Robin Martin
Mayor wants oil and gas business cases stress tested
The mayor of New Plymouth says drilling companies wanting into the oil and gas industry in Taranaki should be forced to let banks stress-test their business case.
An industry whistleblower yesterday… Audio
Whistleblower concerned about Maari oil field sale
When Tamarind Taranaki abruptly abandoned the Tui Oil Field in December, it left taxpayers facing a bill of at least $155 million to plug the undersea wells.
Now a whistleblower inside the oil and… Audio
Concerns raised over sale of Maari Oil Field
When oil company Tamarind Taranaki abruptly abandoned the Tui oil field in December, it left taxpayers facing a bill of at least 155 million dollars to plug the undersea wells. Now a whistleblower… Audio
'Smell it and you want to vomit': Taranaki locals kick up a stink over remediation plant consent renewal
A tour of a plant treating oil and gas drilling waste in North Taranaki meant to soothe nieghbours concerns about foul smells and environmental damage has ended up reinforcing their worst fears.
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Taranaki's Green School considers changing grant to loan
The Green School is open to paying back some of the near 12 million dollars its set to receive from the government's fund for shovel ready projects. Following widespread outrage, Green Party co-leader… Audio
Land under controversial plant needs testing for dioxin, expert says
An expert in occupational and environmental medicine says land a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth is built on should be thoroughly tested for dioxin contamination before ever being used… Audio
Te Atiawa embarks on ambitious property development plan
Taranaki's largest iwi, Te Atiawa, is pushing ahead with plans to become the pre-eminent property developer in its rohe.
The iwi is selling fourteen sections at a development in the desirable New… Audio
Ardern launches new energy centre in Taranaki
The Prime Minster has swept through Taranaki today fending off questions about Parliamentary sex scandals as she went.
Along the way Jacinda Ardern launched - and renamed - the national new energy… Audio
Councillor plans to 'spearhead' poll against Māori ward
A controversial New Plymouth councillor says he will spearhead a citizens'-initiated referendum against the formation of a Māori ward in the city if no-one else steps up to the plate.
Last night, the… Audio
The Warehouse says hundreds of jobs will go at its red sheds
The Warehouse says it will cut up to 750 jobs - or the equivalent of 320 full time roles - in a proposed restructure announced this morning.
The job losses are on top of those already proposed for… Audio
Taranaki farmers take crash course in regenerative agriculture
Taranaki farmers - including a former All Black - have been taking a crash course in regenerative agriculture at workshops around the province this month.
Described as a holistic system that stresses… Audio
Future of NP raceway hangs in the balance
A name change more than 20 years ago is putting the 120-year history of horse racing in New Plymouth in doubt. The council says Taranaki Racing Incorporated has been operating illegally at its central… Audio
Gin connoisseur to reap rewards of great NZ juniper hunt
New Zealand is one step closer to establishing the world's first commercial plantation of Juniperus communis - whose berries are the key ingredient of gin - following a nationwide search for the… Audio
Police officers plead not guilty to manslaughter
Three Taranaki police officers have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at the High Court in New Plymouth this morning.
The charges relate to the death of a 55-year-old man while in custody at the… Audio
Jobseeker numbers jump in Taranaki
The extent of the economic hit from Covid 19 is starting to be come clear.
GDP figures for the first three months of the year are worse than expected with the economy shrinking for the first time in… Audio
Travel agent aguishes over laying off staff
The number of people looking for work in Taranaki has jumped 25.6 percent since just before the Covid-19 lockdown to total more than 9700 on 5 June - with Māori and people under the age of 30 the… Audio
Truckie releases kiwi he rescued
A truckie, who jumped down from his cab to rescue a kiwi from the jaws of a stoat in a remote part of north Taranaki last year, has taken the encounter full circle.
Alan Pennington was briefly… Audio
Covid-19: What the streets are like at Level 1
It's the first morning of Alert Level 1 and a return to a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.
We've sent RNZ reporters out into the streets throughout the country as we did at the start of… Audio
Hāwera police officers charged with manslaughter
Three Hāwera police officers will appear in court again in three weeks on charges of manslaughter.
In a rare move, the officers have been charged with manslaughter after a 55-year-old man died in… Audio
Hawera in shock as police officers charged over man's death
The South Taranaki town of Hawera is in a state of shock today after three of its police officers were charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody in June last year.
The officers -… Audio
