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Enrol To Have Your Say On Who Makes The Big Decisions For Our District
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 6:30 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Go to vote.nz to find out how to update your enrolment details or phone 0800 36 76 56. More >>
Build A Bridge Students In The Dog House For A Job Well Done
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 10:24 am | New Plymouth District Council
The seven high school students in the Build a Bridge training partnership of NPDC, WITT and the building industry have helped create a safer, cleaner and more comfortable isolation area for new arrivals at the NPDC Pound. More >>
Urenui Water Leaks Near Zero Thanks To NPDC Upgrade
Monday, 26 May 2025, 9:43 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s 18-month water pipes project in Urenui has knocked persistent leaks on the head. Water loss from leaks is down around 95 per cent on previous years, and the Council is about to begin the third and final stage of pipe replacements (switching ... More >>
NPDC’s Puke Ariki Museum Hosting National Geographic Pristine Seas Exhibition
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:05 am | New Plymouth District Council
The exhibition, for which Puke Ariki is New Zealand’s exclusive venue, draws upon over a decade worth of global expeditions conducted by the National Geographic Pristine Seas project to document and protect the ocean so it can heal, rebound, and regenerate. More >>
TSB Festival Of Lights Winter Pop-Up Warming Up New Plymouth’s CBD For Matariki
Monday, 19 May 2025, 10:44 am | New Plymouth District Council
Visitors can look forward to a dynamic mix of installations—some making a return and others debuting for the first time—that will transform spaces across the CBD, from Huatoki Plaza and Puke Ariki Landing to Ariki Street and the Coastal Walkway. More >>
New Plants To Start Green Facelift Of New Plymouth City Centre
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 10:10 am | New Plymouth District Council
Around 22 of the oldest and most at-risk trees will be removed between Egmont and Elliot streets to be replaced with a mix of shade trees and street-level greenery. More >>
Summer Events Inject More Than $10m Into Local Economy
Monday, 14 April 2025, 12:03 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Brylee Flutey, Venture Taranaki GM Destination, Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki says Major Events act as a critical regional attraction with visitors travelling from up and down the motu to experience such as these. More >>
Len Lye Centre Cinema Kicks Off 2025 With Blockbusters, Festivals, And Fan Favourites
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:27 am | New Plymouth District Council
Len Lye Centre Cinema is popular with movie buffs (Photo/Pip Gutherie) If you are a movie buff looking to satisfy some cinematic cravings, look no further than NPDC’s Govett Brewster Art Gallery’s Len Lye Centre Cinema which has had a busy start ... More >>
Aranaki Foundation Launches Fund After NPDC Agrees Support For Homeless Shelter Project
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 11:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
The decision at an extraordinary Council meeting on Tuesday week is in addition to a $380,000 commitment from the Toi Foundation for showering facilities and half of the forecast operating costs for the first year of the shelter’s operation. More >>
Cycle Lane Separators Coming To City’s State Highway
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 9:59 am | New Plymouth District Council
The full Transport Choices project includes one kilometre of shared pathway between Barrett Road and Belair Avenue, four crossing upgrades, safety improvements at 11 intersections plus the cycle lane separators. More >>
Changes Coming To Two Key City Intersections
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 11:05 am | New Plymouth District Council
The works at the Devon Street West/Morley Street and Huatoki Street/Carrington Road intersections will begin in early April. More >>
NPDC's Todd Energy Aquatic Centre To Close For Ventilation System Upgrade
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:32 pm | New Plymouth District Council
To ensure the work is completed swiftly and safely, the indoor pool area, including the sauna, steam room and spa facilities, will close from 17 March and is expected to reopen on 14 June 2025. More >>
Parking Meter Upgrade To Save Ratepayers $1.2 Million And Offer More Flexibility
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 12:18 pm | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s Acting Infrastructure Manager Helen Gray says the parking meters have reached the end of their operational life and had become increasingly unreliable, causing frustration for users. More >>
Yarrow Stadium Naming Rights Agreement Comes To An End
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 5:57 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Yarrows the Bakers have held naming rights to the stadium from 2002 to 2025, as well as Noel and Melva Yarrow naming rights to the West Stand from 2004 to 2022. More >>
Sewer Installation A Thumping-Great Project
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 8:22 pm | New Plymouth District Council
The 1.1km-long pipeline will connect houses in the new Patterson Road development, off Frankley Road, to the city’s sewerage network. More >>
Majority Of NPDC Wastewater Network Blockages Caused By Fatbergs
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:07 am | New Plymouth District Council
Fatbergs are large solid masses which form in pipes from fats, oils and grease washed down kitchen sinks. Along the way it collects random items also flushed into the wastewater system, such as wet-wipes and sanitary products, to cause larger and messier ... More >>
Puke Ariki Libraries Reveal Which Books Are Top Of The Pile This Summer
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:09 pm | New Plymouth District Council
“Our readers appear to be loving escapes into other worlds and finding support and motivation for their New Year’s intentions in our shelves and digital resources,” says Angela. More >>
NPDC Heritage Fund Helps Spruce Up Historic Inglewood In Time For Jubilee
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:27 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC District Planning Supervisor Lauren O’Byrne said it was important to protect and celebrate our heritage, especially in a town with as many historic buildings as Inglewood. More >>
New Traffic Management System For Taranaki Visitor Hotspot
Monday, 23 December 2024, 9:46 am | New Plymouth District Council
Parking is limited on the mounga, with the car park filling quickly on sunny days. This year, NPDC will have a digital sign at the Egmont Road/Lepper Road intersection to alert drivers when the car park is full. More >>
Stories Of Puketapu Hapū Inspire Airport Look-out On Coastal Walkway Extension Project
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:04 am | New Plymouth District Council
Part of NPDC’s Te Pae o Te Rangi Walkway extension project between Waitara and Bell Block, each of the pou were carved and installed at the end of last month. The next stage of the development is construction of a raised platform between the pou, ... More >>
