8:20am Friday 27 Mar, 2020
Rotorua's council has voted to hand most of its powers over to its chief executive while the district battles with the COVID-19 crisis. Councillors... Read More
9:13am Wednesday 25 Mar, 2020
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is shifting its focus from business as usual to essential services that will support communities through the coming weeks. It... Read More
2:31pm Tuesday 17 Mar, 2020
The Rotorua Night Market and Rotorua Farmers Market are suspended until further notice following the Government’s announcement that all events... Read More
8:50am Wednesday 11 Mar, 2020
People travelling around the Rotorua region are being warned of potential road works that could cause some delays. Starting this week there are a number... Read More
11:56am Friday 06 Mar, 2020
Rotorua Lakes Council is sharing the initial concept of a proposed sports and recreation precinct development in Westbrook, Taiwhanga Rotorua, which... Read More
11:18am Wednesday 04 Mar, 2020
The response to demands in such compliance and regulatory areas such as animal control, planning, consenting and policy advice has increased... Read More
12:00pm Sunday 01 Mar, 2020
Rotorua is prepared to cope with the global coronavirus outbreak but the responsibility lies with outside agencies, says Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick... Read More
11:00am Saturday 29 Feb, 2020
A decision to allocate $14million to ease congestion at the Ngongotaha roundabout has drawn relief from Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick. Regional... Read More
1:48pm Thursday 27 Feb, 2020
The Rotorua Lakes Council has approved an annual increase of $122,500 to Te Tatau o Te Arawa to assist in the running of its operation –... Read More
8:30am Thursday 27 Feb, 2020
Four months of planning between interest groups has marked Rotorua as an urgent case to deal with homelessness in the city. Minister... Read More
10:40am Thursday 20 Feb, 2020
Charles Sturt, the big enchilada of Rotorua politics who fought for the battler, died this morning. He turned 64 today. He died peacefully at his home... Read More
7:46am Monday 17 Feb, 2020
A 2050 vision presented by the increasingly influential Te Arawa policy advisory board committee of the Rotorua Lakes Council, is receiving unexpected... Read More
3:31pm Tuesday 11 Feb, 2020
High profile Rotorua politician, Merepeka Raukawa Tait, has declined an approach for a possible role in central government. Rotorua... Read More
10:00am Saturday 08 Feb, 2020
Rotorua Lakeside Concert’s annual concert at the end of the month will go ahead – but there are concerns whether it will be the cracker of... Read More
8:00am Thursday 06 Feb, 2020
The new political year exploded this recently with the Rotorua Lakes Council handling of code of conduct matter against new councillor Reynold Macpherson. Reynold,... Read More