Botched Taranaki hold-up: Grocery store worker threatened with knife
The attempted aggravated robbery in Hawera happened about 6.50pm tonight.
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Iwi collective chipping away at critical first vaccinations
Māori health providers say there are low daily numbers of first vaccinations.
Cabinet meets today to assess Covid traffic light settings
First Cabinet meeting of the year in New Plymouth to address imminent Omicron outbreak.
Cricket: Ex-Whanganui player part of winning CD side
The ex-Whanganui player featured in the CD under-19 women's team at the nationals
Multimedia artist showing works at Lockett Gallery
Rebekah Pearson is fascinated with collective nouns and the native birds of Aotearoa
Speedway: Young drivers to do battle in Oceanview 5000
Qualifying heats start at 3pm on Sunday with the finals and other racing from 6pm.
Police seek witnesses after hitch-hiking sexual assault near Pātea
The incident happened on Sunday, January 9, on SH3 between Hāwera and Pātea.
Iwi collective targets hesitancy about vaccinating children
Te Ranga Tupua is undertaking an online information blitz.
'It certainly woke me up': South Taranaki earthquake felt widely
"We certainly felt it. It certainly woke me up."
'Like a huge truck': Alert system predicted long, powerful 5.8 quake
Within 10 minutes more than 33,000 people around NZ had reported feeling it.
Off-road drivers to traverse Waitōtara Valley for charity
Manawatū 4WD Club safari aims to raise money for rural families and prostate cancer.
Iwi collective's mobile Covid-19 units cop anti-vaccination flak
Te Ranga Tupua says people who decide not to be vaccinated still need support.
Two local Freemasons celebrate 110 years' combined service
The Grand Master honours two local Masons during his visit to Whanganui.
Covid: More than half a million kids' vaccine doses arrive in NZ, 85 new community cases
So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Police urge vigilance over fake bank notes in Taranaki
Counterfeit bank notes are circulating around South Taranaki, police say.
Rapid response teams grapple with shortage of nurses
The effort to boost Māori Covid-19 vaccinations is being hampered by a shortage of nurses.
Covid: 19 new community cases, 43 cases at the border
Four more cases linked to an Auckland escort agency were reported yesterday.
Iwi collective's Covid-19 data system guides rapid response jab rollout
Mobile vaccination units can be sent "exactly to where the people really need us".
Person airlifted to safety in sea rescue at South Taranaki's Waverley Beach
Police were called to the incident about 11.40am on New Year's Day
Councils to make business case for North Island passenger rail
Cameron hopes group can meet Transport Minister Michael Wood before the end of January.
Okaiawa fire will have 'huge' impact on business, workers - mayor
The fire began about 11am on Boxing Day, spewing thick, black smoke into the air.
'The building is wiped out': Fire decimates Taranaki meat processing plant
The plant first caught fire around 11am today.
Harmful weed hornwort found in Waverley lake
The plant has the ability to severely hamper biodiversity.
Local Focus: South Taranaki company taking menopause supplements to Oz
MenoMe is exporting menopause-symptom supplements to Australia.
Whitmore said IPCA's report was some kind of vindication
Whitmore hopes some good would come out of Ball's death and police training would improve
Three Taranaki police officers failed in their duty of care to farm worker - IPCA
IPCA says Taranaki police officers failed in duty of care to Allen Ball
Taranaki outbreak: Majority of cases kids from local primary school
Five locations of interest in Hāwera have been announced.
74 new Covid cases, 1 death as Taranaki school cluster emerges
The person who died was being cared for at Tauranga Hospital.
Live: Covid cluster - 11 cases in one Taranaki school class
The district's mayor says there are 11 cases at one Eltham school.
New name for South Taranaki council's iwi committee
A name has been chosen after a year's consideration of options.
South Taranaki council donates $15K to anti-Three Waters campaign
The council has consistently been critical of the proposed reforms.
Students speak well at annual speech competition
Procrastination was the winning topic at the annual speech competition.
Live: 95 new community cases as two people in hospital die with virus
One person died at Middlemore Hospital overnight, and another at Auckland City Hospital.
Three new Covid cases in New Plymouth, trio of schools closed
The New Plymouth family have a known link to an existing case in Rotorua.