Michael Fairclough was so distraught after a fatal crash he ended his own life.

Wellington is bracing for more flooding as intense downpours hit the capital.

Disgruntled locals plan to fight transmission line that cuts across their rural views.

'Worst it's been since 1997' says medical trust as Patea loses its last doctor.

Soraya Peke-Mason says battle will continue despite Green MP's bill being voted down.

Popular exhibition featuring South Taranaki history at the Aotea Tanganui Museum in Patea.

Parihaka will finally get a formal apology and $9 million for its future development.

A further three locations have been confirmed positive with the fungal pest.

Two more properties in Taranaki have tested positive for myrtle rust today.

A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.

Regional GDP growth is up across 12 out of New Zealand's 15 regions.

Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air

Talks have begun on the "most severe" Treaty grievance in the country - Mt Taranaki.

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

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.

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.

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.

The full stage schedule for Womad 2017 has been released, with headliners The Specials lined up to take the main stage on the first

"We will stop paying rates to Horizons, and use the money to fund free beer on Sundays!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawera Police want to speak to a Taranaki teen who has been missing since January 6.

A "body" discovered at a South Taranaki property completely destroyed by a fire yesterday was in fact the remains of an animal - but the search for the property's owner continues.

A body has been discovered in the remains of a Taranaki home gutted by fire.

Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Waverley A&P Show has been going for 86 years. People come from around the region to experience what is one of the last old style farming events around.

The Waverley A&P Show has been going for almost 100 years. Organisers says it is one of the few remaining that stays true to the roots of the event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

After 30 years in business Patea butcher Grant Hurley proudly lays claim to one major achievement. "I still have all my fingers." Mr

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

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.