Suspensions of benefits have fallen by 23 per cent under a new, less punitive approach.

Gang expert says numbers don't paint full picture of gang violence in Central Nth Island.

Holly Reid leaves the rat race and finds yoga and birdsong.

Stranger than fiction -- these quirky tales from Whanganui's bygone era are all true.

Taranaki Civil Defence has shared a video of a tornado near New Plymouth.

Defence Force is unsure how to respond to Horizons Regional Council's abatement notice.

Showers are forecast for most of the and another low is bringing more wet weather.

Mayor says no reason Whanganui can't host high level rugby

Cat that broke its claws clinging to a car grille for hours set to be reunited with owner.

A man has been charged after allegedly having his young son drive him while he was drunk.

Big energy player Methanex in trouble under future offshore exploration ban.

The Land Wars had a greater impact on NZ than any of the campaigns we commemorate

Taranaki is making a play to be the first region to rid itself of pest predators.

Waitotara hill country farmer working with new Council erosion scheme

A man working at a New Plymouth school was shot in the head with a nail gun.

Camp manager says dead whales were an emotional sight

Up to 12 sperm whales have now stranded on a South Taranaki beach.

PM announced Taranaki will host a national summit on the "just transition" to clean energy

Potentially destructive thunderstorms loom over the Marlborough and Auckland regions.

Setting up a support group in her community is just the beginning for Madison Davy.

It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend

Myrtle rust has reached Feilding, Hawera and Palmerston North. Now it's in Whanganui.

NZ has its very own population of the largest animal in the world: the blue whale.

22-year-old Tory Brunning, who died during a game, described as "a star" of the family.

A BBC journalist from Taranaki will be inside Windsor Castle before the wedding next week.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to batter much of the central and upper North Island.

We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.

Police launch homicide inquiry after man found unconscious lying in street dies

There has also been a crash between two commercial vehicles further north in Waitara.

He had 60 convictions, some related to drugs and breaching sentences and court orders.