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LEST WE FORGET: A sad Robbie Galvin examines the cross taken down at the club.

Sorry sight for members

It was a sad and sorry sight that greeted New Plymouth RSA members at their clubrooms yesterday morning.

Last post for the RSA

By ROB MAETZIG - Taranaki Daily News

The Last Post has sounded for the battle-scarred New Plymouth RSA club.

Crow still wants RSA to remain on its site

By ROB MAETZIG - Taranaki Daily News

Steve Crow is determined to ensure there will always be an RSA at 435 Devon St East.

Mum threatened to hurt kids

By KELLY LONEY - Taranaki Daily News

A mother of five children became so desperate she told the power company's call centre she would hurt her children if her electricity wasn't reconnected, the Hawera District Court heard.

Hopefuls still have mountain to climb

By LEIGHTON KEITH - Taranaki Daily News

The number of hopefuls wanting to get their hands on the Stratford Mountain House for free is down to 37.

Tenants will feel tax pain

Tenants will pay for any tax changes that increase their landlords' costs, say two New Plymouth property investors.

Awakino will stay 'black hole'

Spending tens of millions of dollars would not improve cellphone coverage in the Awakino black hole, Vodafone says.

Staff get break as city shuts down

Water, waste popular whingeing issues

Handicapper catches Hugh

Manukorihi golfer Hugh Taylor has been in vintage form recently.

Lifesavers lose element of surprise

Taranaki will be looking for back-to-back wins in the national Surf League competition at Mt Maunganui this weekend.

Anderson fit and ready to go full-on

Top bowlers vie for rep places against the Bay

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Stags squander prime position

The Stags looked decidedly doe-faced as they trudged off New Plymouth's Pukekura Park yesterday.

Shipping firm adds Port Taranaki stop

Beleagured Port Taranaki finally received some good news yesterday - one of the world's largest shipping companies is adding the New Plymouth port to its New Zealand service.

Custom-made trailer for chopper delivery

Know-how and tinkering let Precision Helicopters Ltd get about in the dark.

First-class care

Taking the long way around

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Making experience count

Mike Oakes has gone full circle for energy industry veteran Mike Oakes.

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The dark ride

At the back of Tawhiti Museum, there is an entranceway into the side of a hill. Inside, a dim, narrow, pathway winds its way down to a river, where boats are waiting to take visitors deeper into the darkness.

It 's an idyllic way of life at Tongaporutu

Feature - Battle lines drawn

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There is a lot more to Freeview than meets the eye.

Milk protein plant plans hit a snag

Ingredient Solutions Ltd, which announced plans 15 months ago for a specialist milk protein plant in South Taranaki, has hit a bump in the road.

Farmers need to better manage nutrient runoff

They're using helicopters to spot dairy farm polluters in the Waikato region, but it hasn't come to that yet in Taranaki.

Backblocks postie went the extra mile

Count on it

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2009 Taratahi intake graduates

Taratahi agricultural training centre looks set for another good year at its Stratford campus after the 2009 intake graduated last week.

Road focus for luxury Landies

Something was missing at the national media launch of the new Land Rover Discovery 4, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Vogue last week.

Platform for 'pollination'

The Mitsubishi Outlander has undergone a facelift that gives it a "next generation" look.

Triton ute's torque tops 'magic' 400Nm

Hybrid wizardry

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Sportback a triple treat

A five-door liftback version of the Audi A5 has been launched in New Zealand.

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More to life than money

Finally, someone has said it.

Summer's here, say it quietly

It has been said in hushed tones, with a look skyward and fingers crossed.

The legacy of Waitangi

Tragedies behind the crimes

For reasons unknown, the wall erected outside the beleaguered RSA buildings on Devon St East has become the defining focal point for the conflict and acrimony its inhabitants had thought left behind in theatres of war around the world many decades ago.

The end of the campaign

Some weeks ago, we observed in this column that there are no winners in war, just losers and others who end up losing a little bit less.

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