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NEW PLYMOUTH — The addition of Jetstar flights to the Taranaki region have smashed passenger records at New Plymouth Airport.
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Why do people compare Air NZ and Jetstar? Jetstar is a low cost carrier, Air New Zealand isn't, states Michael Riley.
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OPINION: When you board your next flight with any airline, you might be having a bad day, for whatever reason.
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TARANAKI — Hundreds of Taranaki passengers have been affected by the airport's closure this afternoon due to heavy winds and severe weather conditions. Flights departing to Wellington and Auckland with Air New Zealand had been cancelled for the afternoon.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Airport management have confirmed passenger numbers have dropped by more then 1000 passengers in 2015 compared to 2014 statistics.
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Jetstar has announced passenger numbers in Napier and Nelson have soared by more than 14%.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Airport is the first regional airport in New Zealand to have a second terminal building, as Jetstar Airways prepares for its inaugural flight to arrive from Auckland on Monday.
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TARANAKI — OPINION: For years I have been a complainer.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — OPINION: Taranaki is just 31 days away from experiancing lower airfares, and more air competition as Jetstar prepares to take on the region on 1 February 2016.
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Jetstar Airways is taking New Zealand by storm by coming into regional NZ and beginning new destinations such as Napier, Nelson, Palmerston North and New Plymouth.
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TARANAKI — Jetstar Airways has announced they have successfully installed a brand new terminal building specifically for the orange airline at New Plymouth Airport.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — An young 18 year old election candidate is going on a nationwide tour of New Zealand before New Plymouth goes to the polls in late 2016.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Calls for extra security flying domestically within New Zealand have been given the tick of approval by New Plymouth District Council election candidate Michael Riley.
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A New Plymouth family are terrified to leave their home at night after an neighbour was heard mowing their lawns late on Sunday night.
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Qantas-owned Jetstar is offering the cheapest deals from Auckland to New Plymouth for just $29.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The Taranaki region has a lot to celebrate coming to the end of 2015 as three new airlines take to the nineth busiest airport in New Zealand - New Plymouth Airport.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A Taranaki election candidate has swiped out at the government for being a “thorn in the backside” while controlling New Plymouth City Airport.
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TARANAKI — A New Zealand bus driver's out of the ordinary actions leaving the bus to help an elderly woman patron across the street is being widely praised on social media.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A 17 year old Taranaki student who has confirmed his candidacy for the New Plymouth local body elections has announced airport development will be a key focus of his campaign.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Yesterday 17 year old Taranaki student Michael Riley announced he would be standing in the New Plymouth District Council local body 2016 election.
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WELLINGTON — A Maori Party MP believes The Mixed Member Proportional system (MMP) allows too many opportunities for our politicians to achieve power with a disproportionate number of Members of Parliament.
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TARANAKI — A local Taranaki politician is asking for phone app Snapchat to be banned in the New Plymouth District.
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TARANAKI — BREAKING NEWS: 3News have confirmed a Taranaki oil rig has been made to close down after oil prices have taken a hit to the industry. More soon.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Reports are flowing in that Former New Plymouth Mayor Harry Duynhoven is running for the New Plymouth District Council, again.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bringing fluoride back to the water supply is becoming a hot topic in the New Plymouth District.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — There have been a string of car accidents across Taranaki this week, and Youth in Politics New Zealand Adviser Danielle Niwa said its time to be more careful.
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Local woman and former Kaitake Community Board member Teresa Goodin has declared her intention to put herself forward as a candidate in the upcoming New Plymouth District Council by-election.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Len Houwers has resigned from the New Plymouth District Council.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Mini Wind Wands may soon be coming to New Plymouth’s East End Reserve if the New Plymouth District Council votes the proposal through.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The yearly New Plymouth Fireworks Display is taking place from 7pm tonight at the Puke Ariki Landing and Wind Wand\
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The New Plymouth Fireworks Display was postponed yesterday after a freak storm hit the region, but the fireworks is all back on, and again, Youth in Politics have fifteen reporters in the CBD of New Plymouth to get the latest news to your fingertips.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth was hit by a freak hail storm this afternoon which caused The Warehouse and many other CBD stores to be evacuated.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Youth in Politics Reporters are based all around the city of New Plymouth as the public fireworks display takes place in central New Plymouth for the first time in years.
