Economic analysts say summer festival fun and big gigs at New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park and Bowl of Brooklands have topped-up Taranaki’s economy – without counting Te Matatini and Womad. Read...

New Plymouth`s mayor has told local businesses the police will be taking more action against groups of homeless people causing trouble in the central city. Read...

Neil Holdom told an invite-only forum the problem was getting worse. Read...

On Sunday heavy rain overwhelmed a pump station, with the overflow spilling into the Tasman Sea. Read...

The Blenheim to Auckland flight was diverted to New Plymouth, with a passenger telling RNZ they could smell fuel coming through the air vents inside. Read...

A passenger on board the flight said they could smell fuel coming through the air vents. Read...

The bait is made entirely of crayfish waste products. Read...

As the man was swept further out to sea, the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter gave the man a buoy to help him stay afloat while a rescue jet ski was used to pull him from the water. Read...

Heavy rain has been blamed for a sewage overflow that poured into the Tasman Sea for close to an hour on Sunday. Read...

A New Plymouth mother says she dreads coming home every day after years living next to “neighbours from hell”. Read...