Stories by Robin Martin

In an effort to boost vaccination rates the Taranaki District Health Board is adding a bit of sizzle to help make getting the vaccine a bit more appetising.

Horticulture is making a comeback in Taranaki, where avocado and kiwifruit orchards are being planted in numbers not seen since 1988.

Neighbours of a controversial composting and worm farming business in North Taranaki have had their noses put out of joint by a regional councillor questioning whether their olfactory organs are…

The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.

Energy bosses say proposed legislation, designed to tighten rules around the decommissioning of oil and gas wells, risks creating a shortfall in electricity generation.

An iwi representative at the Taranaki Regional Council has accused its director of resource management of blocking proper consultation of consents applications.

Many ethnic groups outside Tāmaki Makaurau used to picking up home-made delicacies at community events or religious gatherings, still have to wait for alert level 2 for their favourite "takeaway"…

People living along Surf Highway or State Highway 45 in Taranaki have generally welcomed the shift to alert level 3, although most will barely notice the difference.

Whānau at the isolated Parihaka settlement in Taranaki say they are well set up to keep vulnerable members of the community safe during lockdown.

There were mixed feelings amongst essential workers finally able to get the Covid-19 immunisation at a mass vaccination event in New Plymouth today.

Working from home during lockdown might free up time for a little DIY or more time with the children, but for other workers its business as usual, or even busier than ever.

A 100-year-old was among those vaccinated against Covid-19 on the remote Taranaki-King Country boundary at Mōkau today.

Barriers have gone up at the entrances to many popular parks and beaches in New Plymouth as authorities try to discourage people driving across town to exercise during the level 4 lockdown.

Hundreds braved showers and a long queue to attend a scaled-back rural mass vaccination event in Stratford today.

Dozens of people have taken advantage of a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Waitara in North Taranaki, set up to boost immunisation rates following Auckland's Covid-19 outbreak.

Māori health providers in Taranaki fear misinformation spread via social media is partly to blame for the poor vaccination rates among Māori in the region.

A council report recommends against a proposal for New Plymouth to introduce one-hour free parking in the CBD in exchange for an extension of paid parking until 7pm.

Independent midwives are been told they cannot practice or are being forced to work for weeks on end without pay because of delays in getting police clearances.

Taranaki Bulls play temporary new home due to earthquake repairs, and community celebrates their return.

Hundreds line up for the country's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event in Stratford today.

Thousands of people are expected to turn up to New Zealand's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event at Stratford today and tomorrow.

It has been 100 years since New Zealand started to offer free dental care for children, and while the service has improved, many older Kiwis still recall the dreaded "Murder House" aka the school…

A lack of MIQ spaces means people working on overseas oil rigs must choose between their careers and their families, the New Plymouth mayor says.

The Transport Agency plans to fill in roosts of long-tail bats along the route of a proposed bypass on State Highway 3, in an effort to force the critically-endangered mammals to relocate.

Trampers are being asked to take care and check in with the Department of Conservation before heading onto Taranaki Maunga after recent storms felled trees, created huge washouts and forced some…