Stories by Robin Martin

Hundreds of fishers from around the country are chasing the elusive 'big one' at one of the nation's largest surfcasting competitions in Taranaki this weekend.

The New Plymouth District Council has held its first public workshop after the Ombudsman reprimanded local authorities for holding too many secret meetings.

The New Zealand Transport Agency has put carbon-reduction projects on hold after uncertainty over the incoming government's spending plans.

The EPA is under fire for not insisting that a leaking oil and gas well off the coast of Taranaki be formally abandoned and made safe.

The director of the Womad festival in Taranaki has landed a personal favourite among 18 new acts revealed for next March's event at its launch in New Plymouth today Wed 25 Oct.

Visitors to the festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit tropical with bromeliads, palms, orchids and even the humble banana being embraced this year.

Just hours after the All Blacks tackle Argentina at the World Cup, Taranaki will be hoping to attract a full house for the NPC final against Hawke's Bay.

Whanganui's iconic Kowhai Park is a blast from the past - but locals are wondering, do today's kids even recognise Humpty Dumpty? Audio

An environmental group has filed for a judicial review of a decision allowing 46 species of wildlife - including protected kiwi - to be killed during the construction of a bypass.

Industry insiders say companies are pivoting to renovations and additions as consents for new builds fall sharply.

Global chemicals giant Dow says public input has influenced where it will begin taking soil samples at the site of its controversial former chemicals plant at Paritūtū in New Plymouth.

Thousands of rural voters could miss out on their right to cast a ballot in the general election next week, because hundreds of polling booths will be closed on election day.

A Taranaki food bank is rustling up savings and nutritious grub at a series of popular cooking classes.

Michael Kingpotiki says a desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to put his hand up and admit he was illiterate - at age 57.

A New Plymouth couple says they will believe a more than seven-year dispute with a neigbouring developer is over when they see it.

Pembroke Rd in Stratford is to renamed and properties on it renumbered to address inconsistencies, including missing numbers and double ups.

The man in charge of the Sarjeant Gallery earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project in Whanganui says it has been one of the most complex and challenging of his 40-year career.

The New Plymouth District Council had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.

Meta appeared happy to take her money without being able to confirm if she would get the support function she paid for, she says.

A Taranaki businessman and arts patron is putting the finishing touches to a life-sized replica of the Ōmata Stockade on the outskirts of New Plymouth.

A New Plymouth couple are crying foul after being locked out of a Facebook Marketplace account from which they run their business and generate their livelihood.

Surfers from around the country will be taking to the ocean today and every day for the rest of the month to raise funds for communities in Indonesia and across the South Pacific.

Jamaican superstar Ziggy Marley has been announced as Womad's first headline artist for the 2024 festival.

Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach in South Taranaki.

The Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has unveiled a new work from the acclaimed New Zealand kinetic sculptor and film-maker. Audio