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	‘Might as well move to New Plymouth’: Dive companies want ban on ‘clean’ bay lifted Stuff.co.nz - 4:35AM (Stuff.co.nz) Businesses say they’re down tens of thousands of dollars since the Moa Point sewage spill. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Smoke billows across New Plymouth's Bell Block and Waitara due to fire RadioNZ - 11 Feb (RadioNZ) A fire has broken out near New Plymouth`s Bell Block beach. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Open Home Planner: New Plymouth from mountain to sea Stuff.co.nz - 7 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) If you’re looking for a home in Taranaki, here are four worth taking a look at this weekend. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB RadioNZ - 5 Feb (RadioNZ) Police say the seal pup wandered `a bit too far from home` but was safely escorted back to the sea. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	New Plymouth cycleway: 'Mallowpuff' lane dividers to replace controversial 'Tim Tams' RadioNZ - 4 Feb (RadioNZ) Some of New Plymouth`s concrete cycleway separators are set to be replaced. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Life Savings: The charity-minded hairdresser helping make a difference Stuff.co.nz - 21 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) After following the progress of the Life Savings campaign, New Plymouth hair salon owner Brenda Ardern decided to do her bit to help out. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Work set to begin on New Plymouth sewage pump station known to overflow RadioNZ - 15 Jan (RadioNZ) A failure in 2019 lasted for more than nine hours. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	New Plymouth: The sunniest spot in New Zealand? RadioNZ - 15 Jan (RadioNZ) It`s the third time in the past five years the region has won sunniest place. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	It’s officially NZ’s sunniest town, with a ‘fantastic’ climate and ‘outdoorsy’ lifestyle Stuff.co.nz - 11 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) New Plymouth has been crown the sunniest town in New Zealand in 2025. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	'We'd be bored just sitting in a house all day': The couple caravanning around NZ RadioNZ - 9 Jan (RadioNZ) Three years ago, Stella and Paul Richards packed up their New Plymouth home and hit the road - they even took Maggie the cat with them. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General