You'll never sit alone
An optical illusion is about to be completed at Yarrow Stadium.Council's bill passes $1.1m mark
By RYAN EVANS - Taranaki Daily News
Fighting the Waitara leaseholders through the courts has already cost New Plymouth ratepayers more than $1.1 million – all of it going to Wellington law firm Simpson Grierson.
Sun shines on another Egmont Show
By GRETA CLEARY - Taranaki Daily News
"It always rains on show day."
Rescue boat $80,000 closer
By ROB MAETZIG - Taranaki Daily News
The sea off Cape Egmont can be the roughest in New Zealand, but up until now there has been no proper sea rescue service to help anyone who gets into trouble.
Tamati closes on Taranaki
Taranaki Daily News
New Plymouth's ultramarathon runner Lisa Tamati can sense home.
Mission ship has Andy moving
Andy Batten, 31, is a shining example of a man who can multi-task.
It's Jingle all the way at Stoney Oaks
A new addition has brought some early Christmas cheer to Inglewood's Stoney Oaks Wildlife Park.
Late-night havoc day-time danger
A lady of few words
Surf body to merge debt-free
Surf Life Saving Taranaki will hand over a small surplus to its governing body today as the country's districts merge.
Change designed to draw more riders
The popular Round the Mountain Cycle Ride has been shortened to attract more riders.
Pressure on Francis Douglas to secure spot
Dream team contest for rugby jubilee
Kneeboarder a late bloomer
Waitara's Josephine Moore says she was shocked to win the Taranaki Maori Sportsperson of the Year last month. Glenn McLean finds out the story behind her success.
Government keen to tap rich oil reserves
The Government is keen to roll out the welcome mat to foreign oil explorers as new estimates show the country could be sitting on $60 billion of black gold.
Proxy votes vital for Fonterra reshape
Problems getting trustee signatures is not sufficient reason for dairy farmers not to exercise their proxy voting rights.
Tougher fines for rogue agents
Waitara business group revamps
Oil explorers think big
Oil explorers are another step closer to what could be a billion barrel oilfield far off the Taranaki coast, up to 20 times the size of the extremely successful Tui oil field.
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Making presence felt
Curator Chris Connolly has been quietly polishing Pukekura Park.
Good ol ' rock and roll
Write what you know is the credo of Auckland band The Twitch.
The WOW! Factor
The lad from Inglewood
Party makers
Everywhere Thadius Hunter goes, he takes a party.
Mutch hasn't given up on record
Scottish shearer Gavin Mutch, of Kohuratahi, has confirmed he will make a second attempt on the solo world strongwool lamb shearing record next month.
Switch to organic easy
When dairy farmer Kevin Barrett decided to go organic, his mates thought he'd go broke.
Banks' lending policies will influence farm sales
Wastewater conditions imposed
Cheese pairings
Organic cheese is being shipped by the container load from a new factory in Okato.
Facelift creates 'staunch' new Triton
Mitsubishi's Triton ute range has been facelifted - and among the changes is the disappearance of that rear tray design that always gave the vehicle a bit of a wimpy look.
Turbodiesel wagon 'a magnificent combination'
The Peugeot 407 might have been around for five years now, but it still offers looks that are as eye-catching as they were when the model first rolled on to the market in New Zealand.
Commodore hits a six with SIDI
Peanut is potent
New Outlander raises the bar
At the New York International Auto Show earlier this year, Mitsubishi unveiled the prototype of a new Outlander GT.
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A break-up of the family
As a young reporter, it was my first brush with Taranaki royalty. Looking back now, it was possibly a fascinating glimpse at the beginning of the end of a wonderful love affair involving a family dynasty and the small town that would feed and revel in its greatest achievements.
Time for all to sort out the mess
Hawera's annual pushbike pub crawl is creating hot air long before a puff of the stuff has found its way into a tyre.
Tinker at your peril
Opportunity not to be wasted
We've got to make this work
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