Waitara
Waitara residents face massive lease hikes
Taranaki property owners say they fear being forced out of their homes by a lease hike.
Waitara leaseholders fear being forced out of their homes
Leases in the Taranaki town have gone from an average of $400 annually to about $4700 - an increase of more than 1000 percent. Video, Audio
Large pohutakawa hedge cut down after myrtle rust found
A 50-metre long pohutukawa hedge in rural Waitara in Taranaki has been cut down after myrtle rust was found in it. The hedge is the first large stand of trees to be infected by the fungus. There are… Audio
Skipper pleads guilty over passenger drowning
A Taranaki skipper has admitted causing the death of a passenger on his boat.
Land dispute one step closer to resolution
The New Plymouth district council has voted unanimously in favour of a local bill giving Waitara leaseholders the right to buy their properties, and allowing the return of some land to Te Atiawa. Audio
Taranaki beach residents plead for seawall
Residents of a Taranaki beach settlement fear their homes will be swept into the sea unless something is done about storm surges and erosion. Video
Residents fearful about East Beach erosion
Residents of a Taranaki beach settlement say their homes will be swept into the sea unless something is done about erosion at East Beach in Waitara. Video, Audio
Land offer after iwi deal labelled racist
A proposed local bill designed to allow leasees to freehold the land under their homes is racist, a leaseholders' representative says.
Developer's name for new subdivision trumps hapū's
Local hapū are crying foul after being left out of the process that gave a Taranaki property developer the right to name his subdivision after members of his family.
Waitara River three head to court
Three environmentalists facing a hefty bill for an independent consents hearing have told a court they were acting as part of a group, not as individuals.
Trust wants Maori land 'squatters' evicted
A Taranaki trust has begun legal action to have a group, including a long-standing Black Power member, removed from Maori land in Waitara.
Waitara leaseholders 'running out of time'
The owner of a leasehold property on land confiscated from Te Atiawa following the Taranaki Land Wars is worried he won't live to see it made freehold.
Te Kohatu Hangi - John Stevens
John Stevens from Waitara has a problem many other business people would be envious of. He's having trouble meeting the worldwide demand for his invention, the Te Kohatu Hangi cooker. Audio
Cat up a tree - again!
Moggles the 4 month old stray kitten spent at least a week up a 10-metre Phoenix palm in Waitara and nothing could coax it down. The North Taranaki SPCA tried a ladder and food, but the little grey… Audio