Rotorua District Council - Latest News [Page 30]
Rotorua wins NZ’s Best City title for record sixth time!
Friday, 10 December 2010, 2:47 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 10.12.10: For the sixth time in 11 years Rotorua is officially once again the country’s ‘Best City’ having taken top honours in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards this week. More >>
Road safety ambassadors promoting responsible drinking
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 4:14 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council’s (RDC) road safety ambassadors will be out in force next week encouraging the community to celebrate the festive season responsibly. The road safety ambassador roles are filled by students employed by the council to get out ... More >>
Public information evening on Western Heights new youth park
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 3:58 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council (RDC) is holding a public information evening to discuss the development of Western Heights’ new youth park as part of the council’s new Youth Spaces Project. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 7 December from 6pm ... More >>
Take safety quiz at night market to win prizes
Monday, 29 November 2010, 9:50 am | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua community safety group, Treasure Rotorua, is encouraging people to stay safe this summer and offering rewards to those who complete a simple safety quiz at the city’s popular market during next month. More >>
Rotorua Tourism Committee members announced
Friday, 26 November 2010, 2:30 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 26.11.10: Rotorua Mayor Kevin Winters has announced the names of appointees to the city’s new tourism committee, replacing the former tourism advisory board. He said the tourism committee would work with the council and its tourism unit to ... More >>
Mayor Winters extends sympathy to West Coasters
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 12:39 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 25.11.10: The New Zealand flag is flying at half mast today on the Rotorua District Council Civic Centre in acknowledgement of the victims of the Pike River tragedy. More >>
Meeting on Youth Spaces Project for Koutu area
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 2:39 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 23.11.10: Rotorua District Council (RDC) is holding a community meeting in Koutu to discuss a proposed youth park in the area as part of the council’s new Youth Spaces Project. More >>
Rotorua District Youth Council for 2011 selected
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 12:17 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 23.11.10: Seventeen young people, representing six ethnicities and eight local schools, have been selected to serve on the 2011 Rotorua District Youth Council (RDYC). More >>
Tutanekai St to get new ‘pay and display’ machines
Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:50 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 22.11.10: New ‘pay and display’ parking units are being installed in the CBD and will begin operating next week. Rotorua District Council is currently replacing the old single-bay parking metres with ‘pay and display’ machines along ... More >>
Creative Communities arts funding information evening
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:05 am | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 18.11.10: Rotorua District Council (RDC) is encouraging local arts groups and individuals to attend an information evening next week to learn how they can access funding for their creative projects. More >>
City Assist ambassadors sought for summer
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:36 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 18.11.10: City Assist ambassadors will be back on the streets this summer and Rotorua District Council (RDC) is currently on the lookout for three people to help visitors and add to safety in the CBD. More >>
Gardeners’ Gold as good as gold
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 4:32 pm | Rotorua District Council
Gardening enthusiasts will pleased to know that the popular Gardeners’ Gold compost is back. More >>
Kids’ ideas sought for fun day
Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:07 pm | Rotorua District Council
Kids’ ideas sought for fun day Rotorua District Council (RDC) is looking for young people aged between 10 and 13 years old to help plan next year’s Children’s and Family Fun Day at The Redwoods. RDC community arts officer Kiri Jarden says it's ... More >>
Rotorua e-waste collection first for NZ
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 2:50 pm | Rotorua District Council
Trail blazing Rotorua e-waste collection first for NZ Rotorua District Council (RDC) has become the first local authority in New Zealand to introduce a permanent environmentally friendly e-waste collection facility. The e-waste collection service started operating ... More >>
Baby boomers H.I.P brochure just got hipper
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 1:29 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council’s ‘H.I.P. Stuff for Baby Boomers’ has just got hipper with the latest edition offering new content, longer duration, Quick Find calendar and an extra online feature. More >>
Search on for next year’s youth councillors
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 2:38 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 20.10.10: Rotorua District Council (RDC) is on the look-out for 16 diverse young people to join the 2011 Rotorua District Youth Council. More >>
‘Love and Affection’ theme for Children’s Day
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 2:36 pm | Rotorua District Council
Preparations for Rotorua District Council’s (RDC) popular annual Children & Family Fun Day at the Redwoods are set to begin, with the council encouraging people interested in playing a role in the celebrations to attend a planning meeting for ... More >>
Junior Kiwis & Aussies in curtain raiser
Friday, 8 October 2010, 4:59 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 08.10.10: A match between the Junior Kiwis and Junior Kangaroos has been announced as the curtain raiser for the New Zealand v Papua New Guinea (PNG) rugby league test in Rotorua at the end of the month. More >>
Support offered for local newcomers at meeting
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 3:49 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 07.10.10: Rotorua District Council’s (RDC) Settlement Support office is offering local newcomers an opportunity to get to know one another and find out what support is available to them at an information meeting next Friday [15 October]. More >>
Community groups to share $25,600 safety funds
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 9:10 am | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 05.10.10: A handful of local community groups will receive a share of $25,600 from Rotorua District Council's (RDC) Community Safety Projects Fund. More >>