The trio of tourists rescued from Mt Taranaki were caught in a flurry of snow ice and rock - just as they were about to be winched off the mountain.

A reef offshore from Patea is not being explored in order to find life forms that seabed mining could endanger - but that may be one

The uncle of a Taranaki teen missing since his boat capsized six days ago has praised the support of the community, as the search continues for the 18-year-old's body.

The search for a missing 18-year-old man whose boat flipped off the coast of Taranaki is now a recovery operation. A police spokeswoman

The search for a missing 18-year-old off the coast of New Plymouth will resume at 7am.

Searchers scour the water for a man is missing off the Taranaki coast after a small boat capsized this morning.

Two people are injured after their car clipped a milk tanker just south of Taranaki.

Maori pop phenomenon Poi E is sung with gusto and abiding love at the close of the Patea Maori Club night every Monday night. For

Shot man flown to Waikato with serious leg injury.

Torrential rain had flooded a section of a Wellington highway and more severe weather is expected to come this afternoon.

Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Parihaka in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.

Education futurist Frances Valintine fears New Zealand risks being left behind in the global digital revolution.

A mid-winter mission in a muscle car is just the ticket, writes Alanah Eriksen.

Claudio Da Costa, 47, told MPI investigators he used scissors because it was a 'quick and cheap fix for the problem'.

Taranaki drivers tackling the dreaded parallel park could be forgiven for thinking some spaces in New Plymouth are impossible to get into.

A 78-year-old man who died alone in his Wellington apartment was surrounded by family when lowered into his final resting place.

Judith Collins' decision to suspend Ngapari Nui's voluntary work in Whanganui Prison could have far-reaching consequences, crime and

One New Plymouth family were gifted a trampoline after high winds blew it into their property.

Eli Orzessek takes a walk on the wild, wonderful and weird side of Taranaki.

A hikoi of almost 1000 people arrived at Parihaka marae today, led by "recovering racist" and New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd.

Eli Orzessek stays at a Taranaki hotel with free mountain bikes.

The death of a 6-week-old baby has been described as an accident and not a criminal action in the High Court at New Plymouth today.

A jury has heard of how a Taranaki mother accused of manslaughter was extremely fatigued and sick the day her daughter died.

The Frenchman who died while climbing Mt Taranaki has been described as a "gentle giant".

A jury has heard how a Taranaki mother accused of smothering her baby could have had a blood alcohol level three times the legal driving limit.

The man who died after falling while climbing Mt Taranaki was a French national.

An EnviroWaste worker is undergoing testing for HIV after being stabbed through protective gloves by a used needle while pulling items off a conveyor belt.

A Taranaki woman fell asleep after drinking and taking prescription drugs, before smothering her 6-week-old baby girl to death, a court has heard.

The employers of a Taranaki forestry worker who died after an 800kg log fell on him have been ordered to pay more than $97,000 in reparation to his widow.

A 50-year-old Taranaki man is in a critical condition after a suspected stabbing.