Taranaki woman has become a social media star after charting her meth addiction recovery.

Nineteen Whanganui cars entered the championship.

A number of Stratford families received an early Christmas gift this year.

The extension to the Taranaki rest home has 18 bedrooms.

Raewyn Lightoller loved the Stratford school so much that she never really left.

Stratford the most festive town in the region, says light trail organiser Kylee Lawrence.

Organiser Brent Taylor says the festival gets bigger and better each year.

After the success of an Eltham-based pop-up, a similar pop-up will be at Womad next year.

Upu is a beautiful demonstration of the power of words.

A wide range of regular and new stalls will be there this year.

With the building gone, the property owner plans to subdivide the section in two.

Power of education in teaching students they can achieve anything, says the familiar face.

Siubhan says the book contains a message that all New Zealand children should hear.

The quartet is one of seven acts currently named in next year's lineup.

But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.

Technical precision combined with flair, passion and sheer talent in this performance.

Peter was an integral part of the Stratford community and will be greatly missed.

“The candidates have changed, but my approach to campaigning hasn’t."

Members of Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Maru opened the ceremony on Tuesday morning.

Senior jockey Darryl Bradley is course manager an Manawatū Raceway

Horopito, kawakawaka, miro berries and stamens of pōhutukawa are fun to find and distil.

One of the drivers died at the scene, the other has moderate injuries.

Two cars were involved in the chase, one tried to ram police as it attempted to flee

Lawyers were brought in by both the trust and the individual trustee involved.

She stars in TVNZ's new show The Gone, but who is Acushla-Tara Kupe?

Brenda was remembered as being someone who gave her all to everything and everyone.

The event was organised by the Pakistan Association of New Plymouth and was open to all.

The dealer was found with 443g of meth and $350,000.

A spokesperson says fire crews were called out at about 8.30pm.