Two women were injured when they were thrown in the air and crashed back down on the deck during a bar crossing.
New Zealand
Wed, Dec 10
Police said a man charged with his murder will appear in New Plymouth High Court on December 5.
Mon, Dec 1
Price was killed by police gunfire in New Plymouth on the evening of April 16, 2022.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Nov 28
MPI's animal welfare team is investigating a Taranaki farm after activists filmed the conditions pigs were being kept in.
Fri, Nov 21
A 44-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with murder after reports of an altercation on St Aubyn Street.
Thu, Nov 20
Two slow-moving fronts are expected to deliver downpours and strong winds across both islands, with MetService urging caution as watches and warnings expand.
Tue, Nov 18
Authorities are ramping up prevention and detection efforts in the Whanganui River after the invasive freshwater gold clam – already established in Waikato – was confirmed in Taranaki.
Environment
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.
Fri, Nov 7
The ambulance was forced to turn back during a patient transfer as slips and flooding blocked the Awakino Gorge route on Monday.
Health
Wed, Oct 15
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.
Tue, Oct 14
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.
Mon, Sep 22
"It’s just disgusting: It's my name, it’s my whānau," councillor Dinnie Moeahu said.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Sep 19
A man has been forced to forfeit a property, a Ford Ranger, more than $100,000 in cash, and over $36,000 held in bank accounts to the Crown following drug manufacturing and supply convictions.
Mon, Sep 15
About 13,000 patients in Wellington and Taranaki have been contacted by Awanui Labs after receiving inaccurate lab results for a diabetes test.
Thu, Sep 11
Organisers said the music and arts event would be taking a year off in 2026.
Wed, Sep 10
Police impounded the unlicensed and unwarranted car after the brazen skids outside the police station.
Mon, Sep 8
Footage circulating online showed a vehicle burning rubber on Powerham St around 5pm, with tyres screeching and thick smoke billowing into the air.
Sun, Sep 7
Police thanked members of the public who provided information that helped identify the man.
Mon, Sep 1
Auckland, Great Barrier Island, and the Coromandel Peninsula were under an orange strong wind warning for Sunday afternoon, with several southwesterly gales forecast to gust up to 120km/h in exposed areas.
Sun, Aug 31
Emergency services were called to a property in Okaiawa, South Taranaki and a property in Saint James Range, near Hanmer Springs this afternoon.
Sat, Aug 30
The plane landed safely at about 12.38pm with emergency services on standby as a precaution.
Sun, Aug 24
Police said inquiries into the circumstances of both crashes are underway.
Sat, Aug 23
Would-be Taranaki seabed miners say they’ve provided enough proof to get the green light, despite a Fast-track organiser criticising the company’s "cynical" approach.
Mon, Aug 18
An expert panel will decide whether Trans-Tasman Resources gets the green light to mine in the South Taranaki Bight.
Fri, Aug 15
