MPI's animal welfare team is investigating a Taranaki farm after activists filmed the conditions pigs were being kept in.
New Zealand
Friday 4:25pm
2:45
A 44-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with murder after reports of an altercation on St Aubyn Street.
Crime and Justice
Thu, Nov 20
1:30
Two slow-moving fronts are expected to deliver downpours and strong winds across both islands, with MetService urging caution as watches and warnings expand.
Tue, Nov 18
Authorities are ramping up prevention and detection efforts in the Whanganui River after the invasive freshwater gold clam – already established in Waikato – was confirmed in Taranaki.
Environment
Hāwera man Leonard Collett, a "sociable" and "straight-talking" former publican, was in the care of Taranaki Base Hospital when he died following a fall in July 2020.
Health
Tue, Nov 11
Three were caught on Wednesday night with 118 pāua, and another three were caught Thursday night with 338 pāua – all taken from a closed area.
Fri, Nov 7
Max Brough questions the timing of the work in January while NZTA says it needs to be done when its warmer and drier.
Wed, Nov 5
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirmed the millipede had been found in New Plymouth, and that it was also awaiting samples of a specimen from Nelson.
Sun, Nov 2
Routine tests of shellfish in the region showed levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin "over the safe limit".
Sat, Oct 25
The ambulance was forced to turn back during a patient transfer as slips and flooding blocked the Awakino Gorge route on Monday.
Wed, Oct 15
Communities were cut off in parts yesterday due to torrential rain, which caused widespread road closures.
Communities cut off by closed sections of several state highways including SH3, SH4, SH30, SH31, and SH43.
Tue, Oct 14
MetService said a slow-moving front over central New Zealand was forecast to gradually shift eastward tomorrow, while another weather system approaches from the south, moving northwards over Fiordland and Westland.
Mon, Sep 22
"It’s just disgusting: It's my name, it’s my whānau," councillor Dinnie Moeahu said.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Sep 19
A man has been forced to forfeit a property, a Ford Ranger, more than $100,000 in cash, and over $36,000 held in bank accounts to the Crown following drug manufacturing and supply convictions.
Mon, Sep 15
About 13,000 patients in Wellington and Taranaki have been contacted by Awanui Labs after receiving inaccurate lab results for a diabetes test.
Thu, Sep 11
Organisers said the music and arts event would be taking a year off in 2026.
Wed, Sep 10
Police impounded the unlicensed and unwarranted car after the brazen skids outside the police station.
Mon, Sep 8
Footage circulating online showed a vehicle burning rubber on Powerham St around 5pm, with tyres screeching and thick smoke billowing into the air.
Sun, Sep 7
Police thanked members of the public who provided information that helped identify the man.
Mon, Sep 1
Auckland, Great Barrier Island, and the Coromandel Peninsula were under an orange strong wind warning for Sunday afternoon, with several southwesterly gales forecast to gust up to 120km/h in exposed areas.
Sun, Aug 31
Emergency services were called to a property in Okaiawa, South Taranaki and a property in Saint James Range, near Hanmer Springs this afternoon.
Sat, Aug 30
The plane landed safely at about 12.38pm with emergency services on standby as a precaution.
Sun, Aug 24
Police said inquiries into the circumstances of both crashes are underway.
Sat, Aug 23
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
