Stories by Robin Martin

The overall rates rise for year two of the plan was 13.23 percent and was 10.19 percent in the third year.

The offshore wind sector has told government ministers it can't co-exist with seabed mining off Patea, but a mining firm says that's not true.

The war for supremacy over our cousins from across the ditch has a new battleground - tap water.

Offshore wind companies have told the government the industry is not compatible with seabed mining in the Taranaki Bight - but the mining industry disagrees.

It's built to last a century, survive a one-in-250-year landslide and may become a tourist destination in and of itself.

The owner of a farm - parts of which a court has ruled can be acquired for the bypass - says he has no regrets about fighting the project.

A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.

The three properties, worth about $4 million, will facilitate the development of a four-star hotel and carpark in the city.

All but one councillor - who abstained - voted in favour of the motion on behalf of the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa.

Plans to replace a 6km stretch of sealed road at Tarata with gravel will put school children at risk, a farmer says.

A council proposal to build a $55 million four-star hotel and carpark is dividing opinion in Whanganui.

Public hospitals have been asked to make savings of $105 million by July. Audio

It was once described by cricketing bible Wisden as among the six best venues in the world - but its days may be numbered.

Tarata residents say the move will make getting around more difficult and blanket the area in dust from logging trucks.

The first-ever Beyond COP21 Symposium to be held in Oceania hopes to open young people's minds to the possibility of a more sustainable future.

Brooklands Zoo is planning a major makeover - but not everyone is impressed with the cost.

The tongue-in-cheek sign - which mimics NZTA information boards - suggests diggers might be about to return.

Opponents of seabed mining are furious an Australian company has pulled out of consent hearings for a controversial project off the Taranaki coast.

Skyrocketing costs are affecting work at the country's oldest stone church.

"Just looking back on archival stuff, in the news and surf mags, so many of their stories were untold."

A Taranaki surfing identity is to part with some of his vast collection of vintage and collectable surfboards at an auction this weekend.

About 110 kiwi are due to be released in the next few months, boosting the existing population and relieving pressure on sanctuaries.

The sign featured several tongue-in-cheek messages about the transport agency and its work.

A digital billboard poking fun at Waka Kotahi has appeared near an intersection in New Plymouth where its contractors have recently finished work.

A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary Industries staff is risky.