A body was recovered from Waiwhakaiho River in New Plymouth this afternoon.
New Zealand
Sat, Nov 7
A New Plymouth restaurant has shut for the day after cash was stolen during a robbery while staff and diners were inside.
Crime and Justice
Tue, Nov 3
The man is facing prosecution after being caught with the haul in South Taranaki – 20 of which were undersized.
Thu, Oct 22
Toilets in Waitara, Urenui and Inglewood have been targeted over the past week, adding to the council’s growing repair costs.
Wed, Oct 21
Rusty Kane – who has unsuccessfully stood for public office 17 times over 30 years – has admitted he caused the crash last week.
Tue, Oct 20
A stretch of State Highway 3 through Mt Messenger has been reduced to one lane.
Thu, Oct 15
The victim was walking on New Plymouth's Coastal Walkway when he was assaulted.
Wed, Oct 14
Officers searched the New Plymouth properties as part of an "intensive" three-month drug operation.
The quake struck at around 3am, 25 kilometres east of New Plymouth at a depth of 11km.
Sat, Oct 3
One region has jumped from an average of $2.85 to $3.31 a litre as global oil supply fears drive prices higher across the country.
Fri, Sep 25
Footage of the meteor showed it streaking across the night sky before a bright flash lit up the area near Taranaki Maunga.
Thu, Sep 24
MetService says tonight's temperatures as "quite cold for this time of year" as southern air sweeps the country just hours after the spring equinox.
Wed, Sep 23
Barrett makes his return after a challenging period that saw him lose the All Blacks captaincy and miss the 2026 international season to date.
The southwesterly flow has also brought unsettled skies further north, with a funnel cloud seen by residents in southern Taranaki.
More than 7300 TSB business customers were charged a fee they should never have paid for six years.
Mon, Sep 21
Geonet said the quake struck at 10.44am at a depth of 82km around 70km south-west of Waverley.
Tue, Sep 15
Heavy rain is raising river levels and causing disruption, with floodgates activated near Feilding and a Wairarapa bridge on alert.
Mon, Sep 7
Settlement legislation passed its final reading in Parliament after nine years of negotiations.
Te Ao Māori
Thu, Sep 3
The country's largest gas user employs more than 200 people, with about 95% of production exported to customers in the Asia Pacific region.
Business
Wed, Sep 2
Above average temperatures are most likely for the east and north of the North Island this spring.
Students in Stratford High School uniform were barred from entering the store unless they were with a parent, caregiver or teacher.
Tue, Aug 25
Senior Sergeant Malcolm Collins said police noticed drug paraphernalia and could smell cannabis coming from a vehicle during a routine traffic stop in Stratford this morning.
Mon, Aug 17
From mergers to standoffs, councils nationwide raced to finalise Head Start proposals before Sunday's deadline.
Politics
Mon, Aug 10
Police were called to Oberon St at around 9am after a report of a person in possession of a firearm.
Fri, Aug 7
Police said several people entered a home on Tumai St in the suburb of Spotswood at around 10.30pm and assaulted an occupant while they slept.
Mon, Aug 3
