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7:34PM
Youth opinions voiced in council meetings LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I went to the ''Community Conversation'' at the TSB Showplace on Monday night [April 7] and was able to speak with most of the councillors and the mayor, even the CEO Barbara McKerrow. 327 views

12:39PM
Critical injuries after serious alleged assault A young man is suffering critical injuries in Taranaki Base Hospital after a serious alleged assault this morning in Manaia, Taranaki. . 312 views

12:26AM
Missing boy found The missing 11 year old boy has been found. 1181 views

1:33PM
Chille hit by Magnitude 8, depth 10k 350 views

12:16PM
New Plymouth Mayor to get adviser, ex Mayor: "He doesn't need it" Other Taranaki mayors say they don't need to follow New Plymouth counterpart Andrew Judd and employ an adviser. 461 views

10:34AM
Auckland warn of flight delays,cancellations Auckland Airport is warning of large flight delays or cancellations due to fog this morning. 629 views

10:14PM
Police 'need to be dealt to' after Palmerston North incident see's man fighting for support A man who was hit off his motorbike by a road rage driver was kicked out of Palmerston North Police Station after he asked for an investigation to be made, even being told he would be arrested. 4062 views

2:10AM
New Plymouth Airport, where is it heading? In the next few years where will New Plymouth Airport be heading? New Plymouth Youth In Politics has this month confirmed to infonews.co.nz that the airport will be getting a new terminal upgrade. 549 views

9:27PM
App Review: New Fersuta game 'very limited' Fersuta has created a new app for Google Play devices, however as Michael Riley of infonews.co.nz realizes, its 'very limited'.  366 views

10:01PM
Fersuta's new app comes at a price BREAKING NEWS: Fersuta games who were reported on last year have created a new app which is waiting for the tick of approval from Google Inc, but it comes at a price. 265 views

10:30PM
The Paul Henry Show with 3News - LIVE UPDATES Paul Henry is finally back on TV in New Zealand, watch TV3 or join us here at 10.35pm for LIVE Updates on The Paul Henry Show with 3News.  417 views

10:49AM
Fire in New Plymouth A fire in the New Plymouth suburb of Waitara is under control this morning and one of the three fire trucks is preparing to head back to the station, NP Linked reports. 509 views

10:49AM
Update on window washing incident to take place at 11.20AM UPDATE 271 views

3:35PM
Wendys NZ could be coming to New Plymouth A year, and tens of thousands of complaints later New Plymouth could be getting a Wendys store, finally.  1089 views

3:20PM
Ambulance stolen, media conference from 4.30pm Police will hold a media conference this afternoon regarding the aggravated robbery on a St John ambulance in the city of Hamilton last night infonews.co.nz can confirm. 459 views

7:53AM
'massive cloud of smoke', Medical Centre fire - residents A large scale fire emergency was alarmed in New Plymouth again this morning for the second time this week. 320 views

1:35PM
Investigations underway after Church fire deemed "suspicious" New Plymouth police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed St Philomena's Catholic Church, on Brooklands Rd, which began at around 2.50pm yesterday. 5777 views

1:17PM
New Plymouth Dairy burglar puts ice creams down his pants and leaves A man who has a like for sugary items is trying to be found by New Plymouth police, Izzy's Foodbar and Takeaway on Devon Street West was smashed open at 1.30am on January 3. 5783 views

5:15PM
Mountain search underway The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter has reported on social networking site Facebook that they are searching Mount Taranaki for something that could be a person reported missing. - more to follow... 1159 views

2:41PM
Driver injured, State Highway 3A closed after truck crash One driver is injured and has been taken to Taranaki Base Hospital in serious condition after a truck and trailer crash this afternoon. 784 views

1:22PM
Two trampers rescued from Mt Cook Two Israeli trampers were rescued from Aoraki Mount Cook National Park shortly before 10.30am after earlier sending an SOS text message. 467 views

2:50PM
"Massive delays in New Plymouth, outbreak of road rage, cars on footpaths" as mob of 50+ hits New Plymouth one way infonews.co.nz can confirm Taranaki and New Plymouth in particular is receiving "more then usual" visitors this Christmas period and today where gridlock has already begun. 454 views

1:52PM
Ex Mayor of Whanganui and Ex Radio LIVE presenter Michael Laws under pressure after words made about disabilities: 'You're a retard.' "You're a retard." were the words that came from Ex Mayor of Whanganui and also Ex Media Works Radio Presenter Michael Law to a parent supporting children with disabilities yesterday. 4297 views

4:41PM
Confirmed: Death on school premises "not suspicious" Breaking News: A New Plymouth Girls High School staff member was found dead late last night. 502 views

11:23AM
Thousands expected dead after Philippines Typhoon Thousands of people are feared to have been killed in the areas of the Philippines hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan. 231 views

7:36PM
ANZ Bank cuts Radio LIVE advertising after rape comments Numerous companies including ANZ Bank, AA, Yellow Pages, infonews.co.nz and Freeview have suspended advertising with Radio LIVE after rape comments were made on air, infonews.co.nz reports... 595 views

6:15AM
Flight cancelled due to mechanical fault BREAKING NEWS: Around 50 passengers are effected by an Air New Zealand cancelation this morning.  A flight from Auckland to New Plymouth was to leave at 6.50AM this morning however the flight was canceled due to a mechanical fault. 340 views

5:20PM
Teen hacking government websites 283 views

11:57AM
Young boy dead in crash: "Totally avoidable" A "strong, happy and popular" young 16 year old Taranaki boy has died in a early morning car accident in the Bay Of Plenty. 344 views

5:43PM
EXCLUSIVE: Taranaki Daily News losing "lots" of jobs - just in Local newspaper Taranaki Daily News has confirmed to a paperboy that all deliverers will be fired by November 30. 399 views