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TARANAKI — Youth in Politics New Zealand is encouraging road users to keep safe as they travel on New Zealand roads over Labour Weekend.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Youth in Politics President Michael McLeod and Founder Michael Riley have begun their weekly radio segment on Te Korimako 94.8FM this morning.
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TARANAKI — South Taranaki District Council staff has escorted trucks off a Waverley property after it was revealed Waverly High School was being demolished, the remains were being trucked off to a property in the small town community of Waverley.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Allen Juffermans has confirmed to Youth in Politics that New Plymouth's 2014 fireworks display is in full action, confirming the presence of two stages at the event for November.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Youth in Politics Founder Michael Riley, 16, is asking for local politicians, and candidates for upcoming elections to get involved with youth in the community, including the young window washers.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Political organization Youth in Politics has given Maori Wards the tick, following New Plymouth District Council’s decision to be the first in the country to implement them into an election.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — ACT Party's support in the New Plymouth electorate has slumped, and New Plymouth candidate James Gray said the buck fall's partly on him.
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Polling stations around the country have opened today for this year's General Election.
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New Plymouth Youth in Politics will be providing LIVE coverage of the 2014 election starting from 7.30pm.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A young New Plymouth student is in critical condition after a central city accident this afternoon.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Two Labour Party candidates are ready and set to meet with New Plymouth Youth in Politics members, New Waves staff and New Plymouth District Council's Youth Working Party members tommorow.
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TARANAKI — New Plymouth Internet Party fans might be getting a large surprize soon, as New Plymouth Youth in Politics are preparing to create the first ever New Plymouth City #InternetParty function.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The New Plymouth Youth in Politics June Political Poll is expected to be made public in the next few weeks and owner Michael Riley says "It is going to give a party in particular a massive wake up call".
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Two people have been seriously injured in two different incidents tonight in New Plymouth, police and witnesses are reporting.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Youth in Politics can now confirm the names of the two new members of New Plymouth Youth in Politics.
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BREAKING NEWS: New Plymouth Youth in Politics can present and officially confirm two new members to the team.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — 'Keyword of the day? Well it's a bit boring' Te Kupu o te ra, Michael McLeod, Youth Working Party member reports.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Government has announced today the remaining 41 legal high substances not banned by the Psychoactive Substances act will be taken off the shelves.
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LATEST: New Plymouth Youth In Politics has two radio interviews tommorow (Wednesday morning) starting from 8.30am on Access Radio Taranaki 104.4FM with Mayor Andrew Judd and then from 10am on The Most FM 100.4FM with the Taranaki Daily News.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd is to be interviewed on radio next Wednesday by Michael Riley of New Plymouth Youth in Politics.
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TARANAKI — Maori representation on New Plymouth District Council subcommittees has been voted down tonight.
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The Royal New Zealand Airfroce Orion aircraft has located the debris that is the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
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LATEST: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is disgusted that a journalist was first to tell a New Zealand wife that her husband was aboard a plane missing.
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8.30PM: Live updates begin 8.30PM: Malaysian authorities dispatched a plane, two helicopters and four vessels to search seas off its east coast in the South China Sea, said Faridah Shuib, a spokeswoman for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
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Vietnamese Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat confirmed MH370 had crashed into the South China Sea. More soon.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth Regional Airport will in the near years to come, become an international airport.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The Magog Motorcycle Club party will go ahead despite their alcohol special license application being declined.
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TARANAKI — The Magog Motorcycle Club in New Plymouth has been refused a Liquor License for their 40th birthday party. More soon.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A man is dead after being hit by a car on State Highway 3 near the New Plymouth airport this morning.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — On the night of January 16 window washers in New Plymouth city were out and about washing windows happily until Craig Huffam came along in his van, New Plymouth Youth In Politics reports.
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A measles outbreak is spreading down the North Island, New Plymouth Youth In Politics can confirm tonight.
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TARANAKI — New Plymouth Youth In Politics can confirm that the Taranaki Daily News will be making jobs redundant.
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TARANAKI — Michael Riley, 16 explains how politics is important for youth in New Zealand
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