Stories by Robin Martin

Michael Kingpotiki says a desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to put his hand up and admit he was illiterate - at age 57.

A New Plymouth couple says they will believe a more than seven-year dispute with a neigbouring developer is over when they see it.

Pembroke Rd in Stratford is to renamed and properties on it renumbered to address inconsistencies, including missing numbers and double ups.

The man in charge of the Sarjeant Gallery earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project in Whanganui says it has been one of the most complex and challenging of his 40-year career.

The New Plymouth District Council had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.

Meta appeared happy to take her money without being able to confirm if she would get the support function she paid for, she says.

A Taranaki businessman and arts patron is putting the finishing touches to a life-sized replica of the Ōmata Stockade on the outskirts of New Plymouth.

A New Plymouth couple are crying foul after being locked out of a Facebook Marketplace account from which they run their business and generate their livelihood.

Surfers from around the country will be taking to the ocean today and every day for the rest of the month to raise funds for communities in Indonesia and across the South Pacific.

Jamaican superstar Ziggy Marley has been announced as Womad's first headline artist for the 2024 festival.

Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach in South Taranaki.

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has unveiled a new work from the acclaimed New Zealand kinetic sculptor and film-maker. Audio

The vandalisation of hundreds of election billboards feels like a targeted campaign, Te Pāti Māori says.

The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and National newcomer David MacLeod.

A proposal to create $17 million worth of safe walking and cycling routes in New Plymouth is dividing the city.

Dairy farmers still carrying debt fear for their viability while more established players are going over their budgets with a fine-tooth comb. Audio

The group behind a potential offshore wind farm in Taranaki has opened an office in Hāwera to help convince locals of the project's value.

A planned fish and chips run was dropped, with gags about 'Chippy' being in chippy shop put on the backburner. Audio

Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in their backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.

Heritage enthusiasts and former residents are horrified vandals are running amok in a historic building in New Plymouth while its future is still up in the air.

The New Plymouth council's chief executive, who started in March, says council is not delivering some services successfully which required change.

For the first time ever, New Plymouth's council will meet on a marae - and it's a case of "about time", the district's first Māori ward councillor says. Audio

The Ministry of Health is refusing to correct the mistakes, and has instead shut down access to data revealing the errors. Audio

It's spearheading an unusual attempt to draw attention to the nation's pothole-riddled highways.

New Plymouth is about 240 kilometres away from the nearest FIFA Women's World Cup venue, but that has not stopped World Cup fever gripping the city.