20 Aug 2025

Icon or eyesore? New Plymouth power station's long redundant chimney dominates skyline

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 20 August 2025

Ugly or an icon? The New Plymouth Power Station chimney has dominated the city's skyline since 1972. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

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