Robin Martin

There's a mystery in the air in Taranaki. 

It's many years since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot, kākā,  have been heard in New Plymouth.

But the bird is back - and the flash of… Audio

A New Plymouth family says Kaianga Ora tenants living next door to their elderly mother are making her life a misery and the agency just fobs off their complaints.

The woman, who is about to turn 80… Audio

Heritage enthusiasts are calling for the government to step in and save the historic Barrett St Nurses Home in New Plymouth.

They say the protected building is falling to pieces while Land… Audio

A Taranaki family making a last-minute dash to see a dying relative are lucky to be alive after their car was caught in a massive slip near Urenui on State Highway 3.

Rex Wade was driving family… Audio

A Whanganui moggie has used up one of its nine lives after being rescued from a Phoenix palm in Goneville where it's been stuck for about two weeks.

Rio was plucked from the tree this morning after a… Audio

The owners of a derelict coolstores building on the banks of the Pātea River in Taranaki are being put on notice that it is structurally unsound and more must be done to keep people out of it. Video, Audio

Commemorations will be held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Patea freezing works closing.

Faced with a downturn in the industry on 3 September, 1982 about 800 staff were laid off in… Audio

The mayor of New Plymouth says Waka Kotahi has siphoned off half a billion dollars from Taranaki road funding over the past decade leaving the region's State Highways are falling apart.

Documents… Audio

A former New Plymouth mayor says he can understand why no one has put their hand up to stand for the city's Māori ward. 

Andrew Judd championed the establishment of the ward but he questions why… Audio

Decorated helicopter pilot Alan Beck can add a further string to his bow - Swiss alp horn player.

The 73 year old - who became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in January - is the driving… Audio

A crowd of locals have given a behind the scenes look at Whanganui Port, ahead of its planned $50 million revamp.

It's the first community-led management project since the Whanganui River gained… Video, Audio

The New Plymouth mayor's failure to declare whether he's going to stand for a third term is fuelling speculation he's after a job at one of the new three waters entities.

Neil Holdom said he… Audio

A former New Plymouth mayor has criticised the council for lack of transparency over why its chief executive is absent from his post.

Craig Stevenson, who earns about $370,000 a year, is on leave for… Audio

A decision to introduce a targeted rate to help repair roads damaged by logging trucks is winning few friends in Taranaki.

Stratford District Council says the roads - some of which were designed for… Audio

A new traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing in Taranaki is be being described as a monument to a failed funding model.

Inglewood residents have campaigned for 20 years for the crossing on… Audio