Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response
There's millions of dollars of new funding for the vaccination effort around Whanganui.
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Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says the tide has turned in Taranaki.
Iwi-owned business' smoothie drops go nationwide
Ngā Rauru's award-winning product is now available in supermarkets across the motu.
Soggy weather: Rain to dampen Halloween plans
Wet weather is set to dampen Halloween plans as October draws to an end.
Milk tanker crash: SH3 at Taranaki's Mt Messenger closed
Motorists are being warned to expect significant delays.
'Uncharted territory': Seabed mining company wants consents reconsidered
High Court will now decide process to reconsider seabed mining consent
The 90% Project: How to enable vaccination in key populations
What will it take to vaccinate those who are yet to make a decision?
Woman crushed between cars, police attacked after unruly boy racer event
One male jumped on a patrol car while others threw bottles and cans at the vehicle.
Rugby star Sean Wainui farewelled at tangi today
Wainui died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday morning near Tauranga.
Repeat drink-driver jailed for killing 'life and soul' of community
Ismael Mitai has been sentenced to jail after causing the death of a New Plymouth man.
Taranaki Māori aim for 95 per cent Covid vaccinated
Iwi and Māori health providers are drawing up their own vaccination plan.
Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
The Māori Party co-leader says Māori are being "left for last" in the Delta outbreak.
'Absolutely devastating my bro': Stan Walker pays tribute to Sean Wainui
Stan Walker shared a photo of him with Sean Wainui and their wives on their wedding day.
Kiwi amputee model falsely accused of using Photoshop to fake missing leg
"Their comments are ridiculous ... but it's annoying given everything I've gone through."
'Get out of the way': Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
Māori Party co-leader says the PM and Government are defensive and won't share power.
Whanganui DHB says 18pc of staff unvaccinated or unwilling to say
Frontline health staff must have had one jab by October 30, or risk losing their jobs.
Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM's optimism
The PM's visit included a stop at a Tui Ora pop-up clinic at Paritutu Bowling Club.
Govt not budging on mandatory vaccine, despite midwives threatening to quit
Chris Hipkins says getting vaccinated is a public safety responsibility.
Covid case numbers 'beyond what we have expected' - PM
PM acknowledges Auckland's worsening Covid-19 case numbers have exceeded expectations.
Delta in Taranaki would be 'perfect storm' for Māori - health officials
New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom does not think it is possible to keep Delta out.
Delta outbreak warning: 'We're looking at a very serious situation akin to 1918'
A Māori health researcher says the Covid situation could be akin to the 1918 pandemic.
Heavy rain warning for Auckland, Northland and Waikato
MetService has issued multiple heavy-rain watches for the North Island.
Taranaki DHB feared for Covid-infected mariners' lives
Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board worried crew members could die.
Seabed mining ruling: Trans-Tasman Resources sees clear legal pathway to having consents re-approved at EPA
Mining firm sees clear legal pathway to consents, despite Supreme Court rejection.
The 90% Project: How close is your age group to 90% vaccinated?
First dose vaccinations in older Kiwis are more than 90 per cent almost everywhere.
Womad is back for 2022: Here's what to expect
Womad is back. March 2022 will see an all-star, homegrown line-up.
Cup-winning Kiwi to be immortalised in town's main street
Council stumps up $155,000 for bronze casting, community to raise money for plinth.
Covid cameo: Siouxsie Wiles set to star at music festival
The iconic celebration of music, art and dance returns to Taranaki next year.
Iwi and council reach relationship agreement
Te Kāhui o Rauru and South Taranaki District Council have set out their values.
One person in hospital after house fire in Waitara, Taranaki
The single-storey house fire was reported at 4.22am.
Historic pā site believed to be target of metal detectorists
The pā was the site of multiple battles during the Musket Wars of the early 1800s.
Man admits drug driving causing best mate's death
The crash happened at Piopio on December 30, 2019.
Iwi radio - 'Like the movie The Matrix, once you go there, there's no turning back'
'One week for Te reo Māori in 2021 for the whole country, seems outmoded, quaint even'.
'Lost in the system': Man dies after 'unacceptable' failure by Taranaki DHB
Taranaki DHB criticised for losing a late cancer patient's referral.