Travel, Mike Yardley: New Plymouth punching above its weight
11 May, 2021 09:46 PM
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The gleaming stainless-steel Len Lye Centre.
NZME. regionals
By: Mike Yardley
NEW PLYMOUTH is a star specimen of a plucky provincial destination punching far beyond its weight class. Its arsenal of dynamic craft producers is formidable and extensive.
There s a palpable sense of pride in the perky city s urban vitality; its cultural draws, creative credentials, culinary verve and craft brew scene.
The gleaming stainless-steel Len Lye Centre.
The past decade s revitalisation of the West End, magnified immeasurably by the stainless steel traffic-stopper, the Len Lye Centre, is a gleaming tractor-beam. Like a gallery wrapped in a grand and mirrored tutu, it will literally make you stop and reflect.
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