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...
As not guilty pleas were filed in the case of an alleged murder, emotions ran high for a grieving whānau.From the public gallery of the High Court at New Plymouth, Rei Marshall`s father called `bull****` when Turanganui Ormsby-Turner... Read...
RNZ A $50,000 yearly fund to maintain Māori burial grounds in New Plymouth is underspent for a second year - and council officers say a multi-pronged approach is needed to fulfil its potential.The Manaaki Urupā Grants... Read...
New Plymouth`s fund to maintain Maori burial grounds is underspent for a second year and council officers say a multi-pronged approach is needed to fulfil its potential. Read...
Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter New Plymouth`s fund to assist marae may shift focus towards developing people, rather than only buildings.Each year New Plymouth District Council allocates $200,000 to its Marae Development... Read...