Max Brough is questioning the timing of the work in January while NZTA says it needs to be done when it`s warmer and drier. Read...

A steady stream of rough sleepers is taking advantage of a recently-opened night shelter in New Plymouth where chronic homelessness is up 50 percent on five years ago. Read...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has now confirmed the millipede has been found in New Plymouth, and that it’s also awaiting samples of a specimen from Nelson. Read...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has now confirmed the millipede has been found in New Plymouth, and that it`s also awaiting samples of a specimen from Nelson. Read...

Actor Melanie Lynskey has come to the defence of her hometown, saying she has always been proud of being from there. Read...

The council has signed a new deal with the airport to take energy from its solar farm. Read...

On-call police officer provided support to medical team who ultimately decided to return to New Plymouth after access to Waikato was blocked. Read...

New mayor Max Brough has signalled he wants to remove the cycleway nicknamed due to its resemblance of the popular biscuit. Read...

Two outgoing flights from New Plymouth have been cancelled due to fog. Flightradar24 showed two Air New Zealand flights bound for New Plymouth being diverted mid air. While flight NZ5043... Read...

A father who lost his son to a coward punch killing says the family’s campaign for tougher sentences has only just begun. Read...