10:29am Friday 25 Sep, 2020
Despite high hopes for the creation of more than a thousand jobs, only two of eight Rotorua Lakes Council bids for shovel-ready funding have been granted. On... Read More
12:11pm Wednesday 23 Sep, 2020
Memorial Dr - the road that links Fenton St to the lakefront - is to close permanently and will become a carpark and plaza as part of the Rotorua Lakefront... Read More
10:59am Friday 18 Sep, 2020
Significant local roading projects and a flood mitigation plan for Ngongotaha will be presented at a public meeting in the village next week. Ngongotaha... Read More
2:52pm Thursday 17 Sep, 2020
Rotorua Now reporter Matt Martin was allowed behind the fences at the Lakefront Redevelopment site yesterday to see how the job was progressing. Rotorua... Read More
11:30am Tuesday 15 Sep, 2020
Te Ahi Tupua, the sculpture built to stand at the southern gateway of Rotorua, was successfully moved to the Hemo Gorge roundabout on the weekend. Many... Read More
7:12am Monday 14 Sep, 2020
Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai - Nuture the seed and it will blossom For many organisations, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has become an opportunity... Read More
2:41pm Friday 11 Sep, 2020
Construction on the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre - that has been closed since November 2017 due to earthquake risk - could begin next month. According... Read More
12:15pm Wednesday 09 Sep, 2020
It's more than three years behind schedule and more than $200,000 over budget but now the Hemo gorge sculpture finally has a likely installation... Read More
8:01am Tuesday 08 Sep, 2020
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has agreed a raft of recommendations to unlock the community resilience and job creation benefits of its COVID-19 ‘shovel-ready’... Read More
1:07pm Saturday 05 Sep, 2020
Rotorua home improvement enthusiasts are collectively set to save about $30,000 in the next year, as a change to building consent rules will make it... Read More
2:36pm Thursday 03 Sep, 2020
The Rotorua Lakes Council has approved a tender for the renovation of the 50m outdoor pool at the Aquatic Centre with construction due to start next... Read More
12:01pm Thursday 03 Sep, 2020
Applications are now open for the Rotorua Lakes Council’s $1 million community wellbeing fund - Te Rākau Tū Pakari. The one-off fund aims to... Read More
10:28am Thursday 03 Sep, 2020
A Rotorua doctor says if there was one thing she could change to improve health in the district it would be warm, dry housing. Her comments come as... Read More
11:47am Tuesday 01 Sep, 2020
Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick says the city will not become “a dumping ground for problems from other areas” as police report increased crime... Read More
4:00pm Sunday 30 Aug, 2020
Rotorua Lakes Council, CNI Iwi Holdings and Te Arawa Lakes Trust have agreed to work together towards a new long-term solution for discharge of wai tatari... Read More