The derelict Metro Plaza is being demolished to allow a stretch of the Huatoki Stream - which has been hidden from view for about a century - to be uncovered.
Regions Business
14 May 2026
Urban renewal project in New Plymouth's CBD reveals traces of city's past
8:56 pm on 14 May 2026
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Pukekura / The Parade features 36 two-storied two and three-bedroom homes, located just 500m from the New Plymouth CBD.
Local stars will mark the long-awaited reopening with a "spectacular performance".
The central office project will replace the twin-block The Pavilions, built in 2012.
Residents told land may be forcibly acquired. They feel they're living on borrowed time.
The SH2 diversion was proposed in 1923 and has been investigated since the 1960s.
Richard Hills says the city needs clear, long-term housing and transport rules.
