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Kaimoana warning for New Plymouth coast
Shellfish gatherers are being warned not to collect kaimoana from the coast on the east of New Plymouth, when maintenance is done on the city's sewage treatment plant.
Call for fresh focus on booster vaccines for Māori
A Maōri researcher says a new focus on Covid-19 boosters is needed as vaccination rates stagnate.
Confiscation debate over sliver of land: 'This is our opportunity to stand up for our people'
A sliver of land just a metre wide has sparked a call for recognition of historic land confiscation when council land is sold in New Plymouth.
Commission rejects bid for extra Māori seat on TRC
A late push for Taranaki Regional Council to have two Māori seats at this year's elections has failed.
Kids' immunisations plunge under Covid stress
Childhood immunisation rates in Taranaki have suffered as resources poured into fighting Covid-19.
Drive-through vaccinations an option as Māori bear Omicron brunt
A Māori health provider will offer Taranaki's first drive-through Covid-19 vaccinations in the region's towns this weekend.
Taranaki rāhui sparks council kaimoana probe
Taranaki Regional Council is to investigate the state of kaimoana stocks after multiple hapū banned shellfish gathering.
Baby is first Taranaki ICU Omicron case
A baby is in intensive care with Covid-19 at New Plymouth Base Hospital. The baby is under one year old and was admitted with Covid-19 related symptoms, and moved to ICU as a precautionary measure.
Taranaki hapū want legal kaimoana ban for at least two years
The hapū that sparked the shellfish rāhui along much of the Taranaki coast want a legal ban on gathering kaimoana for two years or more.
Rāhui spreads along coast in shellfish 'crisis'
The tribal ban on collecting kaimoana is expanding along the Taranaki coast as more hapū try to protect paua and other shellfish stocks.
Inglewood board says yes to wildlife centre
A multimillion-dollar wildlife centre and kiwi viewing house in Inglewood is a step closer, with the community board recommending New Plymouth District Council buy land for it.
Anxious community turns out to test as Taranaki Covid-19 outbreak grows
The focus of Covid-19 testing in Taranaki has shifted north as locations of interest multiply.
Last-ditch push for two Māori regional councillors for Taranaki
In a last-ditch effort to boost Māori representation two people have appealed the council's decision to stick with 11 councillors, which meant just one Māori constituency for next year's election.
Covid-19: Iwi swing into action after positive test in Taranaki
A quarter of Eltham's population has been tested for Covid-19 since a case of the virus in the town was announced on Saturday evening.
Iwi urges testing and vaccination after Covid cases in Taranaki
A Taranaki iwi leader is urging whānau to get tested and vaccinated in light of Covid-19 returning to the region.
Close contacts of Stratford family symptomatic with Covid-19
Several close contacts of the family with Covid-19 in Stratford are symptomatic and are being tested.
Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response
A military-style crisis response will be set up with millions of dollars of new funding for the Māori Covid-19 vaccination effort around Whanganui.
Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM’s optimism
Māori health providers are close to a Taranaki-wide deal for direct funding from the health ministry, side-stepping the district health board.
Taranaki ironsands mining appeal fails at Supreme Court
Trans-Tasman Resources has lost its Supreme Court bid to overturn a decision preventing it from mining millions of tonnes of ironsands off the coast of South Taranaki.
Taranaki regional councillors reject Māori call for two seats at table
Taranaki Regional councillors have rejected calls from Māori for two seats at next year's local body elections.
Cameras set to catch Pukerangiora Pā raiders
Surveillance cameras have been set up to catch fossickers hunting for war relics at a historic Taranaki pā.
Providers say Māori-only vaccination clinics vital
Iwi health providers in Taranaki say vaccination clinics solely for Māori are essential to close the gap with non-Māori vaccination rates.
Conservation millions also help Taranaki hapū and whānau
Ten million dollars of funding for conservation projects in Taranaki is also fostering hapū and whānau, say project leaders.
Make switch to Māori roll easier, say Taranaki politicians
Taranaki Māori politicians including Adrian Rurawhe and Howie Tamati want it to be easier for voters to join the Māori electoral roll.
Māori to get more say in New Plymouth street names
Hapū and iwi have been promised more influence in naming new roads in New Plymouth.