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Holdom Confirmed As Mayor For 3 More Yrs; 4 New Councillors Among Those To Make The Big Calls For New Plymouth District
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 5:51 am | New Plymouth District Council
14 October The people who will make the big decisions for New Plymouth district have been confirmed with the Electoral Commission releasing the final results for NPDC in this year’s local government election. The Governors elected by local ... More >>
Help Review Taranaki’s Zero Waste Future
Friday, 14 October 2022, 9:48 am | New Plymouth District Council
What should our reuse, recycle and disposal future look like? That’s the question that South Taranaki, Stratford and New Plymouth district councils are asking the community as we prepare a new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) for the ... More >>
Greener Future Takes Root In Schools With NPDC Funding
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 10:35 am | New Plymouth District Council
Tamariki at Waitara East School are growing a new outdoor classroom where future generations will learn thanks to funding from NPDC. The creation of a wetland environment on the school grounds is taking root with plants bought with NPDC’s Te Korowai ... More >>
NPDC Voter Turnout On Track To Beat National Average
Monday, 10 October 2022, 11:24 am | New Plymouth District Council
A flurry of last-minute votes for Mayor and Councillors has pushed voter turnout in the New Plymouth District (NPD) to 44.3 %, way ahead of the national average of 36% and just 1% behind our 2019 result of 45.3%. The return is ahead of similar sized ... More >>
Holdom Wins Third Term As Mayor In NPDC Elections
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 7:12 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Neil Holdom provisionally elected for his third term as New Plymouth District Mayor. Early progress* results for Mayor, Councillors and Community Board members for NPDC have incumbent Neil Holdom set to return to the top job. The results, which don’t ... More >>
NPDC Giving Vietnam War Relic Some TLC
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 9:17 am | New Plymouth District Council
A much-photographed reminder of how some of our troops fought and died overseas is being temporarily removed from New Plymouth’s foreshore for refurbishment. NPDC and the New Plymouth RSA are sending the city’s Pack Howitzer to Porirua, where ... More >>
Bowl Of Brooklands Presents King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Monday, 3 October 2022, 7:04 pm | New Plymouth District Council
One of Australia’s most prolific rock bands, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, are bringing their unique sound to New Plymouth this summer for a concert at New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands on Friday 6 January. The show will also feature ... More >>
New Zealand’s Favourite Event, TSB Festival Of Lights Back At Pukekura Park
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 11:04 am | New Plymouth District Council
NPDC’s award-winning TSB Festival of Lights is back to light up your summer and New Plymouth’s iconic Pukekura Park from 17 December. After an almost two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions, planning is well underway for what will be a ... More >>
NPDC Rises Above Covid, Inflation And Supply Chain Challenges Keep Delivering For Its Residents
Friday, 23 September 2022, 1:45 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Global pressures made operating conditions tough, but it didn’t stop the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) delivering for its residents over the last financial year (1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022). NPDC achieved 79% of its non-financial performance ... More >>
Don’t Take A Gamble On The Future By Not Voting For Your Mayor And Councillors
Monday, 19 September 2022, 12:48 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Voting in the New Plymouth District Council elections is free and easy, but not voting is a gamble on the future of our district. Our Mayor and Councillors, including Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa (Māori ward), and community boards will make some big ... More >>
Experienced Interim CEO Appointed To NPDC
Monday, 12 September 2022, 12:40 pm | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) has appointed Miriam Taris as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to assist council through the election and post-election transition until recruitment of a permanent CEO has been completed. New Plymouth ... More >>
NPDC Challenges Takeaway Food Fans To Bring It!
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 10:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
Before you head out the door from home or the office, remember wallet, keys, cup – and container! Reusable food containers are the hot new accessory for when you’re ducking out to get a takeaway lunch or snack, with NPDC and Sustainable Taranaki ... More >>
New Plymouth Airport Named Best In New Zealand By Peers
Monday, 5 September 2022, 10:56 am | New Plymouth District Council
New Plymouth Airport’s terminal has won two major accolades for design excellence from the New Zealand Airports Association. Owned by NPDC, the terminal Te Hono, was named medium-sized airport of the year and medium infrastructure project of the year ... More >>
Kick-off Spring By Joining The Fresh Air Challenge
Friday, 2 September 2022, 10:02 am | New Plymouth District Council
It is not too late to put your best foot or bike wheel forward and challenging your mates or colleagues to ditch the car for this year’s NPDC Fresh Air Challenge. All throughout September, The Fresh Air Challenge/Te Wero Hauhau is your chance to ... More >>
Silver Noodle Soup Scoops Two Community Awards
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 10:46 am | New Plymouth District Council
Wellington’s Silver Noodle Soup Film and Theatre Company are celebrating picking up the Arts & Culture and Rising Star awards in this month’s Wellington Airport Community Awards. Artistic Director Madeline McNamara says everyone involved ... More >>
NPDC Teams On The Ground Clearing Up And Fixing Things
Saturday, 20 August 2022, 1:20 pm | New Plymouth District Council
General · Take care when you’re out and about this weekend as we still have more rain forecast. · We seem to be over the worst of the downpour, but the clean-up continues. · Our team are still on the ground helping residents and fixing things. ... More >>
NPDC Crews Busy Clearing Roads, Managing Floods And Sewer Overflows
Friday, 19 August 2022, 12:10 pm | New Plymouth District Council
General NPDC crews are busy clearing roads, managing flooding and sewer overflows after the heavy rain over the last two days. The situation is constantly changing with more rain and heavy winds forecast today and over the weekend. Some private ... More >>
Race On For Your Vote For New Plymouth District Council
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 10:16 am | New Plymouth District Council
The names are in, and the race is on for the people vying for your vote to represent the residents of New Plymouth District for the next three years. NPDC has today confirmed the names of the candidates running for Mayor, Council and Community Boards for the ... More >>
Waitara Kaumātua Keep The NPDC Community Benefits Flowing
Monday, 15 August 2022, 1:31 pm | New Plymouth District Council
Elsie Kearns retired at the age of 70 from a career in teaching 16 years ago and now she’s working on her first art show, thanks to a bit of help from NPDC’s community fund. Elsie is one of about a dozen kaumātua who gather twice a week at ... More >>
Candidates Taking A Stand To Shape New Plymouth District’s Future
Monday, 15 August 2022, 10:42 am | New Plymouth District Council
Candidates are taking a stand across all wards and community boards for New Plymouth District Council in this year’s local body election. Nominations closed at midday on Friday and the provisional candidate numbers are as follows: 8 candidates for ... More >>
