Robin Martin

The Sarjeant Gallery - home to work by McCahon, Hotere, Goldie and Lindauer - will be given public funding for earthquake strengthening.

Gastrointestinal illness after swimming in lakes and rivers could be far more common than reported cases suggest.

Te Ātiawa has withdrawn its support for a bill designed to end one of the longest and most bitter land disputes in New Zealand.

Heavy spring swells have revealed bits of a long-sunken schooner in Taranaki, but they might not be visible for long. Audio

Hungarian New Zealanders have commemorated the 60th anniversary of the 1956 uprising.

A study into so-called 'surf rage' will find the behaviour is about safety, not patch protection, a regular surfer at one New Zealand's top breaks says.

It is not surprising that no Māori candidates won a seat on the New Plymouth District Council, a Taranaki iwi leader says.

Opponents of a proposed seabed mining operation in Taranaki are demanding the release of blacked out pages in its resource consents application.

Keen to try ordering your flat white in te reo Māori? Head to New Plymouth's Green Door Cafe for a taste of its new Kapu Kōrero. Audio

Taranaki is paying a heavy price for a massive slip, which has closed SH3 at Mokau and cut the region off from the country's north. Video

A first-of-its-kind national surfing reserve is being proposed in Taranaki that will encompass many of the region's prime surf breaks. Video

Māori representation has become a virtual no-go area for those vying for public office in New Plymouth.

The school tradition of staying with family billets while on sports exchanges is under threat, the secondary principal's association says. Audio

Feral cats are reaching plague proportions in New Zealand's back country and no-one's taking responsibility for the problem, says a Taranaki beekeeper. Video

An 18-year-old man is still missing after his dinghy capsized off New Plymouth this morning.

Anti-1080 activists in Taranaki are vowing to take direct action to halt a massive drop of the pest control poison in Egmont National Park.

A transgender student at New Plymouth Girls' High School is calling for pants to be included as part of the official school uniform. Audio

A small ski field on Mt Taranaki takes half an hour to trek into and is only open for 15 days a year, but a huge snow dump has led to "epic" conditions. Video

The arrival of Air Chathams in Whanganui has saved the city's airport from potential closure and will keep open a vital link to the outside world, according to its mayor.

More of Len Lye's signature kinetic sculptures could soon be on display at the New Plymouth gallery dedicated to his work, after visitor numbers beat expectations in its first year. Video

A stoush between a Taranaki farmer and the Department of Conservation is threatening public access to one of the region's top walks. Video, Audio

A Taranaki beach settlement is in clean-up mode again after storm surges washed rotting animal carcasses onto the beach and tossed huge logs through fences.

Labour leader Andrew Little, who was raised in Marfell, is blaming the government for the looting of derelict state housing in the New Plymouth suburb.

Residents of a New Plymouth suburb filled with dozens of derelict Housing New Zealand properties say they feel increasingly unsafe in their own homes.

KiwiRail is set to enforce a system of annual charges for use of level crossings and underpasses, but landowners say the associated costs are unfair.