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“I think we really need to think about what we’re doing here.” Her warning came as the New Plymouth District Council considered updating a policy to see the district's gaming machine cap drop from 320 to 300 at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday. The current sinking lid policy for Waitara will be retained until the number of machines in the area is reduced to 25. Carlson wasn't alone in her angst over pokies, Councillor Dinnie Moeahu said he had witnessed the effects of problem gambling. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff Councillor Dinnie Moeahu told councillors he'd get rid of all pokies if he ...

ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The liquor ban was left to lapse in the New Plymouth CBD, but a new bylaw is set for approval next week. Bans on drinking alcohol in the heart of New Plymouth and other areas of the district are set to be back in force in time for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. If approved at an extraordinary meeting of New Plymouth District Council on Tuesday, council staff will be instructed to put up signage ready for the bylaw to begin in the city centre on Wednesday, December 30. The previous ban lapsed about two years ago because of a council blunder, but police only discovered...