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Armed offenders squad assisted police with arrest.

The Taranaki Truck Show raised more than $11,000 for the community rescue helicopter.

Overall, rainfall in the region for the year to date has been on average 115 per cent of normal, with two sites in the Waitotarā Valley, Kāhui Hut, Inglewood, and Okōki all recording below normal rainfall. The lower rainfall resulted in mixed river flow recordings, with Wāitara, Wāingongoro, Punehu and Whenuakura waterways all below normal for the month. Conversely, Mānganui, Waiwhākaiho, Waionganā, Kāpoāiaia and Tāwhiti waterways all recorded above the monthly normal. Taranaki was cooler than normal in March, with air temperatures averaging 16.27C across the region. ANDY JACKS...

“We love living here,” Doreen, 90, said. “There is always something to do and see, and there are always people around to talk to.” SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff Summerset Pohutukawa Place retirement village at Bell Block will have a capacity for about 500 residents when completed in 2023. Currently there are 25 residents, all aged over 70, and on Wednesday the complex took another step towards completion when New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdomopened its new recreation centre. The centre will provide space for communal activities, such as indoor bowling, table tennis, movies and musical events....

He was due to be brought back to New Plymouth on Wednesday. Coomey said he did not think the public had anything to worry about as he believed this was “an isolated incident”. He said they were still unable to locate the vehicle involved, which is believed to be a four-door station wagon, like a 1990s Toyota Caldina. It is believed to be dark green or blue on top, and grey down on its lower half. Coomey was now calling for anyone who lives on Mangati Rd near the car park and has CCTV cameras facing the road to get in touch with the New Plymouth Police Station.