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Smuggled Tapestry Exhibition Draws National Visitors
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 11:49 am | New Plymouth District Council
An exhibition of tapestries smuggled out of Afghanistan at NPDC’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre attracted around 21,800 visitors with around 16,000 coming from outside Taranaki. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2206/e88bbcdbbe37e92aef40.jpeg" ... More >>
Animal Health And Happiness At The Heart Of Brooklands Zoo
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 12:25 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s Brooklands Zoo has once again received an international tick of approval for its excellence and commitment to positive animal welfare. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2206/25ef0565a503cd0cc01d.jpeg" width="720" height="456"> Senior Keeper Maxine Jenkins ... More >>
Historic Waitara Marae Looks To The Future With Help From NPDC Marae Fund
Friday, 17 June 2022, 10:48 am | New Plymouth District Council
One of Taranaki’s most histroric and important sites, Owae Marae at Waitara, is entering a new era with some help from NPDC’s marae funding. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2206/af99575a03a978cad646.jpeg" width="720" height="557"> Trustee of Manukorihi Pā Reserve ... More >>
Infrastructure Partnership Clicks With Kidsafe For Car Seat Donation
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 5:40 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Car seat technicians Gabrielle Patten and Trish Corkill receive a donated car seat from New Plymouth Infrastructure Partnership Contract Manager Steve Chamberlain and New Plymouth District Council Transportation Manager Rui Leitao with Kidsafe Coordinator ... More >>
Be Seen And Stay Safe On The Roads This Winter
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 10:28 am | New Plymouth District Council
Making sure active commuters can been seen while on the road during the darker winter months is the focus of efforts by NPDC’s Let’s Go Team and New Plymouth Police. On Friday (3 June) the Lets Go team will be on the Coastal Walkway, to mark World ... More >>
Exhibition A Biography Of Tongapōrutu’s Disappearing Coastline
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 10:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
Images showing the staggering effects of climate change on the Tongapōrutu coastline captured by photographer Pat Greenfield feature in the ‘Impermanence’ exhibition now on at NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum. Pat Greenfield. Tongapōrutu in North Taranaki ... More >>
NPDC’s Planting Fund Sowing The Seeds For A Greener Future
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 10:29 am | New Plymouth District Council
We’ve got more native tree cover than any other urban area in Aotearoa and we’re a biodiversity hot spot, but can we lead the country in being the first to hit 10% green coverage? New Plymouth District Council’s Te Korowai o Tāne grants will ... More >>
Are Electric Car Charging Stations In Central New Plymouth A Good Idea?
Friday, 13 May 2022, 11:15 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is considering a proposal from electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla to put five electric vehicle charging stations at one of our city centre car parks. The proposal would see Tesla paying for valuable upfront infrastructure, at a cost of around six ... More >>
Shining The Light On The Ōākura Water Treatment Plant
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:21 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is calling on the power of the sun to help operate a water treatment plant. Twenty-eight solar panels have been installed at the Ōākura Plant. Over their 25-year life the panels will reduce the plant’s CO2 emissions by about 33,000kg – and ... More >>
No More Gambling With Lives On Inglewood’s State Highway With High Tech Pedestrian Crossing
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 10:08 am | New Plymouth District Council
Crossing the main road is about to get a lot safer for everyone in Inglewood as NPDC (New Plymouth District Council) is installing a half-million dollar signal controlled pedestrian crossing on state highway 3 through the town. The work begins on Tuesday ... More >>
NPDC’s High-tech Testing Just The Medicine For Our Roads
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 10:45 am | New Plymouth District Council
Meet the road doctors – here to give our roads a high-tech check-up for NPDC. If you’ve seen the GeoSolve vehicle with its flashing lights cruising our roads recently, you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for an ambulance. In fact, the vehicle, ... More >>
Coastal Queen Gets A Face-lift
Monday, 11 April 2022, 6:41 pm | New Plymouth District Council
The iconic Te Rewa Rewa Bridge is about to get a full face-lift. Following a successful trial last year, NPDC will repaint the rest of the bridge from top to bottom, including beneath the deck, in one go over 55 weeks. The project starts today and the bridge ... More >>
NPDC Proposes A Safer Mangorei Road
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 10:11 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is planning to make the school run safer around New Plymouth Girls’ High. A proposed safety upgrade along Mangorei Road between the Northgate intersection and Warangi Street, would see the installation of a pedestrian crossing with traffic ... More >>
Thieves Bolt Leaving Unsafe Stairs
Monday, 4 April 2022, 10:39 am | New Plymouth District Council
Light-fingered thieves are putting the safety of the public at risk. NPDC staff noticed that 12 heavy duty stainless steel bolts had been stolen from a set of stairs near the Coastal Walkway recently. The missing bolts were quickly replaced, but their ... More >>
Ward Boundary Shake Up For October’s Election For Mayor, Councillors And Community Boards
Friday, 1 April 2022, 9:34 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District voters will see changes to how we vote at this year’s election, after the independent Local Government Commission gave the green light to new voting boundaries. We’ll have our first-ever Councillor representing Te Purutanga Mauri ... More >>
Saving Kiwi Near Inglewood, $10 Million Wildlife Centre Progressing
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 7:09 pm | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and its partners are hoping tourists will flock to a multimillion dollar wildlife centre to be set up near Inglewood, with expertise from Brooklands Zoo. They’re working alongside Pukerangiora hapū and the East ... More >>
NPDC’s Rock-hard Defences Against Beach Erosion
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 10:07 am | New Plymouth District Council
Almost 2,000 tonnes of rock have been rolled in to protect the sea front at Onaero and Urenui. NPDC has finished reinforcing the sea wall at Onaero, which had slumped due to large waves and gravity. The project shifted to Urenui this week, with work ... More >>
NPDC Building Funds: The Answer To A Prayer
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:01 pm | New Plymouth District Council
One of New Plymouth’s most iconic buildings has been saved for future generations, with help from NPDC’s Building Funds. A $25,000 grant has helped ensure that the stone-clad St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and its spire will be towering over ... More >>
NPDC Numbers Bright Amidst Covid Gloom
Friday, 11 March 2022, 10:07 am | New Plymouth District Council
Building applications and our resident owned nest egg, the Perpetual Investment Fund (PIF), held up against the uncertainties of Covid over the last six months but Pools and Parking revenue has dropped during the first half of the financial year. ... More >>
Tapestries Survive Taliban To Weave Their Way To Taranaki
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:20 am | New Plymouth District Council
Three towering tapestries have been smuggled out of Afghanistan disguised as cushions and are taking pride of place at NPDC’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/69307b8e0cb4e13f8aea.jpeg" ... More >>
