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Upgraded playground, sports courts and barbecues all on public's wishlist for space.

The Department of Conservation believes people have illegally dug holes in a historically significant pā.

It is likely the visitor was looking for artefacts such as musket balls and military buttons.

“It was the first water test, and we saw that a few tweaks are needed to the bottom seal of the barrier. But they were minor and can be fixed without too much difficulty.” While it only takes two people to put it up, Smal said it was good to have the teams on hand to familiarise themselves with erecting the barrier. “It gives us a pool of people to call on should the barrier ever be needed.” ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The barrier is part of a multi-year upgrade of the Lower Waitara River Fl...

The windsurfers were rescued off the coast of Taranaki yesterday. Photo: 123RF The male windsurfers - who were well equiped but from out of town - were surfing near the Waitara River mouth yesterday when one of them got into trouble about 3pm. The other windsurfer then also got into trouble. Police were alerted and the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter, Taranaki Surf Lifesaving and the Coastguard called in. A surf lifesaving boat - guided by the helicopter - brought the pair back to shore about 4.15p...

The IPCA has found that police were justified in fatally shooting a Waitara man when he pointed a firearm at an officer in May last year.

The backlog of partially treated wastewater overflowing at a Taranaki sewage treatment pond has been cleared after heavy rainfall caused it to spill into a nearby stream.

Vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put people and livelihoods at risk, the Taranaki Regional Council says.

Flood warning system vandals put lives at risk - regional council Robin Martin © RNZ / Robin Martin The Taranaki Regional Council says vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put peoples lives and livelihoods at risk. Director of environmental quality Abby Matthews said council hydrology officers discovered a small fire had been lit under one monitoring station, when undertaking routine checks on the network in the Upper Waitōtara catchment. She said the sta...

A remote flood warning system on the Waitotara River has been vandalised. A key remote automated system used to monitor the Waitōtara River in South Taranaki has been vandalised, putting nearby communities at risk of flash floods. Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) hydrology staff found the damaged equipment while checking the network of monitoring stations in the upper Waitōtara Valley catchment. Temporary repairs have been made to get the station back online, but full repairs will not be fin...