A New Plymouth mayoral candidate is calling on the council to honour a commitment it gave to help a family caught in a six-year wrangle with a property developer. Read...
It`s not everyday that you run into an 11-year-old lawn mowing contractor, but then again New Plymouth youngster Kayden Wallis-Potroz is not your everyday kid. Read...
One New Plymouth mayoral candidate was banned from today`s debate for allegedly making threats against the media, while another has dropped out of the contentious race. Read...
Emergency services responded to a crash at a `problem` intersection in Taranaki, near New Plymouth. The crash appears to have been between a car and an ambulance, making this the second crash involving an ambulance in two weeks.A... Read...
A 14-year-old girl with multiple severe disabilities has been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite her mother`s protests. The welfare and best interests of the New Plymouth teen, who is under the care of Oranga Tamariki, demanded... Read...
There needs to independent oversight of multi-national agrichemical company Corteva`s promised testing of its controversial Paritutu site in New Plymouth, says mayor Neil Holdom. Read...
Not long after completing a mental health qualification a New Plymouth barber realised the perfect place to use his new skills was at his barber`s chair. Read...
A five-storey mural of te reo advocate Hana Te Hemara will be unveiled in Ngamotu / New Plymouth this week as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Maori language petition to parliament in 1972. Read...
Two people suffered stab wounds in an incident in New Plymouth late last night.Police and emergency services were called to what was a described as a `disturbance` on Cook St about 11.30pm, police said. DO YOU KNOW MORE? EMAIL... Read...
A young man so keen to see his out-of-town girlfriend was caught travelling at 184km/h on one of the country`s busiest highways.Bowen Comins was travelling from his Kihikihi home to New Plymouth on State Highway 3 about 5.20pm last... Read...