Robin Martin

Taranaki Taku Tūranga - which aims to eradicate pests from the entire region -- will get an injection of nearly $12 million over five years from the Predator Free 2050 fund. Video, Audio

The New Plymouth district council has come under fire for describing a proposal to sell part of a coastal reserve as "land recycling". The council wants to sell part of Peringa Reserve - including… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fronted up in Taranaki today for the first time since the government announced it won't issue any new offshore oil and gas exploration permits. Video, Audio

Questions are being asked about the involvement of the New Plymouth Mayor in a meeting about the sale of reserve land in the city, including the transfer of 2.25 million dollars to a private golf… Video, Audio

It's one of our most popular bird calls on Morning Report but the song of the kokako is also instrumental in the battle to save the blue-wattled crows. The calls have been used to attract kokako in… Audio

A couple who has been battling the Earthquake Commission since their property was damaged in a big storm in Whanganui nearly three years ago, has been left shattered by the experience. Video, Audio

Anger is growing at a proposal to pave over an Olympic-sized outdoor pool at the New Plymouth Aquatic Centre, and fill in the diving pool as part of a $33m revamp of the complex. Video, Audio

RNZ reporters traversed Nelson, New Plymouth and Whangarei for petrol, and found massive fluctuations just like in Otaki, where prices were 20 cents a litre higher than nearby towns. Video, Audio

Hawera Cinema 2 has made headlines around the world after it told customers they would be turned away if they wore pyjamas, onesies or dressing gowns to the movies. Video, Audio

New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom says the government's announcement on oil and gas permits is a 'kick in the guts', while local businesses say they feel let down. But not everybody is upset at the move.

On Tuesday Taranaki was battered by the storm that later hit Auckland. A tornado tore through the small settlement of Rahotu near Opunake damaging eight houses, some severely. RNZ reporter Robin… Audio

A tornado has ripped through the tiny Taranaki settlement of Rahotu, tearing roofs off homes, destroying farm buildings and lifting cattle into the air. Locals described the carnage to RNZ reporter… Video, Audio

The privacy commissioner says the only way for concerned Facebook users to be certain their data is not being misused is to delete their existing accounts. Video, Audio

A Taranaki family is refusing to leave what it says is its rightful ancestral land, despite a Māori Land Court decision saying it belongs to the neighbours, based on an agreement signed almost 100… Video, Audio

Te Wananga o Aotearoa has come onboard as a WOMAD partner this year and has helped develop a 'Teach Me Te Reo' section in the festival's app. Audio