Stories tagged with "New Plymouth"
New Plymouth's TSB Festival of Lights has won the top national event award, generating $23.1 million in economic impact and attracting over 45,000 out-of-region visitors.
A silent underground water leak outside the New Plymouth District Council Civic Centre was losing 5,000 litres of water an hour before blowing the site's water meter.
Taranaki rugby standout Bradley Slater has been drafted into the All Blacks squad to replace the injured George Bell for the tour of South Africa.
Police have arrested two people locally and detained four others in Hamilton following a serious assault on a sleeping occupant at a Tumai Street property.
One youth and ten citizens have been recognised for their outstanding community contributions at the annual New Plymouth District Council awards.
New Plymouth's Brooklands Zoo is hosting special Keeper Talks to share tips on how locals can protect native ruru from hazards like pest species and sticky parapara tree seeds.
South Taranaki and Stratford district councils have voted to support a two-council model for local government reform, rejecting a single region-wide authority.
A $20,000 donation from local residents has enabled the digitisation of 178 issues of the Taranaki Gazette, now searchable online through Puke Ariki.
Omata School has paused iPad use for Years 1 to 4 students, extending a trial of traditional pen-and-paper learning to the end of the year following positive initial results.
New Plymouth District Council has agreed to draft a 'Pathfinder' proposal on local government reform to submit to the Government by August 9.
A New Plymouth woman has been sentenced to six months of community detention after knocking a young mother unconscious in a coward punch assault.
New Plymouth District Council will hold an extraordinary meeting to choose its strategic direction and timeline for the Taranaki Future Local Government reform programme.
