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	Te Matatini release four albums of 53 waiata from record New Plymouth festival RadioNZ - 15 Mar (RadioNZ) The albums` release follows the viral success of People`s Choice Award winner Te Kuru Marutea from Te Tauihu, whose choral song, Kei Wareware i a Tatou, tallied a total of 45 million views across social media. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	WWII veteran who witnessed Japanese surrender dies Stuff.co.nz - 15 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) Jack Pringle, who joined the navy at 18, has died in New Plymouth two months shy of his 100th birthday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	New Plymouth rough sleepers warned to remove their belongings or risk them being impounded Stuff.co.nz - 14 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) The mayor says the response comes in the wake of concern about the increase of rough sleepers in the city centre and the impacts of this. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	New Plymouth rough sleepers warned to remove their belongings or risk them being impounded RadioNZ - 14 Mar (RadioNZ) Their belongings are obstructing footpaths in the New Plymouth`s CBD. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Taranaki medical imaging professionals to hold stopwork meeting over staff shortages RadioNZ - 14 Mar (RadioNZ) The meeting follows an RNZ story about a New Plymouth woman who waited a month for the results of a semi-urgent pelvic ultrasound. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Why a festival chair is the secret to your Womad success Stuff.co.nz - 14 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) Successfully navigating the three-day event at New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands is as simple as two words. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	New Plymouth woman ‘felt sick’ after $1.5m Lotto win Stuff.co.nz - 13 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) A late scramble to buy a Lotto ticket has paid off for a woman and her family. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Health authority hopes vape conviction sends ‘strong message’ to retailers Stuff.co.nz - 13 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) A New Plymouth shopkeeper has become just the second person in New Zealand to be convicted for illegally selling vaping products to minors. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ultrasound delay leaves woman feeling like a ‘ticking time bomb’ Stuff.co.nz - 12 Mar (Stuff.co.nz) A New Plymouth woman is baffled by the delay, saying the results of a “semi-urgent” scan should have been with her GP within a week. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Ultrasound delay leaves woman feeling like a 'ticking time bomb' RadioNZ - 12 Mar (RadioNZ) A New Plymouth woman says a month-long delay in getting the results of a `semi-urgent` ultrasound left her feeling like a `ticking time bomb`. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General