Newly elected Rātana Church leader hits the road
"Manuao is happiest when working and providing for his people."
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Initiative aims to empower South Taranaki youth
A new youth committee aims to inspire and connect rangatahi.
Specialist vessel arrival to begin final phase of Tui oil field decommissioning
The Q7000 will plug and formally abandon wells across the Taranaki oil field.
Nomad gang members in custody after arrests in Pātea
The arrests were part of Operation Cobalt.
Whanganui hit with rain and single-digit temperatures
Temperatures got as low as 2.2C in Waiouru.
Tornado causes damage in parts of South Taranaki
A tornado has caused damage to parts of South Taranaki overnight.
Anti-seabed mining bill chance to stop destruction before it starts
Opinion: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says no good will come from desecrating the moana.
Seabed mining inquiry causes controversy
A select committee inquiry will investigate seabed mining regulations in NZ waters.
Rebel Business School to return to South Taranaki
The first week of the course is hosted online, with the last three days in Hāwera.
Central districts dodge expected heavy rain
The most rainfall recorded in the districts over 24 hours was 44.5mm north of Whanganui.
Salad days: Family business gives Waverley lettuce farm new lease on life
The farm had its first harvest this week, with 10,000-12,000 seeds being planted weekly.
South Taranaki rates to rise, no cuts to services - TDC Mayor Phil Nixon
The rates will be kept to around the same level of increase as inflation.
New port required at Pātea for offshore windfarm
There is a proposed plan to build a one gigawatt windfarm off the coast of South Taranaki.
Tattoo marks win for Whanganui mountain biker
To win the race he had to get through a randomised start, and mid-race challenges.
Māori appointments fill South Taranaki gaps
This term is the first time STDC has included Māori wards
The King is alive. And he's in Hāwera
Visit NZ’s Elvis Presley Museum for May Music Month.
Pātea museum collection on move
The museum will temporarily close for part of the week so the collection can be moved.
Tiny birds land in new Whanganui home
The titipounamu (rifleman) are being translocated to Bushy Park Tarapuruhi.
Police trio acquitted of manslaughter: Only one remains in the force, inquest dropped
Allen Ball died in a cell in 2019. What followed were a number of investigative processes.
Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga
The park will be governed jointly by Ngā iwi o Taranaki and the Minister of Conservation,
‘No more Egmont’: Taranaki Maunga officially welcomed at Treaty settlement
The deal consigns the name Egmont to the history books.
Rural school the heart of South Taranaki community
The school's new playground has been welcomed by the community.
Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step
The Treaty of Waitangi settlement will be initialled on Friday.
Firefighters battle house fire near Waverley
Crews from Waverley, Pātea and Hāwera responded to the blaze.
Business idea sprouts in remote Waitōtara Valley
Valley Mushrooms has sprung up on NZ's longest no-exit road.
Waverley Primary School celebrates 150th anniversary
A parade put on to honour the school had people lining the towns main street.
Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms
They fear future tension between them.
Esteemed Whanganui kapa haka groups finish competition on a high
Te Reanga Mōrehu O Rātana won the choral section at Te Matatini.
Historic Māori storage pits found in South Taranaki
"You don’t see te ao Māori here anywhere. But you’re standing on it.”
Taranaki-Manawatū FMG Young Farmer of the Year crowned
The Taranaki-Manawatū Young Farmer of the Year has been crowned.
Comment: Do we inherit memories?
Rob Rattenbury writes about overwhelming feelings of home in other places.
On MEUTE: The German techno band set to wow Womad
Audiences can expect a highly energetic live techno show, says band.
Child among four dead in cyclone destruction; 1442 people 'uncontactable' - 'grave fears' for some; 160,000 without power
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.
Live: Dramatic aerial photos - horse scrambles to roof; deadly cyclone floods devastate homes
Quarter of a million people were left without power yesterday, entire communities cut off.