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Should NPDC Play A Bigger Role In Housing?
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 9:54 am | New Plymouth District Council
Soaring housing costs are leaving too many of us worse off. If you can’t afford to buy or rent a home it’s a crisis, particularly for the elderly and families with children. This is the second chapter in a six-week public conversation seeking ... More >>
Student Builds Diversity While Constructing NPDC’s New Bridges
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 11:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
Kasey Gooch’s work on building footbridges in NPDC parks is blazing a trail for young Taranaki women interested in working in construction. The New Plymouth Girls’ High School student is the first female to enter the Build a Bridge training partnership ... More >>
NPDC Winter Festival Is Back To Light Up Central City Over Matariki Weekend
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 10:20 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s TSB Festival of Lights has announced its Winter Pop-Up is returning in July to coincide with the Matariki long weekend. The free pop-up event will run on the evenings 13-16 July and feature several spectacular light installations from ... More >>
Work To Kick Off Later This Year On Coastal Walkway From Bell Block To Waitara After $18m Funding Injection
Monday, 8 May 2023, 10:22 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Work on extending New Plymouth’s iconic Coastal Walkway to Waitara with a path created by hapū and NPDC will start at Waitara’s Otupaiia / Marine Park later this year following an $18 million dollar funding boost from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport. ... More >>
Authors, Poets And Bookmakers Line Up For Festival Of Words At Puke Ariki
Monday, 1 May 2023, 10:01 am | New Plymouth District Council
Spread the word, NPDC’s Puke Ariki Festival of Words is back with four-day pop-up event featuring speakers, poets, award-winning authors, and workshops next month. Tickets went on sale today for the 15-18 June event, which is being held at Puke ... More >>
TSB Festival Of Lights Injects Over $8 Million Into The Taranaki Economy During Summer
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 11:07 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s free TSB Festival of Lights kept the tills ringing this summer with five-week event pumping $8.3 million into the Taranaki economy according to an independent report just released. A post-event analysis study by Business and Economic Research ... More >>
NPDC Giving Iconic Poet’s Bridge A Makeover
Monday, 20 March 2023, 10:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is sprucing up Pukekura Park’s iconic Poet’s Bridge for another generation of pounding feet. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/931400951dd8e21333cd.jpeg" width="720" height="405"> Maintenance work gets underway ... More >>
NPDC’s Annual Report Given Green Light
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 9:56 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s annual report given green light, EV charging stations back in the work programme and a new chair for the $300 million Perpetual Investment Fund (PIF) Enclosed are some of the top takeaways from Tuesday’s (14 March) meeting of the New Plymouth ... More >>
NPDC Staff On The Ground Helping Hawke’s Bay With Cyclone Gabrielle Clean-up
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 9:11 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) has answered the nationwide call for help with staff deployed to assist Hastings with its response to Cyclone Gabrielle which has devastated parts of the district, building on the Adopt a Community fundraising appeal ... More >>
Update On Private Property Matter In New Plymouth
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 1:34 pm | New Plymouth District Council
After taking a range of independent advice, New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) considered and recommended Qingshi Chen and Jenny Zhang’s request that Council part fund work to address land subsidence occurring at their Waiwera Place property ... More >>
We’ve Got You, Hastings. NPDC Steps Up To Help Cyclone-battered East Coast District
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 12:34 pm | New Plymouth District Council
As the country gets to grips with the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, NPDC has joined a nationwide initiative to target help to the worst-hit districts. Adopt a Community is a Tātou LGNZ (Local Government New Zealand) initiative for councils ... More >>
Dyslexia-friendly Books Added To Collection At Puke Ariki
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 10:09 am | New Plymouth District Council
For people with dyslexia, libraries could be a daunting place but NPDC’s Puke Ariki is hoping to change that by offering a range of dyslexia-friendly books. There are now around 300 titles on the shelves at Puke Ariki and our community libraries ... More >>
Work Underway To Restore Culturally Significant Stream To Good Health
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 10:38 am | New Plymouth District Council
Work has begun on returning a culturally significant stream in Waitara to good health, as part of NPDC’s $20 million Waitara Stormwater Project. The $4.2m project will reconnect the Tangaroa Stream to the Waitara River, improve its ability to drain ... More >>
Local Players Geared Up To Make Super Rugby Return To Yarrow Stadium
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 10:09 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is bringing DHL Super Rugby Pacific back to Taranaki with a battle between the Gallagher Chiefs and the Queensland Reds at Yarrow Stadium on Friday 12 May. It will be a case of déjà vu with the two teams clashing in the last fixture at ... More >>
Whānau-friendly Afternoon At The Beach To Mark Waitangi Day
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 11:30 am | New Plymouth District Council
Gather up the whānau and head to Ngāmotu Beach on 6 February for a chilled afternoon of entertainment, music, and kai at NPDC’s Waitangi Day event. Held in conjunction with Ngāti Te Whiti, the afternoon will be packed with live entertainment and performances ... More >>
NPDC’s $2M Plan To Fix Urenui’s Plumbing
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:43 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC is about to kick off a $2million project to replace 90 per cent of Urenui’s historic water pipes. The project in the north Taranaki town is part of NPDC’s $248 million investment to fix the district’s plumbing and will see 2,160 metres ... More >>
NPDC Presents Series Of ‘Wheely’ Fun Activities For Summer
Monday, 9 January 2023, 11:44 am | New Plymouth District Council
It’s time to set your bike free from the garage and get on a roll this summer with a jam-packed calendar of events in this year’s Ride Summertime Rolls series from NPDC’s Let’s Go team. The annual programme features a series of fun activities ... More >>
NPDC Spreading Festival Of Lights Magic To Inglewood And Waitara
Thursday, 5 January 2023, 7:10 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Hopscotch is one of two light installations that will be at Illuminate Waitara on 15 January. Photo: Charlotte Curd. NPDC is taking a little bit of the magic from this summer’s TSB Festival of Lights on the road with pop-up events in Waitara ... More >>
NPDC Appoints New Chief Executive
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 6:36 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Gareth Green Current Taupō District Council chief executive Gareth Green says he’s excited about the new challenges he’ll be tackling at the helm of the New Plymouth District Council. Mr Green, who has been with the Taupō District Council for 17 ... More >>
NPDC Festive Amnesty On WOFs And Regos Just The Ticket For A Happy Christmas
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 10:10 am | New Plymouth District Council
Santa Claus knows who’s naughty and nice and so do NPDC Parking Officers, but if your rego and warrant of fitness is out of date, we won’t be adding you to a naughty list over the festive season. Instead, you’re likely to get a friendly ... More >>
