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Taranaki Valentines weddings

Valentines Day ceremony

Noel and Sheryl Thompson married at St Andrew's Church at 3pm on February 14, 1970.

Nine years for alleyway rapist

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A man who assaulted and raped a woman in a New Plymouth alleyway was yesterday sentenced to nine years in jail.

Guilty plea over lethal injection

LYN HUMPHREYS - © Fairfax NZ News

A drug addict who killed a mate by injecting him with his methadone has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Security upgrade for park and Bowl

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Security measures have been upgraded in New Plymouth's Pukekura Park and Bowl of Brooklands after a toilet block was razed during the weekend.

Rangiatea to be returned to hapu

KIRSTY MCMURRAY - © Fairfax NZ News

A multimillion-dollar tract of land will be returned to Maori today after it was sold about 150 years ago.

Urewera camps no game - Crown

Urewera accuse Tame Iti Footage of a group allegedly training for armed revolution has been seen in court.

Pike families upset at revelations

Miners' families upset to hear former Pike GM was job hunting minutes after the mine exploded.

Maori doubtful of PM

Rimutaka train dream on hold

American held after bullets found

Pakistan An American has been held for questioning in Pakistan after airport security officials discovered bullets in his luggage, police say.

Iran's web blocked temporarily - experts

Most Iranians were blocked from email, social networking and other services, US-based Internet experts say.

China issues rules to limit foreign TV shows

Grisly find in well

Fears Greece will fall into chaos

Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more austerity or face a social explosion, but some people fear this explosion has already begun.

On the Stand

If whitebaiting was like flying, those fishing the stands would be sitting in first class.

Rivermouth addicts

Calling a whitebaiter an enthusiast is an understatement. They're fanatics.

Champion arm wrestler

Behind the Passion: Stacey Lamb

Fossil hunter attracts attention

It's no shock for Taranaki fossil hunter Dave Allen when the country's best paleontologists chase him down wanting to know the secret to his success.

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