Climber died after being hit by dislodged boulder
The coroner has found that the death of a man who was struck and killed by a falling…
Death of Taranaki Maunga tramper Christoph Huelsmann ‘not readily preventable’, coroner finds
She rushed to his aid and found him unresponsive with injuries to his head. Feldmann put the 57-year-old…
All Blacks lock Josh Lord re-signs with Chiefs and Taranaki to 2029
He has played 12 tests, 37 games for the Chiefs and 34 games for Taranaki since his provincial…
Rugby film No Tears On The Field follows Taranaki prop’s remarkable journey
Maddi says: “When I was worried my stitches would come out if I tackled someone, I’d think, ‘Oh,…
Review: Rugby doco No Tears on the Field is a love letter to Taranaki
A new documentary about women’s rugby in Taranaki is a celebration of women and rural communities, writes Tara…
Philip and Lyneyre Hooper of the Hoopman Family Trust top Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2026
Judges described the Hoopers as “a great farming couple working and living on the land, while enhancing and…
Rakai Thompson sentenced for the Taranaki manslaughter of his friend, Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley
At the sentencing, the teen’s mother, Donna Akariri, said her son would never be defined by Thompson’s actions.…
Taranaki farmworker Ethan Webster has life sentence for murder of Jacob Ramsay quashed
They then dumped Ramsay’s body into a manmade rubbish pit at the dairy farm in Oaonui, South Taranaki,…
LNG price spike highlights risks for planned $1b NZ terminal
The energy industry sees the initiative as providing insurance for a renewables-dominated electricity sector that is prone to…
Plane lands safely in Auckland after pilots notice windscreen crack
A plane has landed safely in Auckland after pilots noticed a crack in the windscreen this morning. Nathan…
Company fined $71k over ‘offensive odour’ at compost site
A company has been fined $71,250 for offensive odours at a compost site in north Taranaki – which…
South Taranaki councillor ‘disgusted’ at behaviour of ‘hostile’ group at car meet
“I just think this is something that doesn’t belong on the [Taranaki] coast or anywhere, to be fair,…