The Taranaki seaside village of Oakura is just 15 minutes drive from central New Plymouth.Simon O'Connor / Stuff The idyllic beachside village of Oakura is track to be Taranaki’s first million ...

Taranaki Coastguard will mark 50 years in operation over the King's Birthday weekend.Supplied / Stuff Coastguard Taranaki will celebrate a significant milestone over King’s Birthday weekend as ...

A witness to Sunday's tragic capsizing in Taranaki - which claimed two lives - says the small pleasure boat was side-on to ...

New Zealand is grappling with severe weather as an atmospheric river unleashes widespread flooding, landslides, and road closures. The upper North Island and top of the South Island are under multiple ...

Everyone has a bucket list filled with countries they would like to visit during their lifetime. Well, hopefully, New Zealand is among it because the views are totally mesmerizing.

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Video / Michael Farr A Hawke’s Bay photographer says a seal he snapped trying out his local surf spot rode the waves “better than some of the locals”.

Shirlene and Mark Paterson’s 100-year-old home in Tuiti St was among 11 damaged when a tornado tore through the Taranaki settlement of Waitara this morning. Video / Shirlene Paterson A Waitara ...

Two people died and one person is still in hospital after a boat capsized off the coast of South Taranaki. One of the deceased victims is believed to be a ...

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