$19m Mt Taranaki tramping upgrade gets green light
The new trails are expected to bring in an extra 40,000 tourists to the area.
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Climate change talk gets gnarly
Horizons councillors seek regional co-operation on climate change.
'Beast from the East' weather looms - 24 straight days of rain
And September and October are not looking too great either.
Mayoral candidate criticised for his views on homelessness
"This is not the right look to encourage the right sort of people," Craig Baylis said.
Marae dream in tatters: Ex-cop jailed over $480k theft
Shaun Keenan served as a police officer for more than 20 years prior to the offending.
Your weather: Rain for Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park
Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.
'I lay with my wife as she died. It was bloody awful'
Last month Rob lost his wife to bowel cancer. Here he tells her story, and urges changes.
Local Focus: Council candidate has a secret confession
"I'm going in baby-faced". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Council candidate has a secret confession
"I'm going in baby-faced". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Another measles case confirmed in Taranaki
Public Health Unit working to determine where patient may have been while contagious.
Woman charged with murder in New Plymouth
A 49-year-old woman has been charged with murder in New Plymouth.
Mum's grief over 30-year-old's homicide: 'She was unrecognisable'
Brenda Reuben urges anyone with information about her daughter's death to contact police.
Thunder, tornadoes, and now - 'alien' hailstones
A Taranaki tornado, container-toppling winds in Auckland, and now – alien hailstones.
Tornado sends eight-tonne campervan flying
"I've never experienced anything like it. It was very, very scary," says shocked resident.
'Like a freight train': Tornado slams woman against house
A Taranaki farmer has described how a tornado tore through his house.
Winter, again: Another weekend of snow, rain and thunderstorms
There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.
Armed police descend on New Plymouth
"If you listen to police instruction you will not be harmed," the officer said.
Only in NZ: Falling preschool obesity is unique worldwide
Getting a good night's sleep could be the best way of preventing child obesity.
How to reduce child obesity? Stop fat-shaming
"Anyone who wants to do it can," says the father of a 7-year-old who lost 5kg.
Govt unveils $25m for cancer-fighting machines
New machines mean 1200 cancer patients won't have to travel to main centres for treatment.
Hunker-down Saturday: Snow, storms and massive waves to batter New Zealand
Snow and bitter cold to batter alps and Queenstown, while huge waves to hit near Auckland.
New HB basketball league humming with favourites
The opening round of the Hawke's Bay elite basketball league offers snapshot of favourites
Innocent Nepalese student killed by drunk and speeding driver
"Sadly, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Police treating Hawera house fire as suspicious
Fire and Emergency New Zealand issued a second alarm response to the blaze.
From musician to mayor, Kuvarji has plans for New Plymouth
Kuvarji says local politics lacks community perspective. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Sir Colin Meads said chlorine water 'not doing me any good'
Lady Verna believes the drink's creator was "a bit naive".
Doctor struck off for chlorine cancer 'cure' used by 'Cocksy', Colin Meads
PureCure made more than $300,000 selling chlorine water to cancer patients.
Flooding risk for Canterbury, Otago; scattered showers for North Island
Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.
Electric blanket warning after house destroyed in fire
There's no way in hell Brittany Nawani will ever use an electric blanket again, she says.
Shock, sadness as young mum given months to live
Litisha Cleave, who just turned 30, has just six months to live due to her breast cancer.
Grand old Taranaki post office building for sale for $239,000
The old Patea post office building could deliver a 10.8 per cent return on investment.
Revealed: The birth dates that lead to better school marks
Your birthday may influence how well you do in high school.
Toddler struck by ute in South Taranaki
FENZ were the first on the scene and prepared a landing area for the helicopter.