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NPDC Crews Assessing Damage And Keeping Watch As Rain Continues

Friday, 4 July 2025, 10:09 am | New Plymouth District Council

We continue to monitor the situation with more rain forecasted today and overnight and we advise people to keep up to date with the latest weather conditions on through MetService and NZTA Journey Planner for state highways. More >>

Flooding Closes NPDC Venues, Impacting Roads And Wastewater Network

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 4:45 pm | New Plymouth District Council

There are popped manholes around the district; please drive with extreme care. This is an emerging issue and we will update our website as more information comes to hand. More >>

NPDC Digging Deep To Replace Sewage Pipe

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 10:01 am | New Plymouth District Council

Pedestrian access to the business Proof and Stock will remain open throughout the works period, and residents’ vehicle access to their properties will not be affected. More >>

NPDC Replacing Boardwalks At Fitzroy Beach

Monday, 30 June 2025, 10:40 am | New Plymouth District Council

The work starts today (Monday) on the first area and will be immediately. The project should be finished by mid-August. The public will be able to access the club facilities and café during the works. More >>

Council Resolution Administrative Error To Be Corrected

Friday, 27 June 2025, 4:45 pm | New Plymouth District Council

The Annual Plan itself remains valid and approved; however, we need a resolution that matches what is in the Annual Plan. This approach is consistent with legal advice which recognises the error as essentially as a typo. More >>

Find Out What It Takes To Make The Big Decisions For New Plymouth District

Thursday, 26 June 2025, 10:29 am | New Plymouth District Council

Being an elected member can be incredibly rewarding but comes with big responsibility as you will help decide how rates are set, how ratepayers’ money is spent and manage assets worth around $4 billion. More >>

Mayor And Councillors To Consider Green Space Partnership Proposal For Metro Plaza Site

Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 10:23 am | New Plymouth District Council

The proposal to remove the Metro Plaza, which NPDC purchased in 2019 for eventual demolition, would see a public walkway and footbridge across the Huatoki, connecting Devon and Brougham streets, created alongside new developments by K.D. Holdings (KDH) ... More >>

Dynamic Duo Volunteer Closing In On Century Of Service At TSB Showplace

Monday, 16 June 2025, 9:37 am | New Plymouth District Council

This week is National Volunteer Week, and at NPDC there are more than 500 volunteers across a range of venues including Brooklands Zoo, Pukekura Park, Puke Ariki Libraries and Museum, TSB Stadium, Stadium Taranaki, TSB Showplace and Bowl of Brooklands, ... More >>

Te Ara Tahuri Hau Walkway And New Whenu Ariki Bridge To Protect Historic Hauranga Pā Site

Friday, 13 June 2025, 3:47 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Hauranga Pā, within the tribal area of Ngāti Tairi, was one of the largest pā in the Tataraimaka district. It holds deep cultural and historical significance to mana whenua, said Ngāti Tairi representative Keith Manukonga. More >>

Enrol To Have Your Say On Who Makes The Big Decisions For Our District

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 6:30 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Go to vote.nz to find out how to update your enrolment details or phone 0800 36 76 56. More >>

Build A Bridge Students In The Dog House For A Job Well Done

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 10:24 am | New Plymouth District Council

The seven high school students in the Build a Bridge training partnership of NPDC, WITT and the building industry have helped create a safer, cleaner and more comfortable isolation area for new arrivals at the NPDC Pound. More >>

Urenui Water Leaks Near Zero Thanks To NPDC Upgrade

Monday, 26 May 2025, 9:43 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC’s 18-month water pipes project in Urenui has knocked persistent leaks on the head. Water loss from leaks is down around 95 per cent on previous years, and the Council is about to begin the third and final stage of pipe replacements (switching ... More >>

NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum Hosting National Geographic Pristine Seas Exhibition

Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:05 am | New Plymouth District Council

The exhibition, for which Puke Ariki is New Zealand’s exclusive venue, draws upon over a decade worth of global expeditions conducted by the National Geographic Pristine Seas project to document and protect the ocean so it can heal, rebound, and regenerate. More >>

TSB Festival Of Lights Winter Pop-Up Warming Up New Plymouth’s CBD For Matariki

Monday, 19 May 2025, 10:44 am | New Plymouth District Council

Visitors can look forward to a dynamic mix of installations—some making a return and others debuting for the first time—that will transform spaces across the CBD, from Huatoki Plaza and Puke Ariki Landing to Ariki Street and the Coastal Walkway. More >>

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 >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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