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Christmas/New Year Hours opening hours

Over the Christmas/New Year holiday season, some of our facilities will be closed or have reduced hours. 

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Swimming alert at Fitzroy Beach

Please don’t swim or gather food at Fitzroy Beach.

Testing of the water at the beach by Taranaki Regional Council on 9 December returned elevated levels of the potentially-harmful bacteria.

We’re sorry this will inconvenience people hoping to spend the weekend at Fitzroy Beach.

Check our Can I Swim page for information on other beaches.

Funding and grants

Community Events Grant

The Community Events Grant is to acknowledge grassroots community events and support the vibrancy of the district and to support the establishment of future annual events with the aim of becoming a major attraction of the district.

Specifically, the grant will help with the following:

  • Venue hire costs
  • Promotion
  • Hire of equipment such as sound, lighting, and toilet facilities
  • Entertainers fees
  • Road closure costs

 

Eligibility

This grant is only available to grass roots community events within the New Plymouth District.

It will not fund:

  • Events that are exclusive to particular groups/members (e.g. school reunions/anniversaries, prize-giving events, end of year dinners for clubs).
  • Events that have a focus on fundraising for a charity or not-for-profit.
  • Events that qualify for Major Events Funding through Venture Taranaki.
  • Event manager fees.
  • Costs to hire NPDC-owned/managed venues.

Events must be either free or low-cost admission ($5 or less) to the public and focus on encouraging participation across New Plymouth’s diverse communities, as well as engaging local communities and neighbourhoods.

 

Applicants must provide:

  • An event plan, including health and safety plan
  • Any sponsorship agreements
  • Quotes for hire of venues or equipment.

Applications for 2025 are closed. The next round opens in 2026. 

Page last updated: 12:30pm Wed 24 September 2025

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