Hostage drama gunman shot dead
A man police shot dead after he took a woman hostage at gunpoint at a Taranaki Hotel overnight was released from jail last week. Police this afternoon named him as Anthony Ratahi, 46, from Stratford.
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Bathed in ancestral light
A new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.
Terrible twister sucks out teen's room
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Taranaki starts tornado clean-up
Firefighters have been working flat out in New Plymouth today assessing the damage after two tornadoes tore through the city early this morning.
Woman missing in New Plymouth located
Police say an elderly woman who sneaked out of a New Plymouth rest home, checked herself into a motel for the night.
Country singer in smash
A country music singer was killed when his car was sliced in two by a double-decker truck yesterday.
Fatal crash closes section of SH3
One person is dead after a crash involving a truck and a car on State Highway 3 south of Uruti this morning.
Sending a gift horse to the knacker's yard
Apparently, rocking horses around New Zealand have been gradually culled from playgrounds in recent years.
Bakery town fears for future
Residents worry big bakery's receivership will cost them jobs and a local identity.