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.
The water treatment plants at New Plymouth, Inglewood and Okato treat water from rivers while Ōākura water comes from an underground aquifer.
Once the water is treated it is then piped across the district clean, safe and ready to drink straight from your tap.
If you notice water leaks or problems with your water supply contact us immediately.
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