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New Plants To Start Green Facelift Of New Plymouth City Centre

Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 10:10 am | New Plymouth District Council

Around 22 of the oldest and most at-risk trees will be removed between Egmont and Elliot streets to be replaced with a mix of shade trees and street-level greenery. More >>

Summer Events Inject More Than $10m Into Local Economy

Monday, 14 April 2025, 12:03 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Brylee Flutey, Venture Taranaki GM Destination, Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki says Major Events act as a critical regional attraction with visitors travelling from up and down the motu to experience such as these. More >>

Len Lye Centre Cinema Kicks Off 2025 With Blockbusters, Festivals, And Fan Favourites

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:27 am | New Plymouth District Council

Len Lye Centre Cinema is popular with movie buffs (Photo/Pip Gutherie) If you are a movie buff looking to satisfy some cinematic cravings, look no further than NPDC’s Govett Brewster Art Gallery’s Len Lye Centre Cinema which has had a busy start ... More >>

Aranaki Foundation Launches Fund After NPDC Agrees Support For Homeless Shelter Project

Thursday, 3 April 2025, 11:16 am | New Plymouth District Council

The decision at an extraordinary Council meeting on Tuesday week is in addition to a $380,000 commitment from the Toi Foundation for showering facilities and half of the forecast operating costs for the first year of the shelter’s operation. More >>

Cycle Lane Separators Coming To City’s State Highway

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 9:59 am | New Plymouth District Council

The full Transport Choices project includes one kilometre of shared pathway between Barrett Road and Belair Avenue, four crossing upgrades, safety improvements at 11 intersections plus the cycle lane separators. More >>

Changes Coming To Two Key City Intersections

Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 11:05 am | New Plymouth District Council

The works at the Devon Street West/Morley Street and Huatoki Street/Carrington Road intersections will begin in early April. More >>

NPDC's Todd Energy Aquatic Centre To Close For Ventilation System Upgrade

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:32 pm | New Plymouth District Council

To ensure the work is completed swiftly and safely, the indoor pool area, including the sauna, steam room and spa facilities, will close from 17 March and is expected to reopen on 14 June 2025. More >>

Parking Meter Upgrade To Save Ratepayers $1.2 Million And Offer More Flexibility

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 12:18 pm | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC’s Acting Infrastructure Manager Helen Gray says the parking meters have reached the end of their operational life and had become increasingly unreliable, causing frustration for users. More >>

Yarrow Stadium Naming Rights Agreement Comes To An End

Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 5:57 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Yarrows the Bakers have held naming rights to the stadium from 2002 to 2025, as well as Noel and Melva Yarrow naming rights to the West Stand from 2004 to 2022. More >>

Sewer Installation A Thumping-Great Project

Thursday, 30 January 2025, 8:22 pm | New Plymouth District Council

The 1.1km-long pipeline will connect houses in the new Patterson Road development, off Frankley Road, to the city’s sewerage network. More >>

Majority Of NPDC Wastewater Network Blockages Caused By Fatbergs

Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:07 am | New Plymouth District Council

Fatbergs are large solid masses which form in pipes from fats, oils and grease washed down kitchen sinks. Along the way it collects random items also flushed into the wastewater system, such as wet-wipes and sanitary products, to cause larger and messier ... More >>

Puke Ariki Libraries Reveal Which Books Are Top Of The Pile This Summer

Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:09 pm | New Plymouth District Council

“Our readers appear to be loving escapes into other worlds and finding support and motivation for their New Year’s intentions in our shelves and digital resources,” says Angela. More >>

NPDC Heritage Fund Helps Spruce Up Historic Inglewood In Time For Jubilee

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:27 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC District Planning Supervisor Lauren O’Byrne said it was important to protect and celebrate our heritage, especially in a town with as many historic buildings as Inglewood. More >>

New Traffic Management System For Taranaki Visitor Hotspot

Monday, 23 December 2024, 9:46 am | New Plymouth District Council

Parking is limited on the mounga, with the car park filling quickly on sunny days. This year, NPDC will have a digital sign at the Egmont Road/Lepper Road intersection to alert drivers when the car park is full. More >>

Stories Of Puketapu Hapū Inspire Airport Look-out On Coastal Walkway Extension Project

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:04 am | New Plymouth District Council

Part of NPDC’s Te Pae o Te Rangi Walkway extension project between Waitara and Bell Block, each of the pou were carved and installed at the end of last month. The next stage of the development is construction of a raised platform between the pou, ... More >>

NPDC Trialling Programme To Boost City-centre Safety

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:46 pm | New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth District Mayor Neil Holdom says the programme is focussed on identifying issues before they happen and alerting police or NPDC if further action needs to be taken. More >>

Bella And Poppy Hottest Dog Names In New Plymouth District

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 11:36 am | New Plymouth District Council

It is the most-common dog name registered with NPDC, with 155 pooches answering to it followed by Poppy (138 dogs), Charlie (122), Max (120) and Luna (118), says NPDC Animal Control Supervisor Scott Goldfinch. More >>

NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum Launches New Exhibition For Moon Lovers

Thursday, 5 December 2024, 10:44 am | New Plymouth District Council

On tour from Nelson Provincial Museum and presented in partnership with the Rātā Foundation, Cawthron Institute, and the U.S. Embassy, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore humankind’s relationship with the moon. More >>

Stay In The Know, Get Antenno!

Monday, 2 December 2024, 10:44 am | New Plymouth District Council

Used by more than 50 councils throughout New Zealand, NPDC Customer and Communications Manager Ben Kohlis says Antenno is another tool to support the NPDC’s commitment to ensure residents are informed and can report issues to us easily. More >>

International Exhibition At Explores Connection Between Animation And Digital Art With Traditional Crafts

Friday, 29 November 2024, 10:52 am | New Plymouth District Council

Interlaced: Animation and Textiles is the first exhibition to explore the relationship between animation and textiles, through art works spanning more than a century through the work of 26 artists from around the world. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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