Motorists say lack of information about closed roads around Taranaki added more than six hours to their journey.

The uncle of a Taranaki teen missing since his boat capsized six days ago has praised the support of the community, as the search continues for the 18-year-old's body.

The search for an 18-year-old whose boat flipped off the coast of New Plymouth about a week ago has resumed this morning.

The search for a missing 18-year-old lost off the New Plymouth coast has continued today.

The search for a missing 18-year-old off the coast of New Plymouth will resume at 7am.

Shot man flown to Waikato with serious leg injury.

The man wanted in relation to this evening's shooting in New Plymouth has been found. Police confirmed they were not looking for anyone else.

Claudio Da Costa, 47, told MPI investigators he used scissors because it was a 'quick and cheap fix for the problem'.

Taranaki drivers tackling the dreaded parallel park could be forgiven for thinking some spaces in New Plymouth are impossible to get into.

A hikoi of almost 1000 people arrived at Parihaka marae today, led by "recovering racist" and New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd.

Eli Orzessek stays at a Taranaki hotel with free mountain bikes.

A truck carrying up to 2000 litres of human poo has rolled and landed on train tracks in Taranaki.

Water poured through the roof at the Omahanui Private Hospital in New Plymouth and left the wheelchair bay in tatters.

A hotel worker was awarded over $5000 for being unfairly dismissed after falling asleep during her shift.

A pair of tourists had a lucky escape after their campervan had its side ripped open in a collision caused by wandering cattle.

The interior design is a questionable combination of pea soup green and floral. And don't expect to be able to lounge around in a robe, because there aren't any.

A paraglider pilot injured after crashing into rocks at a New Plymouth beach remains in a stable condition in hospital.

The 27-year-old was killed just after 1pm near Weymouth Street while walking on the city's popular coastal walkway.

Locals have their favourite tracks and are happy to point Donna McIntyrein the right direction.

A self-confessed porn addict who recorded people as they went to the toilet in New Plymouth, can now be named.

Stephen and Maureen Doy got a shock when they checked out their favourite whitebait possie in readiness for the opening of the season later this month.

A man is dead after he was thrown from an inflatable boat on the Waitara River mouth in Taranaki earlier today.

A Stratford man who admitted to killing his mother will spend at least 16 years in jail.

A bitter saga that has lasted more than four decades, cost about $20 million and divided a city will reach some kind of climax in New Plymouth over the weekend.

A real estate agent rented a house to a colleague at a discounted rate and paid the difference so he could use its garage for storage - without the owners' knowledge.