Police have named a 19-year-old Taranaki man killed when the car he was driving crashed into trees on Sunday evening.

Anzac Day theft angers war veterans, who see it as an insult to servicemen and their families.

Elizabeth Smither is an acclaimed New Plymouth-based poet, novelist and short story writer. She has recently released The Commonplace Book (AUP, $34.99), a collection of thoughts about writing and the writer's life.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

Travellers could get caught as heavy downfalls settle over the North Island for the next 24 hours.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.

Facial piercings have been approved as part of school uniform at a major New Plymouth high school.

The flatmate of a 25-year-old mother who died in a house fire in Paraparaumu last night has described how she tried to save her.

New Zealand will host July's Davis Cup tennis tie with the Philippines at Hawera in the Taranaki.

Police have released images of two men suspected of trying to kidnap a 22-year-old community probation worker.

Winston Aldworth looks back an a fantastic weekend of music in New Plymouth.

As the sun sets on a truly international event, Hayden Donnell reflects on WOMAD's highlights.

It's the flags you see first. WOMAD, held annually at Taranaki's beautiful Brooklands Park, is littered with them.

In the high-stakes game of oil exploration New Zealand is frontier country.

Here's more to add to your gig diary - though you'd be in a fairly unique demographic if you were after tickets to all of this lot.