Trans-Tasman boss Alan Eggers says the miner has engaged locally, including via this deputation that led to New Plymouth's council rejecting seabed mining

Seabed miner says case is closed despite official criticism

Would-be Taranaki seabed miners say they’ve provided enough proof to get the green light, despite a Fast-track organiser criticising the company’s "cynical" approach.

Mon, Aug 18

Mana whenua expect to have a say about the impact of seabed mining on the environment and their cultural interests, says the expert panel convener.

Seabed miner slows fast track with 'cynical' response

An expert panel will decide whether Trans-Tasman Resources gets the green light to mine in the South Taranaki Bight.

Fri, Aug 15

Murray Chong was pulled up then ordered out for calling New Plymouth's buy-local strategy racist.

Councillor kicked out of meeting after labelling policy 'racist'

New Plymouth District Council procurement plan aims to save money while making local economic, social, cultural and environmental gains.

Thu, Aug 14

New Plymouth Boys' High School students heard from Tui Ora kaiārahi in primary care Lee O'Neill about a future in the health sector at one of Why Ora's workshops.

Homegrown health workers filling Taranaki gaps

Whakatipuranga Rima Rau (Generation 500) was set up in 2010 to attract 500 Māori into the region’s health sector over a decade.

Thu, Jul 17

Great-grandaughter Miria Pōmare, centre, led the laying of wreaths in memory of Tā Māui, alongside Manukorihi Pā chair Rawiri Doorbar.

Sir Māui Pōmare Day marked with condemnation of Govt on Māori health

Gathering at Waitara’s Ōwae marae hears of "a sinister reversion back to an assimilationist approach" and "demonising" of Māori.

Mon, Jun 30

Waitangi Tribunal asked to halt Taranaki seabed mine fast-track

Waitangi Tribunal asked to halt Taranaki seabed mine fast-track

Trans-Tasman Resources' managing director Alan Eggers is expected to lay out his case to councillors at a public workshop on Wednesday morning.

Mon, Jun 16

1:29

Taranaki Military Settlers – including their commander Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Lepper – were volunteers rewarded with Māori land in return for ‘policing duties’.

Last-gasp U-turn keeps military settler's name off Taranaki park

Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Lepper commanded volunteer troops to fight Taranaki Māori in 1860 who were rewarded with land confiscated from iwi.

Sun, Jun 15

Manutahi is also a tiny town on State Highway 3 in South Taranaki, an hour's drive from Lepperton.

Fear of confusion sparks Manutahi Park name rethink

Worries about a new Manutahi Park being mistaken for another Manutahi an hour's drive away has New Plymouth's council considering adding the name of a British Military Settler.

Tue, Jun 10

Surfers, kayakers and waka ama paddlers were amongst the 130 who formed a circle off Autere East End Beach in Ngāmotu - one of nine community actions against seabed mining on Sunday.

Seabed mine fears ignite coast towns on Ocean Day

South Taranaki’s 15-year fight against an Australian mining bid was picked up by more than 200 surfers, stand-up paddleboarders, body boarders, waka ama crew and kayakers at eight spots along the coast between Wellington to Auckland on Sunday.

Mon, Jun 9

May 2025
Vulnerable patient helper roles to go

Vulnerable patient helper roles to go

Healthcare workers who guide and support people facing difficult illnesses and injuries face cuts.

Wed, May 14

Having led Taranaki Iwi's post-settlement agency since it began, Wharehoka Wano is stepping up to look after the ancestral peaks of Te Kāhui Tupua. (Photo: Te Korimako o Taranaki)

Iwi boss to head new board for Taranaki Maunga

Wharehoka Wano will lead Te Tōpuni Ngārahu – a new body of representatives from the region’s eight iwi – to govern the park alongside the conservation minister.

Tue, May 6

April 2025
Shoreline at sunset in Taranaki, New Zealand.

Australian company applies to mine Taranaki seabed under fast-track law

The Australian company has asked New Zealand's Government for a green light under its new Fast-track Approvals Act.

Fri, Apr 18

February 2025
Council pledges Treaty law apology after brutal history lesson

Council pledges Treaty law apology after brutal history lesson

A debate on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was shut down by conservative councillors at the council's December meeting.

Thu, Feb 20

January 2025
Luxon pledges to refuse treaty referendum after election

Luxon pledges to refuse treaty referendum after election

"It’s a no from me," the Prime Minister said during Rātana commemorations yesterday.

Sat, Jan 25

Tama Pokai says a primary focus across South Taranaki is the return of land to hapū - including significant reserves controlled by then district's council.

Shared iwi-council advisors possible for South Taranaki tribes

A new iwi liaison advisor working 20 hours a week at South Taranaki District Council is being talked about as a model for strengthening iwi-council relationships.

Sat, Jan 25

Tiny sign doesn’t stop poo swim in New Plymouth river

Tiny sign doesn’t stop poo swim in New Plymouth river

A small warning sign pinned low on a parking barrier wasn’t enough to stop a whānau swimming in – and swallowing water from – a river that had been polluted by sewage from a New Plymouth shopping centre.

Fri, Jan 10

December 2024
Esther Teasdale, right, says there are "too many clever Māori" like Miaana Patene for attacks on Te Tiriti to succeed.

Treaty law submission fuels desire to submit on future Bills

Workers from iwi and hapū, Te Pāti Māori staff, activists and individuals have been busy helping whānau make submissions on the rewrite of the principles used to interpret Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

December 22, 2024

Councillor Bali Haque is questioning the mayor's integrity over the council's treatment of investments.

Money link to Israeli settlements flares at New Plymouth council

The shareholdings sparked a hostile debate with the mayor accusing a councillor of politicising the district’s nest-egg for virtue signalling.

December 13, 2024

November 2024
Minister of Resources and of Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones doesn't believe evidence of environmental damage from seabed mining, recognised by the judge at the Environmental Protection Authority (Te Korimako o Taranaki).

Tikanga is not blocking seabed miners, Taranaki leaders say

Minister for Resources Shane Jones is a vocal supporter of an Australian company’s bid to mine ironsand off the Pātea coast under the Government’s new Fast-Track approvals process.

November 26, 2024

October 2024
Taranaki Maunga / Mount Taranaki.

Taranaki public want fast rivers clean-up — farmers call for handbrake

Two months of talking to Taranaki people has exposed the split between the farming industry and the rest of the region over polluted rivers.

October 18, 2024

June 2024
Cows on a dairy farm (file photo)

Taranaki councillor doubts farms are biggest river polluters

Ōkato farmers met council science staff to discuss future freshwater rules, leading to some scepticism about where most of the pollution was coming from.

June 19, 2024

Officials used to emphasise the impact of waterfowl in estuaries but now concede the vast bulk of Taranaki's waterway pollution comes from farms.

'Poor' state of Taranaki rivers to be aired in public

The fight for the future of Taranaki's polluted rivers and streams goes public today in the first of 16 community consultation sessions around the Maunga.

June 17, 2024

March 2024
A public hearing to consider an application from Trans-Tasman Resources Limited to mine iron sands off the south coast of Taranaki begins.

Seabed miner's 10-year battle in South Taranaki resumes

Australian company Trans-Tasman Resources is seeking consent to mine the ironsand-rich seabed off South Taranaki.

March 13, 2024

2:15

Taranaki Regional Council will try to embed Te Mana o te Wai in its new Freshwater Plan before the Government re-writes resource laws.

Council locking in freshwater regulations ahead of law change

The Government has pledged to "rebalance Te Mana o te Wai to better reflect the interests of all water users.".

March 2, 2024