Delays securing land for the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki is a sign the Public Works Act needs a drastic overhaul, according to the mayor of New Plymouth. Read...
New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom has defended the projected $1.2 million cost of building new access steps to a popular city beach after it was criticised by the Taxpayers’ Union. Read...
Upgrades to help marae properly host a multitude of guests for next year’s Te Matatini festival have dominated annual marae development funding in New Plymouth. Read...
Frustrated at a lack of action, a New Plymouth District Councillor bought a birthday cake for a pothole still unfilled a year after he informed roading authorities about it. Read...
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