7:00am Friday 27 May, 2022
To combat the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s “invisibility”, it is taking a multi-faceted approach ahead of the Local Body Election... Read More
6:30am Tuesday 17 May, 2022
Legal and consultancy costs associated with a draft development contributions policy will reach at least $136,000, Rotorua Lakes Council expects. The... Read More
9:14am Monday 16 May, 2022
Rotorua Economic Development, also known as Destination Rotorua, is changing its name to RotoruaNZ. The organisation’s representatives say the... Read More
10:45am Friday 13 May, 2022
A proposal to sell 10 Rotorua reserve sites is one step closer to public consultation after it cleared another hurdle in a split council vote. On Thursday,... Read More
2:00pm Thursday 12 May, 2022
A Rotorua developer believes a council proposal to charge developers for infrastructure growth would “kill the goose that lays the golden egg”... Read More
6:45am Wednesday 11 May, 2022
Tania Tapsell has entered the race for the Rotorua mayoralty with a promise to focus on stopping "the spend". Among the three-term Rotorua... Read More
2:00pm Tuesday 10 May, 2022
One third of the 120 family harm calls a week in Rotorua are to emergency housing motels, the council says. The comments were made by Rotorua Lakes... Read More
11:00am Sunday 08 May, 2022
Rotorua Lakes Council will strongly oppose an application for Judicial Review of a Rotorua Lakes Council decision to submit the Rotorua District Council... Read More
9:30am Friday 06 May, 2022
A tā moko artist wearing a headlamp and blue surgical gloves hunched over Stacey Te Pohue Rose's face, wiping the surplus ink away with a tissue. Stacey... Read More
7:40am Friday 06 May, 2022
Rotorua Lakes Council’s application to the Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund for stormwater projects to enable housing has been... Read More
12:00pm Monday 02 May, 2022
An encouraging start is how Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is describing the progress it is making towards reducing corporate greenhouse gas... Read More
12:30pm Saturday 30 Apr, 2022
The new dedicated toddler play space at the Rotorua Lakefront is now complete and open for tamariki to enjoy this weekend, following a karakia led by... Read More
11:00am Friday 29 Apr, 2022
Council ownership of water entities has been confirmed by the Government as part of the Three Waters Reform. The majority of the 47 recommendations... Read More
6:37am Friday 29 Apr, 2022
Rotorua council has pressed “pause” on its controversial Māori wards bill, with Labour retracting its support. Thursday’s announcement... Read More
1:43pm Thursday 28 Apr, 2022
Rotorua district councillor Peter Bentley has resigned from the council effective immediately in a fiery exchange with mayor Steve Chadwick. At a full... Read More