Chenye Hughes was asleep in her conservatory when a tornado tore through her New Plymouth...

Firefighters have been working flat out in New Plymouth today assessing the damage after two tornadoes tore through the city early this morning.

Police say an elderly woman who sneaked out of a New Plymouth rest home, checked herself into a motel for the night.

A country music singer was killed when his car was sliced in two by a double-decker truck yesterday.

One person is dead after a crash involving a truck and a car on State Highway 3 south of Uruti this morning.

Apparently, rocking horses around New Zealand have been gradually culled from playgrounds in recent years.

Residents worry big bakery's receivership will cost them jobs and a local identity.

Budget documents reveal a power cable to the Kupe gas and oil field has failed and is the subject of a $95 million insurance claim.

A freak series of events has seen a Taranaki farmer lose a cow, but save his milking shed from fire.

A Taranaki family have been told to move their 100-year-old driveway after the Department of Conservation found it runs across 160-year-old Maori warrior graves.

Liz Light discovers the delights of windy and wave-pounded Taranaki.