Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

A group of tourists caught up in an avalanche on Mt Taranaki are recovering after their ordeal yesterday.

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.

The motorcyclist died at the scene atf Opunake Rd between Hastings Rd and Palmer Rd near Stratford.

A Taranaki nurse who spent 10 years in a US prison for aggravated robbery - then lied about it to the NZ Nursing Council - has had his practising licence cancelled.

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.

Members of Ngati Ruanui iwi are infuriated their kaumatua Ngapari Nui has been stood down from voluntary work at a prison because of his Black Power affiliations.

Do not approach wanted man, police warn.

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.