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Pātea Māori Club going strong as hit song becomes a classic
Dalvanius Prime and Poi E have set the Pātea Māori Club apart, members say.
Horizons consulting on Māori wards
Horizons Regional Council are seeking submissions on whether to establish a Māori ward.
Local Focus: Setting fire to young people's ambitions
New initiative embraced at jobs expo. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Artists' work celebrated as Te Rau Karamu Marae opens
New Massey marae Te Rau Karamu has special links with Whanganui.
Crowded House concert suspected drink-spiking: Mum's night in ICU
Mum-of-four rushed to hospital after suspected drink spiking at Crowded House event.
One person has died after serious crash between truck and car in Taranaki
Police were notified at about 5.20pm of the two-vehicle crash involving a car and a truck.
Ngarewa-Packer's Members' Bill seeks to ban seabed mining
Mining company Trans-Tasman Resources says it is strongly opposed to the Bill.
EPA ordered to pay oil and gas company $110k
The EPA had prevented the company from disconnecting a floating production station.
The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks
Causes of the cuts still being investigated.
'Not used randomly': Police commissioner defends taking photos of youth
Police Commissioner says photographs of young people not taken unless it is authorised.
Making safe spaces for our rainbow communities
"The reality is it's still not safe for LGBTQI+ people to hold hands in public."
Mangawhai Heads surf lifeguards win award for saving man
The man had sustained a serious cut to his leg that went all the way down to the bone.
Explosions as New Plymouth house goes up in flames
Everybody inside the property at the time managed to get out safely.
Details emerge of extreme precautions taken to remove body from cargo ship
The man died at sea while on a cargo vessel travelling to New Plymouth.
Woman found in Mōkau after being trapped in cave by high tide
A woman has been found after a search in the North Island town of Mōkau.
Second manslaughter charge against Taranaki police officers dismissed
Three police officers were charged over the death of a man at a Taranaki police station.
Confessions of a property guru: Making millions and losing some
Mark Francis talks about property syndication with Augusta and the fallout from Covid-19.
Rodney returns! Famous runaway cat finds next home after latest escapade
Rodney had been on the run since last October.
Liam Dann: 'Jaw-dropping' new data highlights housing challenge
Housing costs were rising before the pandemic property boom and new forecasts aren't good.
Anxious in Taranaki: Fears alert level 2 isn't enough
Opinion is divided over whether New Plymouth should be in Covid-19 alert level 3.
'Nervous' Papatoetoe High students wait in long queues for tests
Authorities say no one will be turned away, but some were.
Calls to Healthline quadruple
Calls to Healthline have quadrupled since news of the country moving up alert levels.
'It's scary to see': New Plymouth locals on edge after positive Covid-19 visit
New Plymouth's MP said he was concerned about the news.
Live: Auckland at level 3; rest of NZ at 2 - what you need to know
A sudden and dramatic change in NZ's alert levels after three positive cases.
Child in hospital seriously injured after dog attack in Taranaki
A child is in hospital after a serious dog attack in Taranaki.
NZ history curriculum slammed as 'unbalanced'
Draft curriculum proposes 'three big ideas' - all about Māori and colonisation.
Kiwi acts help fill void left by Womad cancellation
Six60, LAB and Synthony have each rocked a crammed Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth.
Fonterra fault sends 170,000 litres of skim milk into ocean
A similar fault occurred in 2008 when 110,000 litres were accidentally discharged.
Feeding hungry kids: Forward one step, back one step
About 640 schools will start getting free school lunches, but 1300 have lost free milk.
Boys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations
'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.
NZ's Best Beach: Ōakura, Taranaki; Wainui, Gisborne; St Clair, Otago
NZ's best beach finalists: Today we profile the Travel team's three "wildcards".
Police confirm 55yo father and 15yo son killed in Hāwera double homicide
Police found Stephen Frost and his son Regan Frost-Lawn dead on Monday morning.