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NPDC Bans The Buzz Through Wasp-baiting Programme
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 9:36 am | New Plymouth District Council
Wasp nests the size of cars are a rare find these days, thanks to NPDC’s long-running wasp baiting programme. It’s breeding season for German wasps during February and March, so NPDC sets up poison-bait stations for the insects to take bits back to ... More >>
Tracking Gear Keeps Kiwi Safer In Their Kaitake Home
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 10:17 am | New Plymouth District Council
They’re famously shy, but our precious kiwi are now more visible and a bit safer thanks to new tracking equipment funded by NPDC. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2402/2a7a57c3c322cb60793f.jpeg" width="720" height="541"> Kaitake Ranges Conservation ... More >>
Celebrate Waitangi Day At Ngāmotu Beach With The Whānau
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 9:29 am | New Plymouth District Council
Grab a picnic blanket and the whānau and head to New Plymouth’s Ngāmotu Beach on Waitangi Day for an afternoon of free live music, kai, and activities for everyone to enjoy with NPDC and Ngāti Te Whiti. Performances at Celebrate Waitangi Day on ... More >>
Inglewood’s Windsor Walkway Gets Million-dollar Upgrade
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:21 am | New Plymouth District Council
Going for a stroll in Inglewood will be even easier once the Windsor Walkway is sealed by NPDC. Work on the $1.3m project kicks off this week which will see 3.7km of the walkway concreted that is currently loose metal or grass berm. “When it’s ... More >>
Estimated 175,000 Flock To TSB Festival Of Lights Over Summer
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:19 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s TSB Festival of Lights 2023/2024 summer season ended on Sunday once again proving a hit with up to 175,000 visitors turning out – 20 per cent more than last summer’s festival. The lights went out at the weekend, marking the end of the five-week ... More >>
Indigenous Film Festival In Taranaki For First Time Over Waitangi Weekend
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:42 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre is partnering with Wairoa Māori Film Festival to present the KIRIATA MĀORI Cinema Showcase in Taranaki for the first time over Waitangi weekend from 2 to 6 February. The showcase will present ... More >>
NPDC Plans Smoother Travels For Tukapa Street Users
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 11:12 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is about to start rebuilding and resurfacing a section of New Plymouth’s Tukapa Street. Starting from Sunday 14 January, a series of road closures on Tukapa Street will be in place to renew the road surface from Maratahu St and through the ... More >>
Be A Wai Warrior – Summer Water Restrictions In Place
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 10:00 am | New Plymouth District Council
It’s time to turn off the sprinklers and irrigation systems because NPDC’s Wai Warrior summer water restrictions now in place. “Summer is when our water use is highest, but our supply rivers are at their lowest” says NPDC Manager Three Waters ... More >>
NPDC Looking After Our Maunga This Summer Holiday Season.
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 10:25 am | New Plymouth District Council
People planning get a closer look at Taranaki Maunga this summer need to be prepared for delays with summer traffic controls back in place at the Egmont Road entrance from this Saturday (23 December). The ‘one car out, one car in’ system helps ... More >>
Million-dollar Fixes Coming For NPDC’s Three Waters Networks
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 10:47 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is getting on with fixing the district’s plumbing with close to $12m of planned repairs on our water, wastewater and stormwater networks due to kick off in the coming months. The work is part of NPDC’s $248m investment to improve our water infrastructure ... More >>
Draft 10-year Plan Focuses On Core Infrastructure, Efficiency And Environment
Friday, 8 December 2023, 10:06 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District Mayor Neil Holdom has released NPDC’s draft 10-year Plan focused on investment in core infrastructure to future-proof the district, improve efficiency, grow non-rates revenue and deliver measurable environmental performance. ... More >>
New Exhibition Takes A Look At The Golden Era Of One Of Taranaki’s Iconic Cover Bands
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 10:11 am | New Plymouth District Council
One of Taranaki’s iconic cover bands from the 1960s, 70s and 80s have inspired a new exhibition opening at NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum on 9 December. Kount Five Plus Two: Pop Culture in Retro Taranaki 1966-1983 pays tribute to Kount Five Plus ... More >>
Oxfam Trailwalker Set For A Stylish Send-off From Taranaki
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:29 am | New Plymouth District Council
It’s better late than never for a quartet of wahine taking on this summer’s Oxfam Trailwalker – the last being held in New Plymouth after a four-year run and for NPDC as host city partner. And while the prospect of walking 50 kilometres through ... More >>
NPDC Unveils Stellar Line-up For This Summer’s TSB Festival Of Lights
Friday, 1 December 2023, 9:51 am | New Plymouth District Council
More than 80 events and 11 light installations are set to light up summer when the TSB Festival of Lights 2023/2024 season kicks off on Saturday 16 December. NPDC has today unveiled the entertainment line-up for the 37-night festival at New Plymouth’s ... More >>
Taranaki's Youth Unleash Creativity For Earth's Future At Puke Ariki Museum
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 10:57 am | New Plymouth District Council
Work by rangatahi (youth) from around Taranaki maunga are taking centre stage at NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum’s new exhibition, Mā wai kē atu . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/e264278cf01f6c9b43da.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Work by Taranaki youth guided ... More >>
NPDC Sports Turf Gurus At The Top Of Their Game
Monday, 20 November 2023, 10:35 am | New Plymouth District Council
Most people only get a close-up view of the work of NPDC’s groundsmen during a pitch invasion. But if you missed the celebration on the Yarrow’s pitch after Taranaki’s National Provincial Championship victory last month, you might see their influence ... More >>
Eleven Times The Winner For Pukekura Park
Friday, 17 November 2023, 10:09 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s Pukekura Park has an unflagging reputation for excellence having just received its eleventh annual Green Flag award in a row - marking it as one of the world’s best parks. “Pukekura Park is an icon for the city and the region. We know just ... More >>
Gate Crashers And Plant Thieves Rack Up Unwelcome Costs For New Plymouth Ratepayers
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:38 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Cars have smashed into two sets of gates at New Plymouth parks and more than $2000 worth of plants ripped from the ground at Pukekura Park leaving New Plymouth District Council staff disappointed and cleaning up the mess. Overnight on Monday 6 November, ... More >>
You Beauty! New Plymouth Crowned New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Small City
Friday, 10 November 2023, 1:13 pm | New Plymouth District Council
We all know it, and now it’s official – New Plymouth is New Zealand’s most beautiful small city. Announced at Parliament House in Wellington last night, New Plymouth beat off provincial neighbours, Whanganui, for the crown at the annual ... More >>
From Landfill To Lifestyle Area – NPDC Seeks Feedback On Vision For Colson Road Site
Monday, 6 November 2023, 12:01 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC wants your feedback on the draft vision for the former Colson Road Landfill site. The 72ha block – of which only a third was used as a landfill – is a prime spot in an area which could become a residential community the future, says NPDC ... More >>
