The Piopio superette.

'Stole only milk': Shop owner on suspected Tom Phillips break-in

"They turned down the opportunity to take butter," says the owner of a superette Phillips is accused of breaking into with an angle grinder.

Fri, Aug 29

1:44

Shot taken from the top of Paritutu Rock during sunset.

Views divided on what to do with New Plymouth's redundant chimney

The 198m stack, once the tallest structure in New Zealand, hasn't been used in two decades.

Wed, Aug 20

1:30

Ben Leng was given hours to live after a coward punch attack.

Coward punch victims and families call for faster law changes

Coward punch survivor Ben Leng joined the call for faster introduction of new laws including harsher penalties for coward punches.

Fri, Aug 15

1:31

Stingray (file image).

'I was just screaming': Stingray pierces fisher's boot with venomous barb

Taranaki fisher Faisal Syafii is warning people to take care around stingrays this summer after being stung in his foot - through his workboot - by the one of their venomous barbs.

December 13, 2024