A 34-year-old man faces charges including abducting a child, aggravated assault, and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.
The pond at Victoria Park has revealed the wasteful habits of the Taranaki town.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Smith, 34, believed to be in Taranaki.
A manhunt continues for the offender.
The baby was left on a grass verge in Taranaki.
The new limits are fixed, meaning they will be in place 24 hours a day.
The player won Powerball's Second Division, with the main prize rolling over to Wednesday's draw.
It comes after a man died of serious injuries on Monday.
The man sustained serious injuries at a property overnight.
There's fears the Australian company will take advantage of the Government's fast track consenting process.
But an energy expert says hydrogen as a fuel isn't commercially viable.
Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash.
The mining company says it will extract metals critical to a transition to renewables, but fishing industry is opposed.
"Unfortunately, the man has not yet been located and police are providing support to his family."
The diver was reported missing from a vessel off the coast shortly after 1:30pm.
Emergency services were called to a property on Fitzroy St in Normanby on Friday morning.
The blaze is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.
Police say two people have died.
She turned down $110,000 worth of scholarships across New Zealand universities.
Rachel House's directorial debut will premiere in Taranaki in March.