Christmas/New Year Hours opening hours
Over the Christmas/New Year holiday season, some of our facilities will be closed or have reduced hours.
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.
Reference: S09-002
Status: Approved by the Council on 15 December 2009.
New Plymouth District Council in partnership with New Plymouth Police, Taranaki District Health Board, Ministry of Social Development and the Accident Compensation Corporation.
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