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A close one! 💔📸 Taranaki Bulls
23/08/2025

A close one! 💔

📸 Taranaki Bulls

❄️ Te Maunga has his thick winter coat on today. ⛷️ The Ski Field is open again, with good road conditions (apart from s...
22/08/2025

❄️ Te Maunga has his thick winter coat on today. ⛷️ The Ski Field is open again, with good road conditions (apart from some icy patches in the morning).

🌄 Primo's newly replaced Douglas we**am is back online and ready to view stunning sights like this one captured at 7:06a...
22/08/2025

🌄 Primo's newly replaced Douglas we**am is back online and ready to view stunning sights like this one captured at 7:06am today.

⚠️ Morley Street closed due to accident. Traffic is backed up, emergency services are on-scene and traffic management ha...
22/08/2025

⚠️ Morley Street closed due to accident. Traffic is backed up, emergency services are on-scene and traffic management have just arrived to take over from citizens who were helping out.

⛷️❄️ The road to the Stratford Plateau is open with no issues or restrictions, and the ski field has "some of the best s...
21/08/2025

⛷️❄️ The road to the Stratford Plateau is open with no issues or restrictions, and the ski field has "some of the best snow this century" according to Manganui Ski Area - Stratford Mountain Club. "Forget Ruapehu! Your local needs your support while we have snow."

The track will be icy in the morning, but the suspension bridge makes the ski field and lodge more accessible than ever. The forecast today is mainly fine, apart from a possible shower or two south of the Maunga until evening.

Happy Friday!

📸 Primo & Manganui Ski Area

"This mornings flight to Wellington ❤️ Taranaki Maunga, in simply beautiful form" - 📸 Jayde Rangi Wilkinson
21/08/2025

"This mornings flight to Wellington ❤️ Taranaki Maunga, in simply beautiful form" - 📸 Jayde Rangi Wilkinson

A Taranaki teen accused of damaging 13 cars this week in Waitara and New Plymouth, along with multiple other crimes incl...
21/08/2025

A Taranaki teen accused of damaging 13 cars this week in Waitara and New Plymouth, along with multiple other crimes including robbery, is due to appear in court on September 4th.

Alleged offences include multiple windscreens damaged due to stomping, as shown in security footage uploaded by Mike Subritzky. The alleged offender is being jointly charged with another youth.

🤝👥 The first “Meet the Mayoral Candidates” event took place on Wednesday night, with all 9 mayoral hopefuls invited to i...
20/08/2025

🤝👥 The first “Meet the Mayoral Candidates” event took place on Wednesday night, with all 9 mayoral hopefuls invited to introduce themselves, discuss their ideas, listen and answer questions from the moderator and audience.

Max Brough, the frontrunner according to our latest poll with 65% of votes, was present along with Graham Chard, Greg Mackay and Peter Marra. They discussed a range of topics including the Long Term Plan, rates, community engagement, council contracts, what they hope to achieve during their term, and more.

Absent mayoral candidates were Cr David Bublitz, Cr Sam Bennett, Sarah Lucas, John Woodward, and Bill Simpson - who also hasn’t yet submitted answers to the NPDC questionnaire.

This event is the first of many coming up. It was organised by the New Plymouth Ratepayers Alliance at the Plymouth International Hotel, and independently moderated. A recording of the forum will be posted online in the coming days, for residents who couldn’t attend on the night.

🌴🚶‍♂️ Councillors voted for changes to Queen Street in New Plymouth’s CBD, a $3.5m project, to go ahead - despite a last...
20/08/2025

🌴🚶‍♂️ Councillors voted for changes to Queen Street in New Plymouth’s CBD, a $3.5m project, to go ahead - despite a last-ditch effort from councillors Max Brough, Gordon Brown and Murray Chong, who voted against, to pause the decision until the new mayor and council have been elected.

Councillor Brough, who is also standing for mayor, said he wasn’t against vibrancy, but believes $3.5 is excessive and "ludicrous" for a small street. Councillor Brown agreed, saying savings need to be made where possible as people are struggling to pay their rates.

The project aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly space, including kerb extensions with plants that allow for 5 new carparks on nearby streets, a raised crossing over Devon Street, and reversing the one-way direction of part of Queen Street to create a shared space for pedestrians and cars.

Construction on the project will begin in November.

NPDC have launched a "Know Your Candidates" website that outlines mayoral and council candidate views on a range of "hot...
18/08/2025

NPDC have launched a "Know Your Candidates" website that outlines mayoral and council candidate views on a range of "hot topics," including:

- Changing NPDC services to reduce rates
- Stimulating the local economy
- Addressing rough sleeping
- Views on a CCO for water and wastewater
- Supporting impacts of climate change
- Funding the Active Community Hub
- Building more separated cycleways
- Voting in the Māori Ward poll
- Attracting major events to the district
- Top priorities if elected

Link below 👇

📸 Mayoral Candidates: Sam Bennett, Max Brough, David Bublitz, Graham Chard, Sarah Lucas, Greg Mackay, Peter Marra, Bill Simpson, John Woodward

❄️ "Icy morning yesterday" - 📸 Sonia Cavey
17/08/2025

❄️ "Icy morning yesterday" - 📸 Sonia Cavey

🛝🌊 A few snaps from Destination Kāwaroa’s opening of stages 2 & 3 (Big Day of Play), with newly added towers, slides, br...
16/08/2025

🛝🌊 A few snaps from Destination Kāwaroa’s opening of stages 2 & 3 (Big Day of Play), with newly added towers, slides, bridges, a variety of swings, exercise equipment, chess boards, flying fox, artwork, and more!

It joins Stage 1 which opened in December 2024 and has been popular ever since, attracting up to 2,000 people per day with its extensive wet play area, slides, swings, sand pit, caves, climbing areas, bike pump track, obstacle course, interactive learning activities, bbq area, toilet block and easy access to the Coastal Walkway and Kāwaroa Reef - all set amongst stunning coastal views next to the Aquatic Centre.

It began as a dream of Bryce Barnett has grown into a collaborative initiative between Taranaki Foundation, Ngāti Te Whiti, NPDC, and NP Partners, showing what can be achieved with an ambitious vision and a well-executed plan based on public-private partnership. A true asset to our community, enjoyed by local families and visitors.

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On this page I share photos from all around Taranaki, community news, local events, giveaways and more.

I’m a real estate consultant based in Stratford, Taranaki. My hobbies include landscape photography and travel.

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