Dream fishing trip for friends ends in nightmare
Two Whanganui women say what should’ve been a dream fishing trip ended up being a nightmare – one…
Rakai Thompson acquitted of Taranaki murder of Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley, guilty of manslaughter
The foreperson delivered the unanimous verdict – guilty of the alternative to murder, manslaughter. Te Omeka’s whānau quietly…
Roger Samson’s ‘excessively corroded’ trailer broke apart and hit car, killing young mum
A large number of Hana-Wetere’s whānau were also in court to hear Samson enter his guilty plea, while…
Taranaki trial of murder-accused Rakai Thompson shown recording taken at scene of Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley’s stabbing
Later, salt, pepper, bread and butter were found on the bench next to the dish. After Thompson’s arrest,…
High Court trial for murder-accused Rakai Thompson begins after the Waitara, Taranaki, death of Te Omeka Akariri-Buckley
Rakai Jacob Thompson has been accused of murdering the 17-year-old promising rugby league player, with whom he was…
‘Stuck’ weather system brings heavy rain warnings to parts of NZ
Warnings and watches have been issued as two slow-moving fronts stall over the South Island, bringing heavy rain…
Coroner finds Leonard Collett’s fatal fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED was ‘foreseeable and preventable’
While waiting to be transferred to a ward, he was seen struggling to get back into bed after…
Invasive Portuguese millipede spreads beyond Wellington
The invasive Portuguese millipede plaguing residents on Wellington’s south coast has spread beyond the region. When Wellingtonians sounded…
Taranaki father sentenced for sexual violation, rape of his young daughter
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Taranaki father sentenced for sexual violation, rape of his young daughter
The ongoing tally of harm free days is one strategy she has used to help prevent herself from…
Two new measles cases confirmed, one each in Wellington and Taranaki
The other cases across New Zealand include one each in Northland and Nelson-Marlborough, while Auckland and Manawatū have…
Scientists, researchers, economists predict serious regional impact from Mt Taranaki eruption
What have scientists learned? Analysis of volcanic layers in local caves narrowed down the timeline of previous eruptions…