Police earlier put cordons in place and advised the public to stay away from the area.

The ticket was sold in Taranaki.

Karl Roberts has not been seen since August last year.

Eleven men in NZ armed forces were awarded in the Victoria Cross in WW I

Taranaki DHB has now back-flipped and offered an appointment to man with lump on his neck.

A beachside Taranaki hideaway has been named as New Zealand's Bach of the Year.

Philip Kinraid still maintains 2-year-old daughter's death was "an accident".

Shane Jones has allocated $19m for councils to apply to expand 3D mapping technology

Three people were taken to Taranaki Hospital with moderate and minor injuries.

Chairman defends the most expensive council-purchased vehicle of anyone in NZ local govt.

Your guide to what's on in the Whanganui region this week

Fire and Emergency New Zealand are on the scene and are investigating.

The joint operation uncovered a massive illegal haul of paua, most of them undersize.

Two died in the crash.

News in brief: Fashion on show; school success; aggravated robbery; council acquires land

Readers write: Stop seabed mining; putting virtue on show; guilty till proven innocent

Normanby man Kane Allan Green died while diving yesterday.

More groups join in opposition to seabed mining proposed offshore from Pātea.

Small business owner Simone Hayward talks about the power of eating whole foods.

Name suppression has lapsed for the man accused of causing the crash that killed a teen.

Trans-Tasman Resources appeals High Court decision, asks for urgent hearing

Aviation commentator shares his thoughts of Air NZ boss' apology to customers.

Whanganui news: The circus is in town; so is a woman who drove under influence of drugs

Urban trappers in the Taranaki city are taking a slightly different approach.

A 37-year-old man appeared in court over crash that killed a teenager.

"The school was just put into lockdown as a precaution ..."

"You don't realise how much fight you have until you are faced with something like this."

Rica has been Merenia Donne's "soulmate" for 12 years.

Father sentenced after getting 10-year-old son to drive for him because he was drunk.

The man is wanted in relation to a shooting incident at the hospital on August 1.