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Groundbreaking ceremony for Okareka sewerage schem
Monday, 2 November 2009, 3:37 pm | Rotorua District Council
he official groundbreaking ceremony for the Okareka/Blue Lake sewerage scheme is taking place on Thursday [5 November]. The $10.5 million sewerage scheme construction programme will help improve and preserve water quality in three of the district’s ... More >>
Fairy Springs Four-laning begins next week
Friday, 30 October 2009, 10:31 am | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 30.10.09: Rotorua District Council and NZ Transport Agency’s Fairy Springs Road Four-laning project starts next week and is expected to take about a year to complete. Works will start gradually and will include removal of all poles and some ... More >>
Rotorua Council to Dog Owners: Use Off-Lead Tracks
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 2:37 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 27.10.09: Rotorua District Council is encouraging local dog owners to make the most of off-lead dog walking tracks on Long Mile Rd, alongside The Redwoods. While dogs on leads are permitted in The Redwoods, the land opposite has been made ... More >>
Council seeking to ensure drains are safe
Friday, 23 October 2009, 4:31 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council is systematically checking the district’s more than 12,000 stormwater and sewer manholes to ensure they are safe, following the recent drowning tragedy of two year old Aisling Symes in Waitakere City in Auckland. More >>
Rotorua District Council clean bill of health
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 5:19 pm | Rotorua District Council
The Office of the Auditor-General has today given Rotorua District Council a clean bill of health for its annual report on the 2008/09 financial year. The Auditor-General’s endorsement was presented at a special council meeting this afternoon before formal ... More >>
Artist in Residence opportunity for 2010
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 10:26 am | Rotorua District Council
Applications are now being accepted for an 8-week artist in residence programme beginning in April next year in Rotorua. The residency, supported by Rotorua District Council, Rotorua Trust, Creative Communities Rotorua, Millennium Hotel, Waiariki Institute ... More >>
Getting hooked on creative fish
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 10:00 am | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 19.10.09: Rotorua’s annual ‘Fish Out of Water’ competition is returning for the fourth time, and local artists, community groups and families are invited to submit their vision for creating a fantastic, funky or fanciful fish. More >>
Rotorua organisations invited to help plan Fun Day
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 2:12 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 15.10.09: Rotorua District Council (RDC) is encouraging local organisations interested in supporting next year’s Children’s and Family Fun Day at The Redwoods to attend a planning meeting on Monday [19 October]. More >>
Grim road safety man hitting the streets
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 2:46 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 13.10.09: Rotorua’s own version of the grim road safety man, Luis Gea, will begin popping up at a variety of locations across the city this week to raise awareness of bad intersection decisions. More >>
Mayor to Present Condolence Book to Lady Morrison
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 2:24 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 12.10.09: The names and personal memories of several hundred Rotorua people have been recorded in a special condolence book for the late Sir Howard Morrison. Mayor Kevin Winters is planning to personally present the book to Lady Kuia Morrison ... More >>
Rotorua connection in Wednesday's league test
Friday, 9 October 2009, 2:05 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 09.10.09: Wednesday's rugby league test between New Zealand and Tonga will have special meaning for one of the Kiwis' newest recruits. More >>
$10.5 million contract will boost water quality
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 12:36 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 07.10.09: Rotorua District Council has let one of its largest construction contracts in many years, a $10.5 million sewerage scheme construction programme that will help improve and preserve water quality in three of the district’s most popular ... More >>
Mayor urges support for Pacific cousins
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 3:20 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua mayor, Kevin Winters, is encouraging residents to dig deep for the Samoan and Tongan tsunami and earthquake victims. More >>
Grim wheel spinner double found
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:35 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 01.10.09: They’ve found their man! Luis Gea has been selected to sit on a chair alongside a spinning wheel and look grim, as part of a local initiative in a national intersection education campaign. Around 20 people responded to a call ... More >>
Rotorua wins most Beautiful City award - again!
Monday, 28 September 2009, 2:15 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua has been voted New Zealand’s most beautiful city for the fifth time in ten years. More >>
Condolence book for Sir Howard at Civic Centre
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 2:13 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council has set up a condolence book in the council Civic Centre (Haupapa St) to acknowledge the passing of Sir Howard Morrison this morning, and Mayor Kevin Winters is inviting Rotorua residents to call in and sign the book as ... More >>
Rotorua Mayor saddened by passing of Sir Howard
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 11:39 am | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua mayor Kevin Winters says that news of the passing of Sir Howard Morrison this morning has come as a huge shock that will be felt deeply by people in Rotorua, many other New Zealanders and people all over the world whose lives he touched during ... More >>
Keep New Zealand Beautiful conference
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 1:40 pm | Rotorua District Council
ROTORUA 22. 09.09: Keep Rotorua Beautiful is hosting the annual Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) national conference this weekend, which includes an awards evening, the organisation’s annual general meeting and a tour of the district. More >>
Search underway for future leaders
Monday, 21 September 2009, 5:00 pm | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council (RDC) is on the look out for a group of diverse young people to join the 2010 Rotorua District Youth Council (RDYC). The group of future leaders, aged between 13 and 18 years, brings together a mix of ethnicity, geographic location, ... More >>
‘Water and Us’ environmental programme
Monday, 21 September 2009, 11:03 am | Rotorua District Council
Rotorua District Council’s new ‘Water and Us’ environmental programme is to be launched at a function tomorrow [22 September]. The solid waste reduction and water conservation programme, aimed at Year 5 and 6 students, will be part of council-led ... More >>
