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	Womad Taranaki announces line-up for 2025 New Plymouth event RadioNZ - 23 Oct (RadioNZ) The world music festival is back at New Plymouth`s Bowl of Brooklands from 14-16 March. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	British and Irish Film Festival comes to New Plymouth cinema Stuff.co.nz - 17 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) From gritty dramas and comedies to romantic and historical stories, the festival features 25 films including some New Zealand premieres. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Call for consistency on berm gardens enforcement RadioNZ - 16 Oct (RadioNZ) Homeowners are calling for consistency over berm gardens after a New Plymouth woman was threatened with a hefty fine. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Berm plantings lead to more neighbourly chats - Perth expert RadioNZ - 15 Oct (RadioNZ) Most councils in Perth encourage residents to plant their grass verges - in contrast to New Plymouth where a woman faces a $1000 fine. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	New Plymouth restaurant order to pay $86k for exploiting staff RadioNZ - 15 Oct (RadioNZ) The charges come after a worker complained he had been made to pay almost $17,000 for his job. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Restaurant owners fined $60k for ‘insidious’ offending against migrant workers Stuff.co.nz - 15 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) One migrant worker was told to pay his bosses a $16,000 “loan” in order to be given a job at the Area 41 restaurant in New Plymouth. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Seismic strengthening for New Plymouth courthouse Stuff.co.nz - 15 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Parts of the earthquake prone building, constructed in 1961, have a safety rating of 15%. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	The award-winning nurses who screen for skin cancer at work Stuff.co.nz - 15 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A skin cancer screening service for the workplace, led by a New Plymouth nurse is helping save lives. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz Business



	The surprising and disgusting mess under New Plymouth’s most famous derelict house Stuff.co.nz - 15 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) New Plymouth businessman John Rae thought he knew what he was getting when he was finally able to buy a derelict, asbestos-ridden central city property. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Daughter of New Plymouth councillor facing hefty fine for fruit trees and vegetable garden RadioNZ - 14 Oct (RadioNZ) Alana Brough planted dwarf fruit trees and a vegetable garden in the berm outside her home. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General