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
5:00am 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
5:00am 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
5:00am 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
5:00am 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
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
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
Idyllic is the word most used by Jocelyn Draper to describe times spent at Tongaporutu Beach. She celebrated her first birthday in a striped tent there and has spent most of her 84 Christmases there, too - certainly she hasn't missed one at the family's bach since it was built in 1951.
Battle lines drawn
Methodical war
Inseason
Granted, mangos aren't a New Zealand in-season fruit, but they are available year-round.
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
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.
Triton ute's torque tops 'magic' 400Nm
It says a lot about the advances being made to turbo-diesel engines that a rugged ute range can have its 3.2-litre engine replaced by a 2.5-litre version, and be better than before.
Hybrid wizardry
Toyota's new third-generation Prius hybrid has recently been named Japan's Car of the Year.
Peugeot makes perfect Partner
'Slick' new-look MPS
Platform for 'pollination'
The Mitsubishi Outlander has undergone a facelift that gives it a "next generation" look.
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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
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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