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Critical And Ageing Culvert Needs Multi-million-dollar Repair Job In Central New Plymouth
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 3:49 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A $2.5 million repair job has been recommended by independent engineers WSP to bring a 40 year old stormwater culvert near State Highway 3, at the Mangorei road intersection, up to scratch. The repairs would fix a 60-metre stretch of stormwater (rainwater ... More >>
Local businesses get helping hand as NPDC cuts fees
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 9:47 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC has cut the cost of doing business by slashing many of our fees and charges as part of the $20 million Get Back On Our Feet measures to help the economic recovery after Covid-19. More >>
Local Contractors Continue Inglewood’s Multi-million Dollar Water Project
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 10:42 am | New Plymouth District Council
The $8 million dollar project to improve Inglewood’s drinking water is back in full swing following the Covid-19 lockdown using local contractors Downer. The next phase of the three-year upgrade of Inglewood’s water network is about to get under ... More >>
Sprucing Up Our Streets To Support The Local Economy
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 9:53 am | New Plymouth District Council
Building owners wanting to give their main street properties a spruce-up can now apply to a new $50,000 fund, thanks to NPDC. Councillors on 30 June topped up funding to keep the District’s main streets looking great, as part of the Back On Our Feet ... More >>
Multimillion Dollar Green Hydrogen Wastewater Network A Big Win For New Zealand’s Energy Capital
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 9:42 am | New Plymouth District Council
The Government’s announcement of a $37 million investment in a new and greener Thermal Dryer for the district’s wastewater treatment plant will be a shot in the arm for the local engineering sector in Taranaki and a long term asset for the community, ... More >>
New Plymouth Airport Seeking $19-25 Million Cash Bailout As Economic Curveball Of Covid-19 Bites
Friday, 26 June 2020, 9:29 am | New Plymouth District Council
The economic impact of Covid-19 has struck regional airports across New Zealand and New Plymouth’s independent airport company, Papa Rererangi i Puketapu Ltd (PRIP), is asking its owner, the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), for a $19-25 million ... More >>
Three Artists Picked For Govett-Brewster Art Gallery ‘In Residence’ Programme
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 2:12 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Three artists have been picked from more than 160 applicants to be the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre’s 2020 Artists In Residence – and will work from their own residences! Sorawit Songsataya, Meg Porteous and Yona Lee will take up four-week ... More >>
Getting Back On Our Feet Starts At The Grassroots
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 10:40 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC has put together a $453,000 lifeline for grassroots groups that will help get our District through the Covid-19 storm and back on its feet. Councillors on Wednesday (17 June) topped up the community funding pot for the 2020/21 financial year to bring ... More >>
Ōākura Rezoning Recommendation Adopted
Friday, 5 June 2020, 10:47 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s Mayor and Councillors have voted to adopt an Independent Commissioner’s recommendation not to allow nearly 60 hectares of land in Ōākura to be rezoned. The application was to change what the 58 hectares of land is allocated for in the ... More >>
New Plymouth Given Green Light To Become A Motorhome-Friendly Town
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 1:17 pm | New Plymouth District Council
As domestic travel in New Zealand gets a boost with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, NPDC is gearing up to make New Plymouth a destination city for Kiwi motorhomers. New Plymouth has now received the official seal of approval from the New Zealand ... More >>
Public Zooming And Phone Feedback Hotline, Innovative Ways To Connect
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 9:10 am | New Plymouth District Council
Public Zooming and Phone Feedback Hotline, innovative ways to connect on NPDC’s proposed Covid-19 relief package Public ‘Zoominars’ with Councillors will provide a modern forum for NPDC to gather feedback on its proposed multi-million-dollar plans ... More >>
Book Lovers Feast During Lockdown, Borrowing Up At Puke Ariki And NPDC Open For Business Virtually
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:26 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Our buildings have been closed during the lockdown but NPDC services have never been busier and have been open 24/7, making sure we stay connected without bursting any bubbles. Puke Ariki has had book lovers covered, lending out more than 12,600 ... More >>
Multi-million Dollar Revenue Drop And Rates Rises Slashed In NPDC’s Proposed Yearly Budget
Friday, 1 May 2020, 3:22 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Cutting proposed rates increases by almost half while managing a projected $5.4 million drop in income are the next steps in NPDC’s Get Us Back on Our Feet plan to help households and businesses hit by the Covid-19 economic storm. Five rates ... More >>
NPDC Helps Businesses Get Back To Business
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 9:35 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s big-ticket building projects are getting underway while our building and resource consents teams are working at 100% capacity to help tradies and construction crews get back on the job. While most workers are still working from home under level ... More >>
Proposed Rates Holiday Will Help New Plymouth District Residents As Covid-19 Bites
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 5:12 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is proposing to change its rates rules to help hard-hit residents adapt to the Covid-19 economic pain. The draft package, which offers rates holidays for those in Covid-19 related economic hardship, is the first step in NPDC’s Get Us Back ... More >>
Mayor And Chief Executive Of NPDC To Take Pay Cuts
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 2:30 pm | New Plymouth District Council
The Mayor and Chief Executive of the New Plymouth District Council are set to take voluntary pay cuts in the wake of the unprecedented Covid-19 emergency. The Mayor and other Councillors’ pay is set by the Independent Remuneration Authority and ... More >>
Unite Taranaki Says Let’s Get Creative To Thank Our Essential Workers
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 8:51 am | New Plymouth District Council
The votes are in for how we can Unite Taranaki and it’s clear our region’s essential workers are number one, as lockdown continues. Taranaki is coming together like never before to help smash Covid-19 and beat a nationwide lockdown. Making thank you signs ... More >>
It’s Time To Unite Taranaki
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 9:40 am | New Plymouth District Council
It’s time to show we’re all on the same team and that Taranaki means business! To show not only our neighbours but the rest of New Zealand and right around the world how our province pulls together to fight a global pandemic and cope with a ... More >>
NPDC COVID-19 Update, 24 March 2020
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 4:05 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Rubbish collection We’re streamlining our waste collection in line with the new Government alert level. Our priority is to keep delivering our core services, including waste collection, but we need to adapt to these unprecedented times. From Wednesday ... More >>
COVID-19 Update 23 March 2020
Monday, 23 March 2020, 5:00 pm | New Plymouth District Council
We’re reviewing our operations after the Government announcement to raise the COVID-19 alert to level 3 this afternoon and to level 4 in 48 hours. We want to assure the public that our priority is to keep providing the services that will help our ... More >>
