One person is believed to have died following a two-car collision in south Taranaki today.

Pack up the kids and head to the 'Naki, urges Rob Cox, but, he warns, you may have to eat humble pie when you see its glories.

The death of a baby girl in Taranaki today may have been been a tragic accident caused by a falling household object.

Taranaki police have again spent the early hours of the morning coming to the aid of staggering residents who gave them a prickly welcome.

"They're everywhere. Any food you have, you absolutely have to keep it in the fridge. It's out of control and everyone is so sick of these ants."

At least 25 men and a digger were used to save a man whose 4WD flipped during a race meeting in Taranaki, trapping him under water.

A lawyer has warned teenagers to be careful what they post on social media after two teens were acquitted of sexual violation charges in the High Court in New Plymouth

A man has been charged in relation to the death of a woman who was hit by a car on a Taranaki highway in August as she removed metal barriers from the road.

A man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and business partner more than $100,000 after their relationship ended and she was sacked.

Two motorcyclists are injured after their vehicles crashed in Taranaki today.

The parents of an Auckland woman who died with her partner on a climbing trip to Mt Taranaki have spoken for the first time of the "big gap" left in their lives.

New Plymouth District Council has voted in favour of establishing a Maori ward for the 2016 local body elections.

A man who indecently abused young boys over nearly a decade has narrowly avoided a sentence of preventive detention.

A woman suffered serious injuries when her car crashed down a 30-metre bank and landed in a swamp in South Taranaki.

Two people have suffered from moderate injuries after their vehicles crashed on State Highway 3 in Taranaki early this morning.

Named for Plymouth in England, where many of the early colonial settlers came from. Taranaki is Maori for shining mountain.

Staring at the changing room floor of Invercargill's Rugby Park, trying to keep the nausea at bay, Shane Cleaver knew the day wasn't going to end well.

The fatal police shooting of a man who barricaded himself into a Taranaki hotel during a 13-hour hostage siege was justified, the police watchdog says.

A man seen in the area where a Taranaki grandmother was struck and killed as she tried to remove barriers from a busy highway is being urged to contact police.

The husband of a Taranaki grandmother killed while trying to remove barriers from a highway has urged those responsible to "man up" and come forward.