Taranaki News

  • Meet our newest Taranaki...

    Afelee Niumea and Makalita Afelee with CrestClean’s Taranaki Regional Manager Prasun Acharya.

      Working for themselves had seemed an impossible dream for husband and wife Afelee Niumea and Makalita Afelee. They’d managed to buy a home of their own – but the New Plymouth couple, who have five children, were struggling financially to make much headway. However that all changed last year

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  • LeslieRugby a morale booster...

    John Leslie with CrestClean’s Taranaki Regional Manager Prasun Acharya and Jack Kirifi, Taranaki Rugby Development Officer.

    A top rugby official has praised CrestClean’s community programme to increase the number of volunteer coaches. Jack Kirifi, Taranaki Rugby’s Development Officer, says John Leslie’s flying visit to the region was a great moral booster for people who want to get involved in coaching youngsters. John, a former Otago Highlanders

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  • Crest’s cooks raise $500...

    Hungry visitors cleaned out the entire stock of home-made dumplings cooked up by Crest’s Taranaki team for a school fundraiser. There was a mini stampede for the tasty treats when Regional Manager Prasun Acharya and his wife Diksha Niraula set up their stall during a gala evening at Vogeltown School.

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  • Win surprises principal in...

    Kay Crofskey, Principal of Welbourn School, receives rugby balls from Prasun Acharya, CrestClean’s Taranaki Regional Manager.

    When Kay Crofskey entered a draw to win a bag of rugby balls she didn’t exactly rate her chances of being one of the six lucky winners. “I’m not usually lucky but I am very happy to be a winner this time,” said Kay, Principal of Welbourn School, New Plymouth.

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  • Kids reveal how they...

    These delighted kids were in pizza heaven after a visit to their school by CrestClean’s Taranaki Regional Manager Prasun Acharya. Prasun delivered the special treat as a reward for Room 14 youngsters at Devon Intermediate School who were the shining stars of a CrestClean competition. The Cleanest Classroom competition is

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  • Franchisees commended at festive...

    The annual get together for Crest’s Taranaki personnel was a time to kick back and enjoy some festive eats – but it was also an occasion to celebrate another successful year. In his address to franchisees, Regional Manager Prasun Acharya paid tribute to the dedication and hard work of his

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  • Doing the hard yards...

    Prasun Acharya has a brand new car and is having a home built for his family.

    Right now it’s just a timber frame on a concrete base several months from completion – but in his mind’s eye Prasun Acharya can already picture the stunning vista he’ll wake up to each day. For Prasun and his wife Diksha are thrilled by their change in fortune since they

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  • Upskilling course taken in...

    Time for a well-earned break during one of the training sessions in New Plymouth. With Taranaki Regional Manager Prasun Acharya (far right) are Hilary DeGroot, Manakinui Komene, Rajveer Kaur, Sunil Asi and Richard DeGroot.

    When franchisees upskilling their cleaning skills took a well-earned break they found the perfect picturesque backdrop to charge up their caffeine levels. New Plymouth’s Kawero Park Tennis and Squash Club not only has an idyllic oceanside setting, its facilities also provide a realistic venue, said Master Cleaners Training Institute CEO

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  • Taranaki’s on the Crest...

    Prasun Acharya on Taranaki’s iconic Rewa Rewa Bridge.

    Prasun Acharya’s surprised it’s taken so long for the rest of the world to find out what people in Taranaki have always known – the region is one of the best. Taranaki has come in second in a list of the world’s top 10 regions, according to renowned travel publication

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  • CrestClean LeslieRugby coaching clinics...

    Over 100 junior rugby coaches, players and parents eager to learn skills and drills to improve their junior rugby game turned out in full force at the New Plymouth round of the CrestClean LeslieRugby Junior Rugby Coaching Programme. Coaching sessions were held at Yarrow Stadium on April 4 and New

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  • CrestClean Taranaki celebrate Christmas

    Crest Taranaki enjoyed catching up with each other at the region’s first Christmas party. The Christmas party was held at VolcaNo Restaurant, New Plymouth on December 20. “It was good to catch up with everyone in a relaxing atmosphere,” Taranaki Regional Manager Prasun Acharya says. “It was a really nice

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  • Taranaki Team Spirit

    Taranaki franchisees enjoyed catching up with Regional Manager Prasun Acharya. Franchisees Angeline Krithi and Sebastian M.V. attended the first Taranaki coffee catch-up with Prasun. The meeting was held at Colombus Coffee in Palmerston North. Prasun says the meeting was a good opportunity to catch up with franchisees. “We discussed a

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