'Not all heroes wear capes': Truckie reunited with kiwi he rescued from a stoat
The truckie had rescued Papa the kiwi from the jaws of a stoat in Taranaki last year.
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Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C
Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.
Man in critical condition after being hit by police car in Taranaki
The man reportedly ran into the path of the patrol car while it was attending a callout.
Half of pre-schoolers still at home
Many parents are still at home and/or afraid to send their children back to centres.
Lotto jackpot: New Plymouth woman's trip for milk bags $7.3m
She thought she'd only won $73 - then she scooped $7.3m.
Police manslaughter charges: Taranaki man's family ready for long battle
Family say they have been fighting for justice since their loved one died.
'It's been hell': Family of Taranaki man who died in police custody speak out
'We've been fighting a long time to get a little bit of justice.'
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.
4.9 tremor near New Plymouth a 'rare' event
Another large quake has hit, this time near New Plymouth.
'Holy cow!': Kiwis around NZ react to strong quake
The quake sent pets running for cover and toppled artwork off the walls.
Seeya, sunshine: Rain on way as high heads east
Our good run of weather had to come to an end.
Waitara police shooting: 'I grew up with Allan - maybe I should've seen him more'
A friend of Allan "Snow" Rowe doesn't hold a grudge against police for his death.
Taranaki man shot by police named
The 54-year-old was shot yesterday afternoon on Mamaku Rd, off State Highway 3.
A quarter of Northland kids still at home
Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.
Taranaki man killed by police pointed firearm at officers before being shot - commander
The 54-year-old was shot yesterday afternoon on Mamaku Rd, off State Highway 3.
Lockdown tragedy: Kiwi woman, husband dead; son charged with murder
Family torn apart after son charged with brutal murder of his Kiwi mum and her husband.
Abuse, loud music and drugs: Tenant booted out for lockdown breaches
Breaches of Covid-19 restrictions were one of many factors leading to the decision.
One person dead after crash in Taranaki
Emergency services were called to the crash today on Mawhitiwhiti Rd in Normanby.
Hunkering down in lockdown: Slips, flooding as wild storm hits NZ
Wild weather across the country has downed power lines, caused slips and flooding.
Wild weather surges north as wind gusts of over 100km/h batter centres
Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.
Man arrested after crash following police pursuit
Two people are in hospital after the fleeing vehicle crashed into their vehicle.
Explainer: Why are we still seeing new cases of Covid-19?
We talk to the scientists who have steered us to alert level 3.
Schools reopen - but one in six don't expect any students
Schools are officially open again - but many are not expecting any students.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Taranaki iwi community checkpoints will be questioning travellers tomorrow
People travelling into Taranaki will be queried.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.
Unusual bird sighting brightens lockdown walk
Have you seen one of these before? A white pīwakawaka, spotted in Stratford.
Council pay cuts: Who's taking them, who's not
Some have jumped to take voluntary cuts, others have called them 'morally indefensible'.
Young family's heart-wrenching rush to hospital with bloodied toddler
In the time it took them to bathe their baby, their world was turned upside down.
Oil and gas firm OMV talks up final oil well off Taranaki
Well was curtailed due to Covid-19 restrictions but results 'positive', oil company says.
Hunker down in lockdown: Easter weather to deteriorate across NZ
The golden weather is coming to an wet and chilly end for some.
Future of seabed mining hanging in the balance
Mining company must decide how to proceed with project, opponents vow to fight on.
Top show by U17s
Cancelled matches and sitting NCEA exams failed to dull the performances of the U17s.
Parole denied: Man who murdered caregiver at 13 'remains an undue risk'
Relationship with mum-of-two, prison mischief revealed.