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Rugby Player Convicted for Post-Match Handshake Assault

Oceania · Taranaki

Rugby Player Convicted for Post-Match Handshake Assault

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

File photo A Taranaki rugby player who knocked out an opponent during post-match handshakes says he was "triggered" and let his emotions get the better of him after being hit and racially abused during a game at Stadium Taranaki.See the Story

'Monkey Noises': Assault that KO'd Prem Rugby Rival Allegedly Sparked by on-Field Racial Abuse

Rugby · Manitoba

'Monkey Noises': Assault that KO'd Prem Rugby Rival Allegedly Sparked by on-Field Racial Abuse

Coverage: 2 sources

A premier rugby player struck by an opponent as the teams lined up for post-match handshakes has been accused of making “monkey noises” and other racist...See the Story

'It was holding him up': Driver gets car stuck on Waitara Bridge median barrier

Cricket · New Plymouth

'It was holding him up': Driver gets car stuck on Waitara Bridge median barrier

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

An alleged drunk driver got his car stuck on a median barrier on Waitara Bridge, north of New Plymouth, leaving onlookers bemused. In a video shared on...Read Article

Palmer cleans up the Taranaki Tarmac Rally; increases lead in NI Rally Series

Quentin Palmer (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) continued to stamp his mark on the 2025 North Island Rally Series (NIRS) after winning every stage of the Taranaki Tarmac one-day rally held on Saturday and taking overall victory. The second NIRS competitor home was William Menzies/Doug Dolan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) ahead of Bradley Stewart/Oliver Drake (Subaru […] The post Palmer cleans up the Taranaki Tarmac Rally; increases lead in NI Rally Series ap…New Plymouth · New Plymouth Read Article

New Plymouth residents say proposed water charge changes will be unfair

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

From 2027 ratepayers will be billed, at least in part, according to volume of water used.Oceania · New Plymouth Read Article

Here's How a Rugby Stadium Still Immerses Fans Aurally with Hearing Loss

Stadium Taranaki has embraced assistive listening technology by Listen Technologies and Ampetronic.Rugby · New Plymouth Read Article

Taranaki weather stats stark reminder of how fast streams and rivers can rise

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The torrential rain at the beginning of July saw many rivers in the region hit incredible maximum flows.Oceania · Taranaki Read Article

Jamie Elliott named as victim of Taranaki house fire

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Police have released the name of the man who died after a fatal house fire in Waitara last month.House Fire · Waitara Read Article

Monumental Energy to Finish Second Workover of CM-1 Well Soon

Monumental Energy’s second workover at the Copper Moki-1 (CM-1) oil and gas well will restore oil and associated gas production from the well in New Zealand’s Taranaki Basin.Taranaki · Taranaki See the Story

Alphabethead Unleashes Single 'I'm Lucy Lawless'

Reportedly setting a birthday party in Pātea aflame over the weekend, 'I'm Lucy Lawless' is theTaranaki · Taranaki Read Article

Close call as ute nearly hit by heritage train

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

An 80-tonne heritage train came within moments of slamming into the driver’s side of a ute in Taranaki, with the close call at a level crossing caught on...Waitara, New Zealand · Waitara Read Article

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