on 'fracking'
Canadian oil company Apache has been talking up the prospects for onshore oil finds on the North Island's East Coast and is trying to play concerns about fracking and the local environment.