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‘Resource’ environmental education centre open to public

Thursday, 6 March 2014, 8:57 am | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council (RDC) is opening up its environmental education centre ‘Resource’ to the public on Saturday [8 March] as part of this month’s Rotorua Sustainable Backyards events. ‘Resource,’ located at the Rotorua Recycling Centre, ... More >>

Inner city carpark building goes automated

Friday, 28 February 2014, 2:21 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council’s (RDC) inner city Pukuatua Street Carpark Building is becoming an automated operation from Monday [3 March], while offering safer, more secure, better value and all-weather parking to inner city users. More >>

New Zealand soprano for Paul Potts Rotorua concert

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 2:21 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua fans of Britain’s Got Talent winner, Paul Potts, will also get to see promising New Zealand Soprano Anna Hawkins when she joins him on stage for his Civic Theatre concert on EasterSunday. More >>

Migrants invited to share Maori culture on Rotorua marae

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 1:18 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua Settlement Support, Ngati Rangiteaorere and English Language Partners are inviting local migrants to come along and enjoy a day on a marae next month. Migrants are invited to Mataikotare Marae on the eastern shores of Lake Rotorua on Saturday ... More >>

Community feedback supports new direction for Rotorua

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 12:40 pm | Rotorua District Council

Feedback from the Rotorua community has confirmed to Mayor Steve Chadwick that there is strong public support for the council’s new direction for reshaping Rotorua’s future. More >>

Parks Week set to connect locals with nature

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 9:29 am | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council is supporting the annual Parks Week taking place across New Zealand and Australia from 3 to 9 March. More >>

Accounting firm commissioned for independent review

Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 12:31 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick has confirmed that PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers) will undertake an independent review into past Rotorua District Council financial disclosures. More >>

Forum to discuss Rotorua's homeless issue

Monday, 24 February 2014, 3:25 pm | Rotorua District Council

A forum is being held at Rotorua District Council (RDC) this week to discuss the issue of homelessness in Rotorua. RDC Night Shelter coordinator, Amy Duckett, said the Rotorua Community Night Shelter Trust is hosting the forum to identify the level ... More >>

Bill Haley Jr and Comets promise night of rock ‘n’ roll

Friday, 21 February 2014, 2:58 pm | Rotorua District Council

Bill Haley and the Comets are rock ‘n’ roll legends - they were there at the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and changed the face of music forever. And now Bill Haley’s son Bill Haley Jr, and his five-piece band, are coming to Rotorua’s Energy Events ... More >>

Fresh ideas will continue Rotorua lakes clean-up

Thursday, 20 February 2014, 4:18 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick today [20 February 2014] called for innovation and fresh ideas to continue the work in cleaning up the Rotorua lakes as she opened the national Biological Farming Conference in Rotorua. More >>

Tax seminar to help newcomers and migrants

Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 9:06 am | Rotorua District Council

Tax seminar to help newcomers and migrants Local migrants and newcomers are being given an opportunity to learn more about the New Zealand tax system at a special seminar next month. More >>

Elite BMX facility gets Rotorua council support

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 3:13 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council’s Strategy, Policy & Finance Committee has given its support ‘in principle’ to proposals to build an elite international BMX facility on council land off Waipa State Mill Road. More >>

Rotorua gets tough on psychoactive substance sales

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 3:06 pm | Rotorua District Council

“There’s no place for the sale of psychoactive substances in Rotorua.” That is the message Rotorua District Council (RDC) wants to make clear through a new policy which would severely restrict the sale of the products to the full extent of powers ... More >>

Council set to reduce speed limits on four Rotorua roads

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 3:04 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council has reviewed current speed limits on a number of district roads and is proposing to cut maximum speed on four roads, subject to community consultation. More >>

Rotorua business and consumer confidence on the up

Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 2:31 pm | Rotorua District Council

Confidence among local businesses and the general public is on the up according to just released results from the latest national and Rotorua business and consumer confidence surveys. More >>

Rotorua District Council orders independent review

Thursday, 13 February 2014, 4:57 pm | Rotorua District Council

Council orders independent review of past financial disclosures Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick announced today that an independent review of Rotorua District Council financial disclosures is to be commissioned. The review is to be undertaken by an external ... More >>

Tarawera Landing beach re-opened to public

Thursday, 13 February 2014, 2:40 pm | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council (RDC) has re-opened a 50 metre stretch of beach at Tarawera Landing which had been closed for a number of weeks as a public health precaution after a sewage discharge was detected. RDC Infrastructure Services Group manager ... More >>

Pukuatua Street overnight re-seal starts Sunday

Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10:56 am | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua District Council (RDC) is about to commence work on re-sealing a stretch of Pukuatua Street alongside the Trade Central shopping centre and Rotorua Boys High School. More >>

Council action sees $3.3m shortfall slashed

Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 1:02 pm | Rotorua District Council

A financial report presented to Rotorua District Council’s Operations & Monitoring Committee this morning [12 February] shows action taken to reduce a recently forecast $3.3 million funding shortfall is proving successful. More >>

Rotorua Mayor hosting Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs

Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 9:38 am | Rotorua District Council

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick will welcome mayors from across the country on Friday [14 February] when she opens a meeting in Rotorua of the national group Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs. The Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs is a nationwide network of mayors ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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