Robin Martin

There were emotional scenes at a packed New Plymouth council meeting last night when the public got to have its say on a controversial plan to carve up the city's only public golf course.

From poultry to haircuts, the scale of the economic impact of New Plymouth's water crisis is beginning to hit home.

Many Waitara residents are still without power - and now have no running water - as Taranaki continues to struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Gita.

Water tankers have been deployed in New Plymouth after cyclone Gita knocked out a water pipe which supplies 25 percent of the district's population.

Taranaki farmers could face hefty bills as the regional council toughens enforcement of its riparian planting programme to clean up waterways.

Often seen as New Plymouth's poorer cousin, Waitara is experiencing a property boom.

The largest tertiary education provider in Taranaki will not be offering a new suite of art and design courses this year.

Residents at East Beach in Waitara were asked to stay away from their homes last night, ahead of the high tide about midnight.

Hundreds turned up to a public meeting to vent their frustration over the proposed carve up of the Fitzroy Golf Club in New Plymouth.

The heatwave New Zealand is experiencing has the country on track for the hottest month since records began.

A Taranaki school has scrapped voluntary fees and donations in a bid to help struggling families.

A decision to throw the doors open to freedom campers in New Plymouth has backfired and is putting a popular reserve and surf spot under pressure, residents say.

A Palestinian human rights group is pleased Lorde has acknowleged the concerns around playing a concert in Israel next year, it says.

The town in the North Island is enjoying a tourism boom after the travel bible Lonely Planet named it the second best region in the world to visit in 2017.

Taranaki property owners say they fear being forced out of their homes by a lease hike.

New Plymouth's decision to throw the district open to freedom campers has angered residents, visitors and local businesses.

The Department of Conservation has received a letter claiming responsibility for the "eco-terrorism" release of deer into Taranaki forest.

The imminent sale of part of a prominent New Plymouth landmark acquired under the Public Works Act in the 1930s has upset Taranaki Māori.

Golfers and neighbours are aghast at a council proposal to sell off half of a public golf course in New Plymouth.

The legality of a proposed freedom camping bylaw in New Plymouth has been questioned at a public hearing today.

Traditional Samoan tap tattooing has been the star turn at the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth this weekend.

A stoush has broken out at an exclusive New Plymouth housing development over a 'For Rent' sign that a residents group says lowers the tone.

A report has found that the controversial new Len Lye Centre pumped $7.4 million into the New Plymouth economy last year.

The quality of available timber is declining and builders are worried about its structural integrity, they say.

The chairman told 300 shareholders at the dairy giant's AGM that there was no divide, saying farmers also want swimmable rivers.