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Getting Back On Our Feet
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 11:36 am | New Plymouth District Council
Visitor numbers, building work and our community-owned nest egg fund are all doing better than expected in recovering from Covid, according to figures from NPDC. The good news for tradies, retailers and ratepayers so far this year includes: · Passenger ... More >>
Clock Is Ticking On How We Choose To Pay For City Centre Parking
Monday, 21 June 2021, 9:24 am | New Plymouth District Council
Should the first hour of parking in central New Plymouth be free to keep the tills ringing? That’s what residents are being asked as Councillors consider a proposal from city centre retailers and businesses to change how we pay for parking. One hour ... More >>
Wicked Talent Dazzles At TSB Showplace
Monday, 14 June 2021, 11:33 am | New Plymouth District Council
Normally he runs the show, but this time David Liggett’s *in* the show. From Thursday, the TSB Showplace Operations Supervisor takes a different role at his workplace, playing Dr Dillamond in New Plymouth Operatic’s Wicked . The Wizard of Oz prequel ... More >>
Historic Painting Discovered Thanks To Puke Ariki Exhibition
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 3:39 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A painting with a history almost as intriguing as Christopher Aubrey himself has been unearthed in the tiny North Taranaki settlement of Tongaporutu. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2106/bff51f164d7ff4aa6669.jpeg" ... More >>
Should We Put The Brakes On Urban Vehicle Speeds?
Monday, 24 May 2021, 10:47 am | New Plymouth District Council
A fresh look at how to make sure everyone gets home alive has been launched by NPDC. The Safer Speeds Review is focusing on urban roads in all towns in New Plymouth District, with early public feedback opening today (Monday). “It’s well-known that speed ... More >>
Inglewood Oxidation Pond Stops Overflowing
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 12:55 pm | New Plymouth District Council
· The backlog of partially treated wastewater overflowing at the Inglewood oxidation pond (sewage treatment pond) has been cleared. · We apologise for the incident and thank everyone for their patience while our staff worked hard to fix it. · Heavy ... More >>
Storms And Heavy Rainfall Cause Overflow At Inglewood Wastewater Treatment Pond
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 4:54 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Heavy rainfall over the last 12 hours has overwhelmed Inglewood’s oxidation pond, a settling pond where sewage is treated, causing an overflow of partially treated wastewater into Kurapete Stream which flows into the Maunganui River. It’s been ... More >>
Time To Step Up And Fix The Plumbing Says NPDC Mayor Neil Holdom
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 10:23 am | New Plymouth District Council
Overhauling our aging water network to make sure our kids have safe drinking water and unpolluted rivers to swim in should be the priority in NPDC’s draft $3billion work programme for the next 10 years, recommends New Plymouth District Mayor Neil ... More >>
NPDC On The Hunt For Everyday Super Heroes
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:56 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Kaddy Smale is an everyday hero despite most of her work going undercover. The sprightly 77-year-old grandmother is at the forefront of choosing books for the Housebound Readers Service and her experience and instinct has made her a favourite to many ... More >>
Nearly 5,000 Pieces Of Public Feedback Received On NPDC’s Draft 10 Year Multi-billion Dollar Plan
Friday, 23 April 2021, 9:41 am | New Plymouth District Council
Thousands of people have given feedback to the Mayor and Councillors on New Plymouth District Council’s (NPDC’s) draft $3 billion work programme for the next 10 years which focuses on Fixing the Plumbing, Greening our Place and Paying it Forward for ... More >>
High Tech Navy Ship HMNZS Aotearoa To Visit New Plymouth
Monday, 19 April 2021, 10:08 am | New Plymouth District Council
A massive welcome awaits the Navy’s biggest and most high-tech ship HMNZS Aotearoa this week for her first ever visit to her home port in New Plymouth. To celebrate the arrival of the half a billion dollar vessel, the public are invited to join the ... More >>
Last Chance To Speak Up On NPDC’s Draft 10-Year Plan
Monday, 29 March 2021, 11:33 am | New Plymouth District Council
If you’re still on the sidelines over water meters in every home, higher pools charges, extending the Coastal Walkway to Waitara or a host of other hot issues that could hit you in the pocket with a 12% rates rise, then the Easter break is your ... More >>
Life And Death Issues In NPDC’s Draft 10-Year Plan
Monday, 22 March 2021, 10:17 am | New Plymouth District Council
If talking about council budgets bores you to death, then listen up – dying of boredom, or anything else, could soon be more expensive in the New Plymouth District. The cost of a plot for your last resting place could rise from about $3700 to $4200 ... More >>
NPDC Giving Wasps The Big Buzz-off
Friday, 5 March 2021, 2:09 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A series of wasp-killing bait stations is helping NPDC take the sting out of summer. More than a hundred stations are being set up in 15 parks, reserves and walkways around the New Plymouth District. “At this time of year, wasps are out and about ... More >>
More Band-aids Or A Proper Fix For Our Water Woes?
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 12:28 pm | New Plymouth District Council
We’re looking at getting our plumbing fixed and like any careful homeowner we’re comparing estimates as an extraordinary meeting is held on Friday for Councillors to debate the draft 10-year plan before it gets the green light to go to the public ... More >>
Mixed Results In Audit Of Kerbside Recycling Bins
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 1:34 pm | New Plymouth District Council
A rise in non-recyclable rubbish being dumped in recycling bins has prompted calls for people to lift their Zero Waste awareness. A summer survey of nearly 300 household recycling bins across the district showed that contamination – or non-recyclable ... More >>
Energy Wins A Successful Step In Cutting NPDC Carbon Footprint
Monday, 22 February 2021, 4:36 pm | New Plymouth District Council
LED street lights. Our district is growing, but NPDC has shrunk its carbon footprint over the last 15 years, even while it serves more people. And our emissions are expected to fall even faster if Councillors greenlight to proposals to Green our Place in ... More >>
NPDC To Close Downtown Car Park
Friday, 11 December 2020, 3:01 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is closing the Downtown Car Park indefinitely from 19 December after it was found to be earthquake prone. A detailed seismic assessment report last month classed the building as “high risk” because it met 20 to 34 per cent of the new building ... More >>
Heavy Rainfall Update - 1pm
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 2:23 pm | New Plymouth District Council
2pm update Sewage overflows: · Heavy rainfall last night has resulted in high flows into our historical stormwater and wastewater networks. · Stormwater and wastewater has been discharged out of the Waitara outfall to the Tasman Sea after the rain overwhelmed ... More >>
Covid-19 And Lifestyle Capital Building – An Extraordinary Year For NPDC
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 11:02 am | New Plymouth District Council
Maintaining core services, improving infrastructure and helping the District get Back On Our Feet after Covid-19 is all in a year’s work for NPDC. According to its independently audited draft Annual Report, sound financial management enabled ... More >>
