A biodiversity officer was monitoring the Mataitawa Bush when she spotted some small, unusual tunnels – revealing an unfamiliar trapdoor spider.
Environment
Wednesday 5:34pm
A stubborn low-pressure system brings rain, gales and thunderstorms to much of the country, warns 1News meteorologist Dan Corbett.
New Zealand
December 30, 2025
Orange warnings for heavy rain and gales cover much of NZ as a powerful low sweeps through, threatening summer plans and New Year festivities.
December 29, 2025
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Trelawney Cres in Westown around 2.30am.
December 24, 2025
Around 1000 sites across the district have been affected.
December 19, 2025
Peter Tennent said he’s had enough of the unacceptable behaviour of some social housing tenants.
December 17, 2025
"This case sends a strong message to others tempted to get around the law," says an MPI official.
Crime and Justice
Two women were injured when they were thrown in the air and crashed back down on the deck during a bar crossing.
December 10, 2025
Police said a man charged with his murder will appear in New Plymouth High Court on December 5.
December 1, 2025
Price was killed by police gunfire in New Plymouth on the evening of April 16, 2022.
November 28, 2025
MPI's animal welfare team is investigating a Taranaki farm after activists filmed the conditions pigs were being kept in.
November 21, 2025
A 44-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with murder after reports of an altercation on St Aubyn Street.
November 20, 2025
Two slow-moving fronts are expected to deliver downpours and strong winds across both islands, with MetService urging caution as watches and warnings expand.
November 18, 2025
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.
November 7, 2025
The ambulance was forced to turn back during a patient transfer as slips and flooding blocked the Awakino Gorge route on Monday.
Health
October 15, 2025
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.
October 14, 2025
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.
September 22, 2025
"It’s just disgusting: It's my name, it’s my whānau," councillor Dinnie Moeahu said.
Te Ao Māori
September 19, 2025
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.
September 15, 2025
About 13,000 patients in Wellington and Taranaki have been contacted by Awanui Labs after receiving inaccurate lab results for a diabetes test.
September 11, 2025
Organisers said the music and arts event would be taking a year off in 2026.
September 10, 2025
Police impounded the unlicensed and unwarranted car after the brazen skids outside the police station.
September 8, 2025
Footage circulating online showed a vehicle burning rubber on Powerham St around 5pm, with tyres screeching and thick smoke billowing into the air.
September 7, 2025
Police thanked members of the public who provided information that helped identify the man.
September 1, 2025
