New Plymouth
Mixed feelings in New Plymouth over Kainga Ora development
New Plymouth's mayor says there is mixed feeling in the community towards a "desperately" needed Kāinga Ora housing development.
Bowl of Brooklands' plan for more crowds hits sour note for some
A proposal to pump up crowd capacity at a popular New Plymouth concert venue is hitting a sour note with some.
The Bowl of Brooklands currently has a capacity of 15,000, but the council has floated… Video, Audio
New Plymouth school to rename classroom blocks
A Taranaki school's decision to canvas opinion on whether it should change the names of its classroom blocks has stirred up a range of emotions.
New Plymouth Girls' High School wants to know whether… Video, Audio
Police, hapū and iwi monitoring anti-mandate protest in New Plymouth
No decision has been made whether to trespass anti-vaccination madate protesters camped on reserve land in New Plymouth.
$3m bill to clean dioxin out of New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant
A $3 million clean-up operation to remove highly toxic dioxin from the New Plymouth wastewater treatment plant has sparked calls for an investigation into where else the compound may be lurking.
Bookmarks with New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdom
Neil Holdom was once a local newspaper editor, then an executive at an energy company before he "accidentally" became mayor. He joins us to share how he got there, while sharing some of his favourite… Audio
Large blaze at Taranaki meat factory
More than 40 fire crews are have responded to a significant blaze at a Taranaki meat processing plant which is now out.
Calling Home: Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson in Singapore
This morning on Calling Home we talk to Grant Rawlinson. The Taranaki native lives with wife Stefanie and twin daughters Kate and Rachel. He's Calling Home this morning from Singapore. Audio, Gallery
New Plymouth school shocked by death of three staff members in car crash
A New Plymouth school community is reeling after three staff members died in a road crash in Horowhenua.
Four people died when a truck and a van collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3pm… Audio
Covid-19 mass vaccination for essential workers in Taranaki
There were mixed feelings amongst essential workers finally able to get the Covid-19 jab at a mass vaccination event in New Plymouth today.
The Taranaki DHB is aiming to vaccinate about 7000… Video, Audio
Barriers set up in New Plymouth to discourage unnecessary travel
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.
Death in custody at Hawera police station preventable - Crown
The High Court at New Plymouth has heard a man who died while in custody at the Hawera Police Station last year would have survived if he had got medical attention sooner.
Allen Ball died in the… Audio
Hui kicks off in Taranaki to improve cancer outcomes for Māori
The Cancer Control Agency has kicked off a series of nationwide hui in New Plymouth, designed to address the appalling cancer statistics for Māori in New Zealand.
Around 200 people turned out to hear… Video, Audio
Police can't say whether man used his gun before they fired
Police cannot say how many shots were fired in a fatal shooting at Waitara yesterday, or whether the man who was killed used his firearm.
A man was shot by police yesterday afternoon when they… Audio
What to expect from WOMAD
Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan looks at three artists who are featuring at Womad this year. The three-day music, arts and dance festival runs from March 13 to 15 at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New… Audio
Pop culture time-capsule mystery solved
The McIsaac sisters, Ann and Peggy, travelled from Stratford and Auckland respectively today to be reunited with their childhood home - and the wall-to-wall posters they put up as kids. Video, Audio
Gallery co-directors' Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh
Perhaps it shouldn't be unusual but it's certainly rare for a major arts organisation in New Zealand to be run by a couple - let alone two parents with a very young child. Meet Aileen Burns and Johan… Audio, Gallery
Beyond gas and oil: Can alternative energy save Taranaki?
Taranaki is wrestling with it's economic future after the government banned new offshore oil exploration. Robin Martin asks if alternative fuels could be the region's saviour. Audio
Exhibition celebrates art of collecting
Puke Ariki museum in New Plymouth is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its collection with a special exhibition. Whare Kahurangi - or house of treasured possessions - showcases the museum's taonga… Video, Audio
Neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood to get 68 Kiwibuild homes
Sixty-eight Kiwibuild homes are to be built in Marfell, a neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood, more than a decade after a new housing project was first promised. But some locals remain sceptical… Video, Audio
