Mayor says no reason Whanganui can't host high level rugby

Cat that broke its claws clinging to a car grille for hours set to be reunited with owner.

Tom Bruce gets a chance to play for top English county team.

Fire at a foundry near New Plymouth

A man has been charged after allegedly having his young son drive him while he was drunk.

Big energy player Methanex in trouble under future offshore exploration ban.

The Land Wars had a greater impact on NZ than any of the campaigns we commemorate

Taranaki is making a play to be the first region to rid itself of pest predators.

Waitotara hill country farmer working with new Council erosion scheme

Up to 12 sperm whales have now stranded on a South Taranaki beach.

PM announced Taranaki will host a national summit on the "just transition" to clean energy

Eight sperm whales have died after becoming stranded on a South Taranaki beach.

Kimberlee Frederick Knight Vollmer appeared in New Plymouth District Court on the charges.

Potentially destructive thunderstorms loom over the Marlborough and Auckland regions.

Setting up a support group in her community is just the beginning for Madison Davy.

It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend

Myrtle rust has reached Feilding, Hawera and Palmerston North. Now it's in Whanganui.

NZ has its very own population of the largest animal in the world: the blue whale.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to batter much of the central and upper North Island.

We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.

Police launch homicide inquiry after man found unconscious lying in street dies

There has also been a crash between two commercial vehicles further north in Waitara.

He had 60 convictions, some related to drugs and breaching sentences and court orders.

Christopher Crean killer to be paroled in early July.

Ngā Rauru develops frozen smoothie droplet - the first product for its superfood company.

A Mt Taranaki eruption could see fast-moving, hot ash flows spreading kilometres around.

For the Kiwi adventurer kayaking across the Tasman "it's about finishing the job off".

'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.

Mums of kids with disabilities caused by exposure to epilepsy drug in utero want answers.

A teen who murdered his caregiver has been denied parole - and did not seek it.