Robin Martin

The great traffic light switch on has happened, with the nation now lit up in orange and red.

Despite having no active cases of Covid in the community Whanganui has found itself in the red zone due… Audio

Whanganui is red under the new Traffic Light System.

This comes as a local iwi leader has urged holidaymakers to reconsider plans to visit the region this summer, to protect Te Awa Tupua communities… Audio

The mayor of Whanganui is supporting an iwi leader's call for holidaymakers to steer clear of the region this summer.

Hamish McDouall says with the low Māori vaccination rates in region, he can… Audio

The boss of an iwi healthcare provider in Taranaki is worried a shortage of oximeters will hamper its ability to help whanau isolating at home with Covid-19.

It's expected most people with mild to… Audio

Vaccination events in Taranaki are being shifted indoors or abandoned as vaccinators come under physical and verbal attack from people opposed to the jab.

The District Health Board says police are… Audio

A multi-million dollar marae makeover is breathing new life into one of Taranaki's most celebrated pā sites.

Two whare - one of them more than 100 years old - have been lovingly restored in phase one… Audio

Groups of rangatahi are going door-to-door in towns and suburbs with high Māori populations in Taranaki to try to boost flagging vaccination rates.

About 77 percent of Taranaki Māori have had a first… Audio

There's concern a deal done to get North Taranaki's Mt Messenger bypass built, could see other native forests bulldozed for new roads.

Compensation and a land swap have been agreed so that the State… Audio

A New Plymouth school community is reeling after three staff members died in a road crash in Horowhenua.

Four people died when a truck and a van collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3pm… Audio

Yesterday's fatal crash in Horowhenua killed three staff from Devon Intermediate in New Plymouth.

Four people died when a truck and another vehicle collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3… Audio

A group of Taranaki school children enjoying a crash course in kiwi tracking in Te Papakura o Taranaki, Egmont National Park, have been let in on a secret.

Five pairs of the national bird released… Audio

A positive wastewater test in Taranaki has people fearing Covid has spread far beyond the Auckland border.

An ESR sample from Stratford taken on Monday has returned a strong positive result - with… Audio

Lockdown and the power of poetry are being credited for the Whanganui pound re-homing a record number of dogs this year.

The council-owned facility found new owners for all of the 175 dogs in its… Audio

Organisers of the WOMAD festival in Taranaki say the event next March - featuring a completely New Zealand-based line up - will be just like any other year.

They say home based artists will go hard… Audio

The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Taranaki may need to rollover into next year to get Māori in the region up beyond a 90 percent vaccination rate.

Just 62 percent of Taranaki Māori have received… Audio

Taranaki health officials fear low vaccination rates in the province make delta's imminent arrival a perfect storm for Māori.

Earlier this week, only 24 percent of Taranaki Māori were fully… Audio

Taranaki has rolled out "aunties power" as it ramps up efforts to boost the Māori vaccination rate in the province.

Only about 24 percent of Māori in the region are fully vaccinated while the rate… Audio

Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board was worried a humanitarian crisis could unfold on Spanish-flagged deep-sea fishing vessels which had contact with the region's port.

Infected… Audio

Thomas Phillips and his three children have now been home safe for a whole day, after spending almost three weeks in the bush - as teams frantically searched for them.

While the community is relieved… Audio

There has not been a lot of good news in Aotearoa recently, but on Thursday the tiny King Country settlement of Marokopa welcomed news a family of four missing for 17 days are safe and well. 34-year… Video, Audio