Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.

At least five homes have been evacuated and a main road has been closed after wild weather struck in the Wellington region.

South Taranaki iwi Nga Rauru feels let down by the Department of Conservation's decision not to submit on a seabed mining application

Here's why the Taranaki capital should be on your New Zealand bucketlist.

A former Taranaki business association treasurer has pleaded guilty to taking $25,000 in cheques for personal use. A plea of guilty

Taranaki residents described a terrifying noise preceding a tremor followed by 30 seconds of shaking.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Eltham teddy bear involved in international kidnapping case. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Eltham teddy bear involved in international kidnapping case. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A group of children from a South Taranaki primary school are appealing to the Pope to intervene in an international kidnapping case involving a very special bear.

It is believed the tractor rolled onto the driver after it collided with a car that was overtaking it.

Welcome to the Hunterville Shemozzle, the race that really puts shepherds to the test-icle! Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Howie Tamati will stand for the Maori Party in Dame Tariana Turia's former seat of Te Tai Hauauru and is hoping his profile will help win the seat back.

A Taranaki couple have been sentenced to nearly three years imprisonment for a horrendous case of neglect towards elderly woman.

The SPCA has condemned new hidden camera footage showing more mistreatment of bobby calves as deeply disturbing and inhumane.

Lonely Planet described the winning region as having a 'deliciously offbeat new gallery' and being home to 'a magnificent hiking trail'.

A streaker who invaded a New Plymouth rugby pitch has been slapped with a two-year stadium ban.

A kayaker fishing off the Waitara River owes his life to a Scottish man who went out to find him after the kayaker's friends noticed he was missing.

It has been a Labour Weekend with a difference for one mother - who unexpectedly gave birth on a Taranaki roadside.

A Dutch tramper who had been stranded on Mt Taranaki for two days by heavy snow has been plucked to safety.

The potential environmental impacts of controversial off-shore mining will be investigated in a new multi-million dollar study.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

A woman was found dead in a bath at a North Taranaki care facility, police say.

He started as an outside chance, but Neil Holdom's strong campaign won him the New Plymouth mayoralty by 500 votes. Made with funding from NZ on Air

He started as an outside chance, but Neil Holdom’s strong campaign won him the New Plymouth mayoralty by 500 votes. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Reuben Paterson's work Ki te Aroha e Ipo goes under the hammer tonight to raise money for the Taranaki Women's refuge.

Couple reunited after they "missed and missed and then finally we didn't miss".

The Kiwi cat that thinks it is a sheep has gone global.

Traffic on SH3 south of Mokau will be down to one lane for some time, NZTA says, warning travellers to expect minor delays.

State Highway 3, south of Mokau, is on track to be re-opened tomorrow afternoon following a major slip.