New ZealandAgent gives colleague cheap rentA 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.04 May 01:40 AM
New ZealandFatal crash through bridge barrierA man is dead after crashing a car through a bridge barrier and plummeting onto a car park.18 Apr 11:40 PM
EmploymentSacked worker paid out $9000A New Plymouth retail store sacked shop assistant Ericia Durning after she took home a car magazine without permission last year.16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDriver 'speechless' after car crushedA young New Plymouth man was left “speechless” after discovering a section of Pohutakawa tree had fallen on onto his new car.08 Apr 05:02 AM
New ZealandIPCA: Police shooting 'uncoordinated'A police response to an aggravated burglary in which a man died after he was Tasered, shot and beaten has been labelled "unplanned and uncoordinated".18 Feb 09:29 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle hay shed blazeFirefighters are working to control a blaze at a hay shed in New Plymouth this morning.21 Jan 06:43 PM
New ZealandOne killed in collision with busOne person is dead after a car collided with an Intercity bus at Awakino in Taranaki today.15 Dec 04:53 AM
New ZealandB&B owner told to stop filmingA New Plymouth bed and breakfast owner has been ordered to stop filming his neighbour and pay $7000 compensation by the Human Rights Tribunal.08 Oct 06:30 AM
KahuMaori-ward plan sparks 'separatist' warningNZ First leader Winston Peters has warned "separatism is coming to a council near you" .10 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandRest home, nurse faulted over deathA rest home company and an inexperienced graduate nurse have been faulted over the death of an elderly woman from dehydration and other disorders.01 Sep 05:00 PM
TravelKia ora: New PlymouthNamed for Plymouth in England, where many of the early colonial settlers came from. Taranaki is Maori for shining mountain.14 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandCleaner wrongly fired over 'threat' textA cleaner who reportedly told her boss she would send someone to him and the visit "wouldn't be nice" if he did not pay her was wrongly fired, the ERA has found.21 Jul 11:23 PM
New ZealandElderly crash victims namedAn elderly couple who died after they were hit by a car while crossing a Taranaki highway yesterday have been named by police.01 May 06:46 AM
New ZealandMan arrested after knife point carjackingOne man has been arrested following a knife point carjacking in New Plymouth.10 Dec 06:51 PM
New ZealandKilling not enough for max sentenceA man who hit a jogger with his car, took her body and dumped it in a reserve 10km down the road, will spend at least the next 13 years behind bars.02 Dec 11:11 PM
New ZealandPair had no hope in tiny hole: guideThe two mountaineers who died on Mt Taranaki had little chance of surviving for two nights and a day in their shallow hole in the hard snow and freezing wind, says a leading local guide.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandClimbing deaths: Trust avoids fineThe Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits Centre has escaped a fine for the tragedy on Paritutu Rock last year, but will still pay out $72,000 in reparations to families of victims and survivors.23 Oct 02:20 AM
TravelNew Plymouth: Smell the salty airAmble for hours in any direction, writes Jane Jeffries.30 Aug 03:00 AM
