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06:45am Mon 18 Sep, 2023
A major council IT system upgrade is costing about $14.9 million more than first budgeted as the project stretched years beyond initial schedules. Rotorua... Read More
01:00pm Thu 14 Sep, 2023
Rotorua Lakes Council is working with local businesses to address the issue of illegal dumping of shopping trolleys within the city. Representatives from... Read More
10:22am Thu 14 Sep, 2023
A process that could enable 'safer” emergency access to a to-be-built retirement home has been kicked off by a unanimous council vote. One Rotorua Lakes... Read More
09:10am Wed 13 Sep, 2023
Geoff Williams has announced he is retiring after 10 years as Rotorua Lakes Council's chief executive, nearly two years ahead of his contract expiring. Rotorua... Read More
10:45am Thu 07 Sep, 2023
The estimated number of Rotorua adults dying early from the impacts of poor air quality has halved in 13 years — contributing to a social cost saving... Read More
10:45am Fri 01 Sep, 2023
A senior Rotorua planner has criticised the lack of outcomes from a 2018 council district growth plan, as it considers a new strategy. Stratum Consultants... Read More
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09:00am Sun 27 Aug, 2023
A 17-letter name, the traditional Māori name for the location, has been rejected by Bay of Plenty residents for being too long, leaving it a street with no... Read More
10:10am Wed 23 Aug, 2023
The well-loved, award winning TECT Park is now over 10 years old, and to celebrate, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking to see what new activities... Read More
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07:00pm Fri 14 Jul, 2023
International students are enjoying a warm welcome back to Rotorua as they settle back into study. At the first welcome since 2019, students were officially welcomed... Read More
11:15am Wed 12 Jul, 2023
Rotorua Lakes Council is currently seeking feedback on a proposal to change the purpose of part of the Rotorua Cemetery from Local Purpose (Cemetery) Reserve to... Read More
03:00pm Tue 11 Jul, 2023
A council's boss has defended the time taken to progress the Rotorua Museum - Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa project, saying the work done will minimise surprises... Read More
10:10am Mon 10 Jul, 2023
Flooded homes, threatened highways, and months of anxiety are what Rotorua's lakeside communities are battling as the ground is saturated and the lakes are full. Local... Read More
15-May 18:00
Research finds AI has multiple uses in surgery
15-May 17:00
Addressing human waste on Mount Cook
15-May 16:00
The challenges of mothering an adolescent daughter
15-May 15:00
Why first home buyers could come out on top
15-May 14:00
Slam poetry category added to Rotorua competition
15-May 13:00
Rotorua Airbnb landlords under pressure to sell
15-May 12:00
Mobster's leg slashed in Black Power attack
15-May 07:00
Police to establish new National Gang Unit
15-May 06:45
Three arrests made and firearm seized
14-May 20:00
Potential toll of a 9.1 Hikurangi fault earthquake
14-May 19:00
The solar winter has begun
14-May 18:00
Digital campaign to raise hospice care awareness
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