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Harvest Moon featuring Angus & Julia Stone, Jack River & Bic Runga 31 March 2019 31 Mar 2019 TSB Bowl of Brooklands Australian folk rock/indie sensations Angus and Julia Stone are jetting their way to New Plymouth this March to headline a concert series at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands. The Harvest Moon concert series features a fashionably eclectic line up including Australian artist Jack River and local treasure Bic Runga. Angus and Julia Stone are major emerging names in the Australian music scene and released their fourth studio album ‘Snow’ last year which features the lead single of the same name and the follow-up track ‘Chateau’. The duo then followed that up with a hugely successful sold-out tour of Australia. Taking place on Sunday 31 March at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands, Harvest Moon adds to the Bowl’s stellar international line up this summer including A Summer’s Day Live featuring TOTO, Jefferson Starship and Dragon on 11 January, The Hollies on 1 March and WOMAD between 15-17 March. General public ticket sales begin at 9am on Monday 17 December. Tickets can be purchased at the TSB Showplace box office, over the phone on 0800 TICKETEK, or online at www.ticketek.co.nz.

zero waste station at A Summers Day concert at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands

NPDC and volunteer power keep concert waste out of landfill 17 January 2019 An army of Zero Waste warriors and a great response from concert-goers helped NPDC keep 95% of waste out of landfill after Friday’s TSB Bowl of Brooklands concert. A crowd of 8,500 saw Toto, Jefferson Starship and Dragon rock the Bowl for the A Summer’s Day Live gig. As part of the Toitopu Toiora Taranaki Green Initiative, new recycling and waste stations were rolled out across the Bowl and volunteers were on hand to help concert-goers go green. Just six wheelie bins of rubbish had to go to landfill with the rest of the 35 cubic metres of waste either recycled or composted. “To keep 95% of waste out of the landfill is an amazing result,” says NPDC Chief Operating Officer Kelvin Wright. “We’d like to thank the army of volunteers who did an awesome job on the night and the next day. It’s this kind of can-do attitude which will help our journey to Zero Waste 2040.” Volunteers included members of Taranaki Conservationists and Pare Kore who worked late into Friday night and the next morning to pick up any waste concert-goers left behind. As well as the new recycling and waste stations, it’s estimated that up to 5,500 single-use cups were kept out of landfill by the use of NZ-made Globelets. Food vendors also switched to compostable materials. The Toitopu Toiora Taranaki Green Initiative will feature at other Bowl concerts such as The Hollies on 1 March and Angus and Julia Stone on 31 March and will soon be available for hire at other community events. If you want to volunteer at future events, email us at npeventvenues@npdc.govt.nz.

Chris Connelly at Pukekura Park with one of the 6 Green Flags that was awarded to the park during his term as curator

Curator Chris says caring for Pukekura Park has been a privilege 20 January 2019 The job of keeping the international Green Flag flying over NPDC’s world-class Pukekura Park is changing hands. Curator Chris Connolly is retiring this month and passing the banner to newly-returned Kiwi expat Kristian Davies. Mr Connolly says he’s had a “fantastic” 12 years at the helm of the jewel in New Plymouth’s crown. “Managing NPDC’s Pukekura Park has been an absolute privilege. New Plymouth’s founders had great foresight to create such a fantastic and lasting asset back in 1876. It’s nationally significant,” says Mr Connolly. Among his achievements, he has built on Pukekura’s reputation by helping to establish WOMAD as an annual fixture at Brooklands Park and supporting the development and success of the TSB Festival of Lights. For the last six years, Pukekura Park has earned a Green Flag, the international award for the world’s best parks and green spaces. The keen surfer now plans to spend more time with his family, including two young grandchildren, and at some of his favourite breaks, such as Waiwhakaiho, the Kumara Patch, Back Beach and Graveyards. “NPDC would like to thank Chris for his hard work and the great job he has done looking after and improving Pukekura Park,” says NPDC Chief Operating Officer Kelvin Wright. “We wish him all the best in the future and a happy retirement.” Mr Davies, 42, takes over the reins after spending 15 years in London, where he ran his own landscaping business. He was keen to get back to a lifestyle that embraced his love of surfing, fishing and hiking – and New Plymouth ticked all the boxes. He previously worked at the Auckland regional botanic gardens, where he developed an expertise in camellias, magnolias and Asiatic plants. “I love the history of Pukekura Park. It has a great team it’s a fantastic conservation asset and seed bank. I’ll be looking to carry on the vision and keep the Green Flag flying,” said Mr Davies. Chris Connolly fast facts Born in Christchurch in 1953. Family: Married, three sons, two grandchildren. Education: trained first as a teacher before travelling and working overseas and studying horticultural science at Lincoln University. Work history: teacher in Auckland, horticulture worker in Canterbury, Parks worker at Gore Borough Council, Parks supervisor at Manukau City Council, Parkscape Services Manager at NPDC, Curator at Pukekura Park. Developments at Pukekura Park under his management include: New main playground plus shade sails Queen Elizabeth II Fountain upgrade New lookout platform over the Main Lake Pest management programme resulting in more native birds Upgrade of the Fernery and Display Houses.

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