A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final
Environment
11:00am
The legislation marked the culmination of negotiations over redress for historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
New Zealand
Fri, Jan 30
Nearly 200 members of a central North Island iwi are travelling to Wellington today to witness the final leg of their Treaty settlement journey.
Wed, Jan 28
The warning follows damage to a monitoring site on the Waiwhakaiho River, the second time the site had been targeted in three months and the third since it was installed in 2020.
Thu, Jan 22
Cordons remain in place while police determine the "circumstances of the assault".
Tue, Jan 20
EnZed Energy is the first company to apply for a petroleum exploration permit since the 2018 offshore oil and gas ban, which was overturned by the Government last year.
Fri, Jan 16
One region has been crowned the sunniest spot in the country three times in the last five years.
Thu, Jan 15
A low pressure system to the west is bringing "plenty of rain today to both islands", MetService said.
More than 14,000 people had reported feeling the quake, which struck at 8.29am.
Fri, Jan 9
A biodiversity officer was monitoring the Mataitawa Bush when she spotted some small, unusual tunnels – revealing an unfamiliar trapdoor spider.
Wed, Jan 7
A stubborn low-pressure system brings rain, gales and thunderstorms to much of the country, warns 1News meteorologist Dan Corbett.
December 30, 2025
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Trelawney Cres in Westown around 2.30am.
December 24, 2025
Around 1000 sites across the district have been affected.
December 19, 2025
"This case sends a strong message to others tempted to get around the law," says an MPI official.
Crime and Justice
December 17, 2025
Police said a man charged with his murder will appear in New Plymouth High Court on December 5.
December 1, 2025
Price was killed by police gunfire in New Plymouth on the evening of April 16, 2022.
November 28, 2025
MPI's animal welfare team is investigating a Taranaki farm after activists filmed the conditions pigs were being kept in.
November 21, 2025
A 44-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with murder after reports of an altercation on St Aubyn Street.
November 20, 2025
Two slow-moving fronts are expected to deliver downpours and strong winds across both islands, with MetService urging caution as watches and warnings expand.
November 18, 2025
Three were caught on Wednesday night with 118 pāua, and another three were caught Thursday night with 338 pāua – all taken from a closed area.
November 7, 2025
The ambulance was forced to turn back during a patient transfer as slips and flooding blocked the Awakino Gorge route on Monday.
Health
October 15, 2025
Communities were cut off in parts yesterday due to torrential rain, which caused widespread road closures.
Communities cut off by closed sections of several state highways including SH3, SH4, SH30, SH31, and SH43.
October 14, 2025
MetService said a slow-moving front over central New Zealand was forecast to gradually shift eastward tomorrow, while another weather system approaches from the south, moving northwards over Fiordland and Westland.
September 22, 2025
"It’s just disgusting: It's my name, it’s my whānau," councillor Dinnie Moeahu said.
Te Ao Māori
September 19, 2025
