When Dean Browne's former girlfriend heard he had been murdered and dumped in a New Plymouth garage, she knew his lifestyle had finally caught up with him.

Police have identified the man who was apparently killed and his body dumped in a New Plymouth garage.

Police have been unable to identify the body of a man found in a New Plymouth garage last night.

A report on police handling of a drunk driver who killed three young people is a cover-up, the mother of a victim says.

A Taranaki businessman's proposal to give away a historic 10-bedroom lodge on the slopes of Mt Taranaki has drawn almost 300 submissions from New Zealand and overseas.

Police surveillance set up to catch a drunk driver who went on to kill three young people was flawed, a report released today said.

The Fire Service is increasingly being sent to emergencies when an ambulance has been requested, statistics show.

It could be something in the water or maybe it's the clean country air - but for whatever reason, Opunake has produced more than its fair share of high-achieving New Zealanders.

Diesel and whey have spilled into the Awakino River after a milk tanker crashed into the waterway and overturned.

Four people, including a child, have been rescued after spending all night clinging for dear life to their capsized dinghy.