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NPDC Kick-starts Creative Zero Waste 2040 Projects
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 7:24 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) is helping local kids to a Zero Waste Future. An NPDC grant is boosting efforts by New Plymouth’s Kinderen Early Childhood Education Preschool to expand their long-standing focus on sustainability. Support from NPDC’s ... More >>
NPDC’s Bioboost Has Got An International Tick Of Approval
Friday, 4 March 2022, 11:39 am | New Plymouth District Council
The fertiliser, produced at the New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant, has achieved certification to the international quality management systems standard, ISO 9001. The ISO9001 badge gives consumers more confidence that they are purchasing an independently ... More >>
Conservation Right From The Gec-ko
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 8:53 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC horticulturalists recently found an endangered species walking in an urban public garden in the district. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2202/eb976dd827c737fbf133.jpeg" width="720" height="350"> Goldstripe gecko getting amongst ... More >>
New Date For SYNTHONY In The Bowl
Friday, 28 January 2022, 12:29 pm | New Plymouth District Council
SYNTHONY In The Bowl has been rescheduled to a new date of Saturday 23 April 2022. Synthony, along with partners New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and Venture Taranaki are proud to present the return of SYNTHONY In The Bowl - on a Covid-delayed schedule ... More >>
NPDC Facilities Open Under Red Traffic Light While Sticking To Government’s Covid Safety Rules
Monday, 24 January 2022, 5:55 pm | New Plymouth District Council
All NPDC facilities remain open under the Government’s Red Traffic Light Covid protection system while following the safety rules. Omicron is now established in Aotearoa with a suspected case in New Plymouth. We indicated last year that if the ... More >>
LAB At The Bowl Of Brooklands
Sunday, 9 January 2022, 7:25 pm | New Plymouth District Council
It was an impressive turn out for headliners L.A.B and supporting acts on a stunning night at the Bowl of Brooklands in Pukekura Park Despite living with the reality of Covid, a well behaved crowd of 12,500 soaked up the sun and sounds under balmy ... More >>
Blaze At New Plymouth Coastal Walkway Bird Nesting Area Shows Need For Care In Hot Weather
Thursday, 6 January 2022, 6:48 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Thousands of dollars’ worth of plants and 10 years work by volunteers and schoolkids on the scenic Coastal Walkway have gone up in smoke due to a suspected act of carelessness. A few hundred square metres, which included the habitat of native wildlife, just ... More >>
New Plymouth Airport Wins International Award
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 11:47 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth Airport’s new terminal has won a major international airport award – up against projects including an $8 billion upgrade at New York’s La Guardia airport. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/cc14099914d3e624e5e6.jpeg" ... More >>
Let’s Go Wheels Out Surprises To Waitara And Inglewood School Students
Monday, 13 December 2021, 5:06 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Students in Waitara and Inglewood are enjoying brand new bikes as part of NPDC’s Let’s Go Bikes In Schools programme. Backed by Downer New Plymouth and Torpedo7, 25 bikes and helmets have been delivered to Waitara Central School and Inglewood ... More >>
Len Lye Kinetic Work Realised Decades After Idea Created
Monday, 13 December 2021, 2:15 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A kinetic sculpture has come to life nearly 60 years after renowned artist Len Lye first came up with the concept. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/0261ee17419be8bf8c01.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> The newly constructed massive ... More >>
New Plymouth District Council Wins International Award For Most Liveable City
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 1:55 pm | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth has won a prestigious global award for the Most Liveable City –for the second time! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/2d90aa8ff3af6f70e12b.jpeg" width="720" height="541"> A view of New Plymouth on a ... More >>
Fascinating Hands-on Exploring Maps At New Puke Ariki Exhibition
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 5:47 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Looking for some free family fun this summer? Don’t miss NPDC’s Puke Ariki latest exhibition - Map It! Finding a way across land, sea, and space through interactive quests, shows the vital role of maps and navigation in everyday life on at the Puke ... More >>
Prestigious Arts Scholarship Awarded To Local Student
Monday, 6 December 2021, 11:45 am | New Plymouth District Council
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery was the first place Belle Evans (18) would take her Grandparents every time they’d visit and holds a special place in her heart. So she was delighted to receive a personal call from the gallery awarding her the George ... More >>
Taranaki Moving To Orange Under New Traffic Light System
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 11:33 am | New Plymouth District Council
· From Friday December 3rd NPDC will be operating at Orange under the Government’s new Traffic Light System in a bid to curb the spread of Covid. · All sites are open for all to enjoy, including our libraries, art gallery, museum, ... More >>
Bowl Of Brooklands Hits The Big Time As It’s Named New Zealand’s Best Big Venue
Friday, 26 November 2021, 11:46 am | New Plymouth District Council
We’ve known it for decades and now it’s official – the Bowl of Brooklands has been crowned New Zealand’s best large event venue. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/e2a1e005a035f22d8f72.jpeg" width="720" height="539"> The Bowl, which has hosted an ... More >>
NPDC Wins Inaugural Beacons Award For Leadership Approach
Friday, 19 November 2021, 3:27 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s courage and leadership in its Supply Chain Leadership approach has been recognised at a national level after it was awarded the Construction Sector Accord’s inaugural Beacons Award. The Construction Sector Accord is a partnership between ... More >>
How Food Fat Down The Drain Costs NPDC Ratepayers Money
Friday, 19 November 2021, 8:57 am | New Plymouth District Council
Two fatbergs in a week have highlighted the problems pouring your cooking fat down the kitchen sink can cause on NPDC’s wastewater networks. Last week a ball of fat the size of a large schoolbag made a surprise appearance at the New Plymouth Wastewater ... More >>
New NPDC Bridge Puts Taranaki Students On A Career Path
Friday, 12 November 2021, 12:10 pm | New Plymouth District Council
It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a partnership of industry, education and NPDC to help our young people build a bridge to a career. Building the new Camden Street footbridge over the Huatoki River has given eight secondary school students ... More >>
TSB Festival Of Lights Cancelled This Summer Due To Global Covid Pandemic
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 2:03 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Despite considering a range of options to keep New Zealand’s leading light festival switched on this summer, the TSB Festival of Lights has been cancelled in the face of Delta pandemic restrictions. “Sadly and like other event organisers around Aotearoa, ... More >>
Draft Strategy Aims To Reshape City Centre Towards 2050
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 1:35 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A vision for a sustainable New Plymouth city centre, including opening up the Huatoki River and links to the oceanfront over the next 30 years, goes before New Plymouth District Councillors on 16 November. The draft City Centre Strategy has been drawn ... More >>
