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Nigel Swan/Supplied Luke Etheridge, from New Plymouth, in his supercharged HQ Holden sedan at the Eze Wash Naki Street Drags last month. The Eze Wash Naki Street Drags raised $17,504 for the Taranaki Conductive Education Trust. Competitors and supporters got together on Friday night to hand over a cheque. The races were held at Connett Rd, Bell Block, on April 11, and attracted about 50 cars, which was slightly down on last year, Gunners Inc secretary Tracy Malcolm said. ’’People were a ...

Natural Fare Herbs owner Russell Jordan took the visitors through his glass house. It started out at 1800 square metres in size. After six alterations, its now 11,000 square metres. Jordan supplies the Foodstuffs supermarkets as well as local restaurants in the area. Orders come in up to 3am for the day ahead, he said. “Its all cut to order.” He is also an old hand at guided tours, having been there for 40 years, and answering many questions. Pointing to his glass house, he said of the...

If New Plymouth's mayor gets his way, the district will get water meters installed starting this year and put $40 million of ratepayer towards a sports hub in five years.

Before heading up the data and analytics company Hill delivered the Taranaki Daily News around his Bell Block neighbourhood. As a student at New Plymouth Boys’ High School, he said he had “no idea” what he wanted to do in future. “Eventually I knew I wanted to do something around business.” ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Hill, 42, moved to Australia in 2004 and has been growing his company ever since. When he left school he started at Coopers and Lybrand New Plymouth, now PwC, “shredding pa...

Overhauling our aging water network to make sure our kids have safe drinking water and unpolluted rivers to swim in should be the priority in NPDC’s draft $3billion work programme for the next 10 years, recommends New Plymouth District Mayor Neil ...

Press Release – New Plymouth District Council Overhauling our aging water network to make sure our kids have safe drinking water and unpolluted rivers to swim in should be the priority in NPDCs draft $3billion work programme for the next 10 years, recommends New Plymouth District Mayor Neil … Overhauling our aging water network to make sure our kids have safe drinking water and unpolluted rivers to swim in should be the priority in NPDC’s draft $3billion work programme for the next 10 ye...

“Its so compact we can take it to site,” Mascull said. The Pipemaster has been sold to a company in the Canary Islands and is the second of its kind that the company has made. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Duroweld owner Richard Mascull said his team has created two very similar machines now – one is used in New Zealand. More than 10 years ago, Mascull’s company imported a machine from America to weld pipelines. But they decided it wasn’t quite what they wanted, so they sold it on and said,...

Taylor said Inglewood will be the toughest competition for the team so far this season when they meet at the TET Stadium in Stratford at 6:45pm. “And we know they have a strong mid-court which we look to combat with some strong one-on-one defence,” she said. Tysons’ shooting circle has been in form this year, with Connie Clement and Amber Ormond shooting at a very high percentage. Taylor credited the shooters and defender Dominic Williams-Riding. “He has started the season in f...

Mahima Kumer, (blue) from Upper Hutt, takes on Lisa McArthur, from Taranaki. Eight styles of fighting were on display at the annual mixed-multi martial arts championships at Bell Block on Saturday. Tournament organiser Steve Drummond said the event was used to both celebrate and develop martial arts in the region. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Upper Hutts Mahima Kumer (blue) competes against Lisa McArthur (red) from Taranaki at the Taranaki Multi-Style Martial Arts Championships at the Bell Block Hall on...

He/she/they disagreed with water meters and added the comment: “I like to drink water”. The sports hub also had to be used for more than rugby, and the highest climate change option was selected, with the comments: “The G Greta Thunberg ...(blacked out, presumably swear words) approves. If you dont spend more she will say ‘how dare you’.” One person suggested a gondola instead of the proposed mountain-to-sea track. “Charge $100 to ride; it brings in revenue to cover the cost, ...