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A new home for Pūrangi’s native species

Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 10:12 am | New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth District Council’s Puke Ariki officially opens its latest exhibition: Pūrangi – a home for native species. A permanent instalment found in the Taranaki Naturally Gallery (on the second floor of the museum), it highlights the important ... More >>

Christmas comes early to New Plymouth’s city centre

Friday, 30 November 2018, 11:42 am | New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth’s central business district is hosting a cracker of a Christmas party on Saturday (1 December) and NPDC is providing the festive spirit with a car-free city centre to celebrate. More >>

Clelands Backs Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre

Thursday, 29 November 2018, 4:01 pm | New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth firm Clelands Construction is to build on its strong ties with the Govett-Brewster Foundation and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, announcing a new partnership and backing for exhibitions. More >>

New exhibition will trick your senses and blow your mind

Friday, 9 November 2018, 11:02 am | New Plymouth District Council

Prepare to question your own eyes, test your senses and have your mind boggled at NPDC’s Puke Ariki’s new exhibition, Illusion: Nothing Is As It Seems . More >>

Paywave in, paper receipts out in NPDC car parking upgrade

Friday, 2 November 2018, 11:44 am | New Plymouth District Council

‘Tap and go’ parking has arrived in New Plymouth, with most NPDC car parking machines in the central business district now accepting Paywave. More >>

Hapū to consider updated NPDC Waitara Lands Bill

Thursday, 1 November 2018, 2:54 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Otaraua and Manukorihi hapū are considering the details of the updated NPDC Waitara Lands Bill which enables leaseholders to purchase freehold their leased properties. There are 770 Waitara properties valued at approximately $90 million. If the Bill ... More >>

NPDC retains high financial rating following assessment

Thursday, 1 November 2018, 11:19 am | New Plymouth District Council

Standard & Poor’s has reconfirmed NPDC’s AA/A-1+ credit rating. It says NPDC’s robust financial management, excellent liquidity and high level of budgetary flexibility support this rating More >>

NPDC’s hi-tech hub ready to handle an emergency

Friday, 19 October 2018, 11:03 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC’s state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Centre is up and running and ready to help keep our community safe during an emergency. More >>

Sound financial management helps NPDC achieve surplus

Thursday, 11 October 2018, 10:20 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC has achieved a general rates operating surplus of more than $320,000 while its Perpetual Investment Fund made a return of $21 million (more than $13 million over budget) in the 2017/2018 financial year, according to NPDC’s latest Annual ... More >>

Just Transition needs a slice of Govt's $5.5 billion surplus

Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 2:29 pm | New Plymouth District Council

New Zealand's Just Transition needs a slice of Government's $5.5 billion surplus More >>

NPDC kicks off work on million-dollar car park for Pouakai

Friday, 5 October 2018, 1:30 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Close to $1.6 million is being invested in a much-anticipated tourism project that will benefit locals and visitors alike. More >>

Taranaki leading the “Just Transition”

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 8:24 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Taranaki leading the “Just Transition” and aiming to become southern hemisphere’s renewable energy hub More >>

From Uruti to Okato, where’s your favourite green treasure?

Friday, 21 September 2018, 11:16 am | New Plymouth District Council

We all love our walkways, parks, streams and rivers, and NPDC wants to know where your favourite green space is and how we should be planning for its future. More >>

Spotlight on trail-blazing women in Puke Ariki exhibition

Friday, 7 September 2018, 11:38 am | New Plymouth District Council

From New Plymouth surfing star Paige Hareb to te reo Māori champion Hana Te Hemara, NPDC’s Puke Ariki’s latest exhibition honours extraordinary Taranaki women. More >>

NPDC’s Lake Mangamahoe set for 10km of extra trails

Friday, 3 August 2018, 10:59 am | New Plymouth District Council

Kiwi mountain bikers are making tracks for NPDC’s Lake Mangamahoe with plans for 10 kilometres of new trails in the pipeline. More >>

Collectors call: NPDC’s Puke Ariki needs you!

Friday, 6 July 2018, 10:34 am | New Plymouth District Council

Collectors call: NPDC’s Puke Ariki needs you! NPDC’s Puke Ariki is seeking out collectors for a new exhibition and wants to hear from people with a passion for the peculiar. Whether it is collecting teddy bears (arctophiles), cheese labels (tyrosemiophiles) ... More >>

Volunteer power keeps New Plymouth District humming

Friday, 22 June 2018, 11:19 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC’s historic Te Henui Cemetery is making its debut in the Powerco Taranaki Garden Festival this year – thanks to the hard work of dedicated volunteers who keep the grounds looking spectacular year-round. More >>

Wonderful Waitara set for Walkway and Water Works

Friday, 15 June 2018, 10:17 am | New Plymouth District Council

Waitara’s good times are continuing to gather pace with a number of high-profile NPDC projects in the pipeline from the Coastal Walkway extension to solving long-running water issues. More >>

NPDC’s 10-Year Plan takes Coastal Walkway to Waitara

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 2:20 pm | New Plymouth District Council

Extending the Coastal Walkway from Bell Block to Waitara, new measures to improve our Water Resilience and going Zero Waste by 2040 are the focus of the NPDC’s 10-year work programme. More >>

Ice skating to take centre stage in city this winter

Friday, 1 June 2018, 11:44 am | New Plymouth District Council

NPDC’s “See it in the City” has a feast of events to keep New Plymouth’s city centre buzzing over the cold winter days and nights. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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