Latest from Taranaki

Mum's grief over 30-year-old's homicide: 'She was unrecognisable'

Brenda Reuben urges anyone with information about her daughter's death to contact police.

Fatal two-vehicle crash on SH3 at Waitotara

The road will be closed for some time and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

Museum Notebook: The life of 'Dr Ann'

Ann Evans, who worked with Florence Nightingale, was a midwife and nurse in this region.

Wind farm build begins before year's end

Final preparations, decisions - wind farm build could start in October.

Collegiate are off to the CNI final

Four tries to two victory for the home side in their semifinal win over Francis Douglas.

Football: Scoring blitz sinks City

Leslie scores seven minute hat-trick to stun Wanganui City.

Players earn Heartland spots with Saracens win

Very good preseason win over a team that had been destroying other Heartland sides.

Call for unity of support for Wanganui team

Taihape-light team still represents the whole district.

Who can rear the heaviest bull in the land?

Calves raised in a competition will be sold to raise funds for Young Farmer clubs.

Man arrested after Hawera house fire

Three fire appliances were called to the McGuire St blaze.

Bowls: Beaten by the best

Wanganui Bowling Club outed from national fours by eventual runners-up.

Police treating Hawera house fire as suspicious

Fire and Emergency New Zealand issued a second alarm response to the blaze.

Ngamatapouri back to the future with Division 2 title win

It is a clean sweep for the country clubs of the WRFU club season championships.

Once upon a time at Cooks Gardens....

Fairytale comes true for Taihape after winning Division 1 title in extra time over Border.

City wary of Wanderers, Athletic ready for Marist

Athletic rate themselves against Marist; City realistic about chances with Wanderers.

It's all on the line for Pirates and Ngamatapouri

Important afternoon for the two previously Premier clubs.

Rugby: Collegiate wallop High School in 1st XV clash

The CNI competition leaders ran in 16 tries at well over a point per minute.

Firefighters extinguishing hotspot at scene of Saturday fire

Thain's building still smoking following 'massive blaze' that injured two on Saturday.