Taranaki
Romeo and Juliet back to renewing vows ... again and again after glitch
Two week's after Stratford's much-loved Glockenspiel fell silent, Romeo and Juliet are once again emerging on the clock tower balcony.
15 scooters, bikes, pram plunged into pond
In the depths were a cash register and a skate park bin: "I wouldn't be surprised to see someone had chucked a partridge and a pear tree in there too."
Sowing the seed for Māori to grow food
Country Life visits a food garden in Taranaki, where whānau are getting their hands in the soil and finding out how to sustain themselves from their own backyards. Audio
Vet's extraordinary escape after 9-11
Neil and Sandra Chesterton and their two sons escaped Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. The Inglewood vet was working for a charity there. He and Sandra chat to Country Life… Audio
Man sought after vehicle with baby inside stolen
The baby was found uninjured on a grass verge near a street corner.
Taranaki Regional Council hikes rates 16.3 percent
The overall rates rise for year two of the plan was 13.23 percent and was 10.19 percent in the third year.
Car stolen from Waitara with baby inside: Woman charged appears in court
A woman has appeared in court after being arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle that had a baby inside, who was then dumped on the side of the road.
'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
Court clears NZTA to acquire land for Mt Messenger bypass
The owner of a farm - parts of which a court has ruled can be acquired for the bypass - says he has no regrets about fighting the project.
'Relationships are key': Help for at-risk learners pays off
A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
Man allegedly steals vehicle with baby inside it
The baby was later left on a grass verge in Waitara unharmed.
Taranaki drink-driver crashed into off-duty police officer
It was not hard for police to catch a man who was out driving while more than six times the legal alcohol limit.
One dead after crash in north Taranaki
One person has died and three are seriously injured after a crash closed part of State Highway 3 near Urenui.
The not-so-lame story of a country vet
Who knows what goes on in a herd of cows as they walk to the milking shed? Plenty, according to Inglewood vet Neil Chesterton, who has made this his life's work and become a world-renowned expert on… Audio
Wastewater spills into New Plymouth stream prompting warnings
An investigation is underway as council staff clear a blockage.
Stratford pushes ahead with lowering fixed speed limits around schools
A small Taranaki town is pushing ahead with lowering fixed speed limits near schools, despite the government's intention to introduce variable speed limits around schools by the end of the year.
Farmer fears plans for rural road will return area to 'Middle Ages'
Plans to replace a 6km stretch of sealed road at Tarata with gravel will put school children at risk, a farmer says.
Whanganui council considers $55 million four-star hotel
A council proposal to build a $55 million four-star hotel and carpark is dividing opinion in Whanganui.
Public hospital cuts will affect patient care, healthcare assistant says
Public hospitals have been asked to make savings of $105 million by July. Audio
North Island town's beloved glockenspiel stops working
The instrument usually performs a scene by Shakespeare's most famous star-crossed lovers.
