Patea
Pātea coolstores owners on notice to do more for safety
The owners of a derelict coolstores building on the banks of the Pātea River in Taranaki are being put on notice that it is structurally unsound and more must be done to keep people out of it. Video, Audio
Pātea marks 40 years since freezing works closed
Commemorations being held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Pātea freezing works closing will be bittersweet for former workers attending.
Dalvanius Prime: in his own words
Dalvanius Maui Prime was a performer, composer, impresario, strategist, politician, teacher and entrepreneur all wrapped in to one. In this programme from 2000 Dalvanius talks about his life in music.
…Calling Home: Thom Monckton in Helsinki
Running away to join the circus is a dream for many, but for Kiwi theatre performer Thom Monckton it's been an absolute reality. Thom's based in Helsinki but is Calling Home is currently touring his… Audio
Hard Truths: documentary in the 'post-truth' era
Do we expect documentaries to be strictly truthful? And what happens when a desire for good storytelling wins out over the facts? Four leading documentary-makers talk candidly about navigating… Audio
Virtual medical centre seen as model for the future
A virtual medical clinic that has begun operating in Patea could be the future model for rural health provision in New Zealand, according to the iwi behind the initiative.
Small Taranaki town without GP
The New Zealand Rural GP Network says it's been difficult to get people to work in Patea, and other small towns like it, and keep them there. Audio
Woman airlifted to hospital after crash
A woman in her 70s has been airlifted to Whanganui Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious car crash near Patea.
Tributes touch truck driver's widow
The widow of the truck driver involved in a crash in which three people died says he was her rock, her provider, protector and best friend. Audio
Sales boom in one of NZ's 'most underrated towns'
Best known for the hit single Poi E, Patea is enjoying a real estate boom as investors extend their tendrils around the country.
Devastated Patea community in shock after deaths
The Patea community has been further devastated with the death yesterday of a Fonterra milk tanker driver who was involved in a triple fatality last week. Audio
Patea Cricket Club
The tiny South Taranaki township of Patea has a new cricket club, more than 22 years after the last one folded. In fact after the freezing works closed in 1986, the whole town went into decline. But… Audio
Poi E on screens in August
It was a genuine anthem of the times, and now the story of the 1984 song, Poi E, is being turned into a movie. Staring Maaka Pohatu as Dalvanius Prime, 'POI E: 'The Story Behind Our Song' tells of the… Audio