Podcast appearances and mentions of Robin Martin

Robin has the latest on the Mt Messenger by-pass project, issues with the Awakino Gorge continue and local garden festivals kick off.

A significant milestone has been reached in the Mt Messenger Bypass Te Ara o Te Ata project on State Highway 3 in Taranaki. RNZ Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

Questions are being raised about what more the Transport Agency can do to improve the resilience of State Highway 3 between Waikato and Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

There have been calls for a review of the warnings issued ahead of last week's weather event which brought down hundreds of slips, closed dozens of central North Island roads, inundated farms and flooded homes. An orange warning was issued, but the Mayor of the Waitomo District and the Minister for Rural Communities are questioning whether that should have been uprgaded. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin was in Waitomo.

An Awakino mother rescued from floodwaters surrounding her home says she feels incredibly lucky her family got out when they did. Jamie Ward had her three children and a cousin in her care as flood waters began lapping over her deck. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Homes have been left filled with a muddy silt, fences flattened and paddocks left a spongy mess. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been in Awakino.

A South Taranaki hotel dating back to the late 1800s is on the market. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

Family members of a Taranaki man killed by a coward punch have expressed their horror that his killer filmed his victim and taunted him as he lay dying on the ground. Daytona Thompson appeared for sentencing for the manslaughter of Daniel Nganeko at the High Court in New Plymouth. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin was in court

People in Pātea are ignoring a South Taranaki District Council boil water notice. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been in Pātea.

A group of South Taranaki rangatahi are reconnecting with their culture while learning carpentry skills building whare for local iwi, in a first-of-its kind collaboration with the Western Institute of Technology. The 14 trainee builders are the first cohort on a project involving Ngāruahine hapū Ōkahu Inuāwai that aims to build four homes that will be taken to iwi land at nearby Okaiawa. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to take a look. 

Farmers are beginning to spend and cash registers are ringing in rural Taranaki with the two-speed economy showing green shoots for some. Robin Martin reports.

Whitebaiters began their annual pilgrimage to the nation's tidal rivers and streams this week as the two-month-long season for the elusive "white gold" started. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

The concrete and shimmering steel curves of New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre will be reflected in music on Saturday. Robin Martin reports.

A New Plymouth business is stamping its mark on the crazy world of American sports trading cards and sporting memorabilia. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Robin Martin is a RNZ reporter based in Taranaki.

Ugly or an icon? The New Plymouth Power Station chimney has dominated the city's skyline since 1972. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

A Taranaki father has shared his sense of loss and anger following the death of his son in a one-punch assault. About 200 people gathered at the Tukapa Rugby Club in New Plymouth today to remember Daniel Nganeko and join a march calling for tougher penalties for coward-punch-style offences. Robin Martin reports.

A Taranaki man given hours to live after being hit by a so-called a coward's punch is getting behind a march supporting the government's tougher penalties for one-punch offences in New Plymouth Friday morning. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Acquiring land for the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki has not been plain sailing, but it's given one Taranaki iwi the chance to restore a rare tract of lowland coastal forest. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

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People working with the homeless in Taranaki say there are more and more people who need help and their needs are becoming more and more complex. Robin Martin reports.

Students are stunned that Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider is threatened with closure. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Robin discusses weather impacts in his area, a potentially expensive mistake arorund GST and the fate of a giant pohutukawa.

Torrential rain in Taranaki last week caused the upper reaches of the Waitotara River to breach its banks covering the Waitotara Valley Road in places with debris and silt. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to take a visit.

An apparent typo could have cost a North Island council $20 million in lost revenue. At a meeting last month, the New Plymouth District Council passed a resolution saying rates figures in its annual plan were inclusive of GST, when they were in fact exclusive of it. Now it has had to quickly correct the error and apologise to ratepayers. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

A book club with a difference is turning heads at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to take a look.

An award-wining landscape designer has weighed into a stoush over the felling of a 100 year old pohutukawa to clear it from powerlines in New Plymouth. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

A witness to Sunday's tragic capsizing in Taranaki, which claimed two lives, has said the small pleasure boat was side-on to breakers at the Patea bar before being swamped. Paul Mandela said the boat's skipper was thrown into the water while his passengers were trapped in the vessel. A six-year-old child is believed to be among those who lost their lives. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Former New Plymouth mayor David "Daisy" Lean is being remembered as a "visionary" who injected a youthful energy into the role. Robin Martin reports.

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Taranaki farming couple who are fighting the compulsory acquisition of 11 hectares of their land for the Mt Messenger Bypass. But in its decision granting Tony and Debbie Pascoe leave to appeal, the country's highest court said the hearing will have a narrow focus. New Plymouth's mayor has denounced the move, which he says will add extra time and money to the already overblown project. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

Contractors have offered a sneak-peak at two of the main features of Te Ara o Te Ata - the Mt Messenger Bypass on State Highway 3 in Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to take a look.

Robin discusses the latest events in Taranaki including a new high-spec Pouakai Hut replacement built to withstand extreme winds.

The unique challenges of building high on a mountain has meant everything including the kitchen sink has to be helicoptered onto the site of a new trampers' hut in Taranaki's national park. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Community-based trapping efforts are being credited with two vulnerable coastal birds returning in increasing numbers to Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went birdwatching.

A group of rough sleepers in New Plymouth are backing a propsoal to allow them to use a council car park as a place to hang out. But they warn a police crackdown on their antics in the CBD will only push them out into residential neighbourhoods. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin spoke to the rough sleepers.

The subterranean level of a council car park, a derelict night-club and a prison dating back to the 1870s have all been suggested as a temporary place for New Plymouth's rough sleepers to hang out in the day. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Businesses in Stratford say stickers slapped on dozens of buildings warning they are quake-prone, risk turning the Taranaki provincial hub into a ghost town. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been talking to Stratford locals.

A Waitara community board member and crash survivor says it makes no sense to reinstate a 100kmh speed limit on a stretch of State Highway 3 in Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

In a twist the Bard himself would've be proud of, a Javanese shadow theatre is a star turn at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to a workshop run by the troupe.

Around the Motu: Robin Martin reports from Taranaki 

Four children remain in hospital after a crash in South Taranaki yesterday which injured eleven students and two adults. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin spoke to Corin Dann.

Health New Zealand has apologised to a New Plymouth woman who was forced to find the cash to pay for a private ultrasound, after being told she'd have to wait six months under the public system. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

South Taranaki farmers say a recent smattering of rain isn't enough to break a drought some are describing as the worst in more than 40 years. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been visiting farmers.

An acute shortage of radiography staff at Taranaki Base Hospital means patients are waiting months longer than they should for critical scans to diagnose cancer and other serious conditions. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Robin updates Kathryn on the latest events in Taranaki including developments on the Mt Messenger bypass.

Visitors to the Womad international arts festival in New Plymouth this weekend are being offered the opportunity to try their hand at the ancient Māori martial art of mau rākau. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

The controversial Mt Messenger Bypass project on State Highway 3 in Taranaki has got a funding boost after a $10 million budget blowout. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A New Plymouth woman says a month-long delay in getting the results of a "semi-urgent" ultrasound left her feeling like a "ticking time bomb". Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Waka Kotahi's right to kill endangered species while it is building the Mt Messenger bypass in north Taranaki has been ruled unlawful by the High Court. Whanganui-Taranaki reporter Robin Martin spoke to Corin Dann.

It wouldn't be a summer festival without ducking off to the food trucks for a feed, and Te Matatini is no different. Although in Ngamotu this week you're more likely to see hangi, paua fritters and chop suey on the menuboards rather than burgers and fries. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to taste what was on offer.