Taranaki
Warning: Toxic Taranaki shellfish may cause paralysis, death
New Zealand Food Safety has warned against gathering shellfish along the Taranaki coast after dangerous paralytic shellfish toxins were detected.
Alert issued over missing five-year-old non-verbal boy
The boy was missing from his home in the Taranaki town of Kaponga.
NZTA urged to do more to improve resilience of Awakino Gorge
Massive slips on State Highway 3 road closed the road for days and it is still down to one lane in many places.
Questions raised over Metservice warning for North Island
There have been calls for a review of the warnings issued ahead of last week's weather event which brought down hundreds of slips, closed dozens of central North Island roads, inundated farms and… Audio
'Not a hell of a lot here': Young job hunters on the challenge facing them
Two Taranaki job hunters speak about their frustration at doing everything they can to find work, but remaining without a job for months. Audio
Artist selling historic pub she bought sight unseen
The old building has been lovingly restored from its rundown state over the last few years. Audio
Controversial New Plymouth cycleway 'Tim Tam Alley' could be in firing line
New mayor Max Brough has signalled he wants to remove the cycleway nicknamed due to its resemblance of the popular biscuit.
Māori wards and candidates voted out across Taranaki
The results are preliminary, as they do not include votes made after Thursday or special votes, but numbers in the government-mandated referendums are not close.
'We've got a life sentence, and the perpetrator hasn't': Whānau on killer's sentence
Daytona Thompson, the coward-punch killer of videographer Daniel Nganeko will spend four years and two months in prison.
Coward-punch killer filmed victim as he lay dying
A single-punch killer who filmed his victim and taunted him while he lay dying has been jailed for more than four years.
Man who stabbed father to death jailed for six years
Basil Anderson had been "best of mates" with his father, but killed him while suffering a methamphetamine-induced delusion that the older man was a "demon".
Body found on Mt Taranaki after person reported missing
Police officers would be in the area on Wednesday, and possibly Thursday, as the body was retrieved.
'Extremely traumatic': Man died from fall in ED after his 'high-risk' status was overlooked
Leonard Collett was seen struggling to walk back to his bed. Soon after, he fell and died.
'Same water': Taranaki residents push back on boil water notice
The council says the water supply carries risk of contamination, but residents say the water quality hasn't changed. Audio
Around the motu: Robin Martin
Robin canvasses the mayoral race, with the incumbent stepping down and Womad's decison to cancel next year's festival. Robin Martin in RNZ's reporter in Taranaki Audio
Canterbury braces for 150 km/h gusts
A red wind warning has been issued for Canterbury, while orange weather warnings cover much of the South Island and further north, as gale force winds and heavy rains loom.
Pātea residents told to boil water before use
Pātea's water comes from aquifers that lack sufficient disinfection to meet quality assurance rules.
Urban dwellers doing it tough in two-speed economy
Foodbanks are seeing more people who need help, including those who are working.
Regional economy shows greenshoots of recovery
After a handful of tough years, farmers in Taranaki are getting a bumper payout for dairy and record beef prices. Audio
Boy racer told to deliver school talks after fatal crash
After the death of a teenage girl, a judge told Jack Greer to speak at his former school about the dangers of street-racing.
