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

Police believe it's possible Tahlia Anderson, of Hawera, is in the Hamilton or Auckland areas.

A truck carrying up to 2000 litres of human poo has rolled and landed on train tracks in Taranaki.

The man who died after a motorcycle crash in Taranaki has been identified.

One person has died after a car ploughed into a tree earlier this afternoon.

A climber who was hit by falling rocks on Mt Taranaki has been airlifted to hospital after the third incident on the mountain this weekend.

Simon Kay relishes the fact that he is finally a welcome guest at an iconic hotel.

A pair of tourists had a lucky escape after their campervan had its side ripped open in a collision caused by wandering cattle.

A man who died after his car crashed into a stream in Taranaki this morning has been identified.

A kayaker has been winched to safety after his craft capsized off the northern Taranaki coast.

A kayaker was winched to safety in Taranaki this morning after he capsized and could not get back in to shore.

A trip around Mt Taranaki is a magical experience.

Elisabeth Easther gets down to the disco beat of 'Poi E' with the Patea Maori Club.

An alleged sexual predator was arrested in Taranaki today by police working on historic crimes dating back to 1993.

Bystanders managed to lift the ute off the woman by the time emergency services arrived but her life was unable to be saved.

How did the 19th century murder of a vivacious young Englishwoman affect the invasion of a Maori pacifist settlement one year later?

In Taranaki, Elisabeth Easther finds a town with a playful history.

A person has been found dead in a house fire in Taranaki.

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

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

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