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Ever wondered what a real community leader might look like? Instead of voting for somebody screaming at the sky about va...
21/07/2025

Ever wondered what a real community leader might look like?

Instead of voting for somebody screaming at the sky about vaccines and some Te Reo on a bus in the imminent NPDC Election, have a think about what a real leader may look like?

Story⏬Via Deena Coster - Taranaki Daily News

Competition time, prize and details below👇Photo of the day: Thanks to Briars Page for sending in.
21/07/2025

Competition time, prize and details below👇

Photo of the day: Thanks to Briars Page for sending in.

20/07/2025

Police raid bottom end of Glenpark Ave

The notorious Egmont/Devon Rd intersection is now all clear from yet another car accident earlier this morning.How many ...
20/07/2025

The notorious Egmont/Devon Rd intersection is now all clear from yet another car accident earlier this morning.

How many crashes do we need for Waka Kotahi to make a change? Will it take a few deaths?

Thanks to Tony Skilling for sending in.

20/07/2025

** All clear at 8:25am.

Big car crash at notorious Egmont Road/Devon Road intersection, expect delays for north bound commuters, please send in updates.

Update from our poll with 2,237 votes cast so far on the preferred name of our city?Obviously we knew that New Plymouth ...
20/07/2025

Update from our poll with 2,237 votes cast so far on the preferred name of our city?

Obviously we knew that New Plymouth would be out in front, albeit only by a nose? However, the object of the exercise is to see if the dial is shifting? Vote in the live poll linked in the first comment👇

Are the New Plymouth Rate Payer Alliance who are standing a number of candidates in the upcoming NPDC elections really a...
20/07/2025

Are the New Plymouth Rate Payer Alliance who are standing a number of candidates in the upcoming NPDC elections really about rates? Or a front for fringe issues?

👇Comment today from one of their key organisers in the photo.

A good news story👇from the trenches of our much maligned health system. Via Scoop
20/07/2025

A good news story👇from the trenches of our much maligned health system.

Via Scoop

'Minister proud of potshots in seabed mine ‘culture war’' Full Story👇Via Craig Ashworth Local Democracy Reporting
20/07/2025

'Minister proud of potshots in seabed mine ‘culture war’'

Full Story👇Via Craig Ashworth Local Democracy Reporting

Tautoko (support)Story👇Via Deena Coster Taranaki Daily News
18/07/2025

Tautoko (support)

Story👇Via Deena Coster Taranaki Daily News

Full Story👇Via Taranaki Daily News
18/07/2025

Full Story👇Via Taranaki Daily News

'As a result, the average residential rate increase was now 12.8%, not the 9.9% figure council had based its decisions o...
17/07/2025

'As a result, the average residential rate increase was now 12.8%, not the 9.9% figure council had based its decisions on'

Story👇By Glenn McLean Via Taranaki Daily News

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