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	Two of this city’s most colourful characters are going head-to-head for council seat Stuff.co.nz - 4 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Flag Man and Mullet Muzz are eyeing a seat at the New Plymouth district council table. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Calls made for fast-tracking of ‘coward punch’ laws following death of New Plymouth’s Daniel Nganeko NZ Herald - 4 Aug (NZ Herald) Daniel Nganeko died after he was punched outside a rugby clubrooms. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald Sport



	Colourful characters go head-to-head for seat on New Plymouth council RadioNZ - 4 Aug (RadioNZ) Two of New Plymouth`s most colourful characters are will go head-to-head for a seat at the district council table later this year. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	New Plymouth woman killed in crash Stuff.co.nz - 3 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Nateisha-Kurstyn Hana-Wetere, 23, died in the two-vehicle collision on 11 July. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Taranaki retain Ranfurly Shield after easing to win over Northland Stuff.co.nz - 2 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) The hosts scored three tries to the visitors’ none and can now stow the Shield away until Waikato visit New Plymouth in round four of the NPC. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Ranfurly Shield Rugby live updates: Taranaki v Northland RadioNZ - 2 Aug (RadioNZ) Follow all the action from Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ Sport



	Police escort man off New Plymouth-bound Air NZ flight, ‘concerning remarks’ delay take-off NZ Herald - 2 Aug (NZ Herald) The passenger was removed from a plane at Auckland Airport due to security concerns. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Daytona Thompson charged with manslaughter after the one-punch death of Daniel Nganeko in New Plymouth NZ Herald - 1 Aug (NZ Herald) Daytona Thompson has been charged with Daniel Nganeko`s manslaughter. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General



	Man who died in New Plymouth house fire identified Stuff.co.nz - 1 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Nigel Philip Taylor from Westown died in the blaze last week. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	New Plymouth man dies trying to retrieve keys from house fire to take nephew to hospital NZ Herald - 31 Jul (NZ Herald) He had escaped the fire with his young nephew but re-entered to get the key to his ute. Read... Newslink ©2025 to NZ Herald General