Robin Martin

A Taranaki woman says Immigration NZ's handling of an application for a visa to allow her to travel overseas, has soured what should have been the trip of a lifetime.

Victoria Lewis has never left… Audio

A group of life-time pass-holders is hoping to crowd-fund millions of dollars to keep Mt Ruapehu's two skifields - Whakapapa and Turoa - in public hands.

Its current operator, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts… Audio

RNZ Taranaki reporter Robin Martin joins Kathryn to look at the significant recent Treaty settlement in the region which, among other things, consigns the 'Mount Egmont' name for Taranaki Maunga to… Audio

An epidemiologist says it's time to 'de-prioritise' the response to Covid 19 - a disease he says will now be no worse than the flu for the majority of the population.

There has been a surge in cases… Audio

Never before seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring directly onto a popular New Plymouth beach.

… Audio

The be-all and end-all of the Bard is on show at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki this month.

Back for the first time in a decade, the event boasts performances from luminaries such as… Audio

Hundreds of people gathered at Aotearoa Pa in South Taranaki today to witness the initialling of Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki Maunga. he deal consigns the… Audio

The man at the centre of a standoff with police in Stratford has been arrested and taken into custody.

Police negotiators and the armed offenders squad surrounded a house for more than twelve hours… Audio

Armed police are in a stand-off with a man in Stratford after a shooting last night.

The man failed to pull over his car when requested, and then fired at police.

He's since fled to a property where… Audio

Taranaki history buffs are angry the axe is hovering over opening hours at the Puke Ariki Museum and Library's research centre in New Plymouth. 

They say a proposal to slash weekend hours would hit… Audio

Robin talks to Kathryn about the Ministry of Health's response to new research which accuses authorities of a long-standing campaign to silence evidence about the health impacts of dioxin emissions… Audio

New research accuses authorities of keeping silent about the health effects of dioxin emissions from the New Plymouth factory which produced the herbicide 2,4,5-T during the 1960s.

Sarah Monod de… Audio

The flags are up and the stages ready as WOMAD returns to Brooklands Park in New Plymouth tonight after two years of Covid-forced cancellations.

This year the festival is celebrating its 20th… Audio

A Te Kahui o Taranaki project is not only helping to put food on the table during a cost of living crisis, it's also putting iwi members back in touch with traditional gardening practices.

Tātai… Audio

A New Plymouth couple - whose home is teetering on the edge of a massive slip on council-owned land - is seeking legal advice after councillors voted not to pay to help fix the problem.

David and… Audio

Among the hundreds of contractors and residents on Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up duties in the Esk Valley is small team of Fijian firefighters.

Part of a deployment that also includes 26 Fijian Defence… Audio

Faced with never-ending piles of silt and slash, their homes badly damaged and families traumatised, some property owners in the Esk Valley are wondering if they will ever return.

As the arduous… Audio

Hawke's Bay residents are struggling with the mental impact of relentless rains and flooding.

It's rained on all but three days since Cyclone Gabrielle cut a swathe through the region and heavy rain… Audio

Hawke's Bay hospitality businesses are pinning their hopes on the reopening of State Highway 5 to return trade to some semblance of normality after Cyclone Gabrielle.

About 80 percent of tourism… Audio

Mystery surrounds the discovery of weka in Taranaki, where the protected native bird has been extinct since the 1930s.

Adding to the intrigue, the Department of Conservation is worried the voracious… Audio