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Person dies in south Taranaki collision
Car's occupant dies at scene after crash involving car and milk tanker on SH3.
Thunderstorms brewing over North Island
A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours
Man who drowned off Taranaki coast a newlywed
A man who drowned was convicted of manslaughter in August after incident in 2015.
Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms
Local Focus: From Raglan to Whanganui
Walking 400km against seabed mining. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Taranaki crash victim was 21-year-old au pair
Angelika Loukas had come to New Zealand in May to work as an au pair.
Angelika Loukas died after a crash in Taranaki
Woman killed after a crash in Taranaki was Canadian national Angelika Melisa Loukas.
Bloodied, injured driver walks 3km in dark for help
A woman is critical and a man seriously hurt after a car drove off a cliff this morning.
Skier who died in crater lake had saved toddler
Richard Ebbett, who lost his life in Ruapehu's crater lake, saved a drowning girl in 2001.
Stand for Maori inspires 'taking kneel'
Thomas Middlemas stood up for Maori in 1872; a descendant is kneeling for black Americans.
Local Focus: Te Tai Hauauru candidates on seabed mining
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Te Tai Hauauru candidates general knowledge quiz
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Te Tai Hauāuru candidates general knowledge quiz
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Truck driver in fiery crash died of 'broken heart'
Michael Fairclough was so distraught after a fatal crash he ended his own life.
Heavy rain to drench lower half of North Island
Wellington is bracing for more flooding as intense downpours hit the capital.
Dismay over Waverley wind farm decision
Disgruntled locals plan to fight transmission line that cuts across their rural views.
Town left without a doctor
'Worst it's been since 1997' says medical trust as Patea loses its last doctor.
Maori ward fight to go on, says councillor
Soraya Peke-Mason says battle will continue despite Green MP's bill being voted down.
'Wonder Gardens' response gets thumbs up
Popular exhibition featuring South Taranaki history at the Aotea Tanganui Museum in Patea.
Crown apology: New dawn for Parihaka
Parihaka will finally get a formal apology and $9 million for its future development.
Myrtle rust spreads in Taranaki
A further three locations have been confirmed positive with the fungal pest.
Myrtle rust continues to spread
Two more properties in Taranaki have tested positive for myrtle rust today.
Wild weather heading north
Wellington train services suspended after strong winds and heavy rain overnight.
'Big smiles on faces' as school evacuated
Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.
Live: Big wet - school evacuated
A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.
Brace for deluge, North Island warned
Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.
New Zealand's boom towns revealed
Regional GDP growth is up across 12 out of New Zealand's 15 regions.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Shear-a-thon' raises funds for Lifeline
Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air
Talks begin on Mt Taranaki Treaty claim
Talks have begun on the "most severe" Treaty grievance in the country - Mt Taranaki.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Iwi slams seabed mining proposal at hearing
Ngati Ruanui weighed in on the seabed mining debate - as the hearing into Trans Tasman Resources' application shifted to New Pymouth. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Rise of the blue whales
In 2015, the first year of a three-year survey 33 blue whales were sighted in the South Taranaki Bight, this year there were 68 different individuals.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Environmentalists give evidence opposing seabed mining
Greenpeace and KASM give evidence about the potential impacts on marine mammals at the EPA seabed mining hearing in Wellington. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Company calls mining seabed mining proposal a significant opportunity for NZ
Trans-Tasman Resources gave evidence today at the hearing which will determine whether or not they will get marine consents to mine iron ore off the coast of South Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On Air.