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Body found after Taranaki house fire
A person's body was found after a fierce house fire in Taranaki last night.

North Island slammed by heavy rain
Wild weather has swept across the North Island causing flooding in Taranaki and forcing one Auckland family to evacuate their home.

Fonterra fined $362k over pollution
Fonterra says it sets itself high environmental standards despite being fined $362,000 in two separate prosecutions for Resource Management Act breaches.

Fishing show helped save life
Dave Haskell's chance viewing of a fishing show may have been the difference between life and death.

Police name drowning victim
A man who drowned after being thrown from a boat on the Waitara River mouth in Taranaki yesterday has been named by police.

Dairy continues to open after attack
A brave Taranaki dairy owner is refusing to shut up shop despite being assaulted and robbed for the second time in a year.

Taranaki's Len Lye Centre opening
A bitter saga that has lasted more than four decades, cost about $20 million and divided a city will reach some kind of climax in New Plymouth over the weekend.

Girl, mum rescued near Mount Taranaki
A woman and her 12-year-old daughter had been tramping in the Poukai Ranges, near Mount Taranaki, when they became stuck due to icy conditions.

Black Power gang boss to be released
Two decades after police witness Christopher Crean was shot dead at his New Plymouth home, the gang boss who ordered his murder is to be released.

Choppers deliver supplies to flood stranded farms
Between 20 and 25 families remain stranded on their South Taranaki farms, while many roads remain closed throughout flood damaged areas.

Red Cross launches flood appeal
Red Cross is launching an appeal to help those affected by the weekend's floods - a disaster the organisation has labelled the worst to strike New Zealand since the Canterbury earthquakes.

Cleaning up after worst flood on record
The state of emergency has remained in place for Whanganui and Taranaki three days after flooding caused evacuations, slips, road closures and power cuts.

Gran handcuffed during evacuation
A Taranaki grandmother says she was shoved to the ground and handcuffed by police after she objected to being evacuated due to flooding.

Floods: Govt pledges early relief funds
Millions of dollars in Government relief will be pumped into the flood-ravaged lower North Island, as authorities warn it could take weeks to clean up.

Month-long clean-up after floods
Flooding caused road and bridge closures, cut power to homes and forced people to spend night in emergency accommodation or with friends and family.

Roads reopened following widespread flooding
Roads closed by extensive flooding and slips in the lower North Island are reopening tonight, but transport authorities are warning motorists to take care.

Taranaki tornado rips up trees
Wild weather causes extensive damage in Taranaki and the storm is due to hit Auckland later this morning. See photos of the impact inside.

Greymouth Petroleum wins $780,000
Greymouth Petroleum's former chief operating officer and his company have been ordered to pay almost $780,000 to the oil and gas firm for negligence associated with a fracking operation and a seismic survey programme in Taranaki.

Left behind on mountain
A climber rescued after he got stuck on Mt Taranaki overnight was left at the summit by his mates.

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

Taranaki: Under the mountain
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.