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Rotorua Lakes Council - Latest News [Page 14]
Arrangements for next council election open to appeal
Monday, 16 November 2015, 2:49 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua residents have until 14 December to lodge appeals or objections to any of the decisions made at last week’s [12 November] council meeting where final arrangements for the next local government elections were set. The appeals phase is the final ... More >>
Ngāti Rangiwewehi celebrate return of significant taonga
Monday, 16 November 2015, 10:58 am | Rotorua Lakes Council
Ngāti Rangiwewehi celebrate return of significant taonga The loss of Taniwha Springs has been mourned by Ngāti Rangiwewehi since it was taken from them by the then council in 1966 but yesterday they celebrated its return alongside Rotorua Lakes Council. ... More >>
Rotorua local alcohol policy a step closer
Friday, 13 November 2015, 12:36 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua local alcohol policy a step closer Adoption of local guidelines for the sale and supply of alcohol in Rotorua is another step closer after councillors approved amendments to its Provisional Local Alcohol Policy at a council meeting this week ... More >>
Rotorua council votes to reduce councillor numbers
Friday, 13 November 2015, 10:53 am | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua council votes to reduce councillor numbers Rotorua Lakes Council is to reduce councillor numbers from 12 to 10, and establish a second community board to represent the rural community. The two major changes to future election arrangements were decided ... More >>
Rotorua building and property interest trending up
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 5:26 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
The number of residential and commercial building consents and LIM (land information memoranda) reports issued for Rotorua properties is continuing to trend upwards, reinforcing growing optimism in the local economy. More >>
Rotorua’s Armistice Day provides stirring moments
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 4:44 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua Lakes High School student Anita Bentley and the Salvation Army’s Major Rex Rees provided two of the stirring moments outside the Cenotaph at the Armistice Day remembrance service in Government Gardens, Rotorua today. More >>
Chilean nurse’s inspiring journey
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 2:08 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Six times Chilean-born Maria Godoy sat the English language assessment test to obtain Nursing Council of New Zealand registration to nurse in Rotorua; five times she failed. More >>
Rotorua Library visitors come online and through the doors
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 9:17 am | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua may have missed out on royal visits by the Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge and Cornwall in recent times, but it hasn’t always been the case, an item on Rotorua District Library’s popular blog page reveals. More >>
Developer showcases wood structure in Rotorua building
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 4:50 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua developer Ray Cook of R & B Consultants has used wood as the key structural component for premises he has been constructing in the city for ACC (pictured earlier during construction). More >>
Rotorua cycle trail and walking tracks re-open after fires
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 12:55 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua’s Te Ara Ahi Cycle Trail and adjacent walking tracks have reopened to the public today. More >>
Scrub and sulphur fires close section of Rotorua trails
Monday, 9 November 2015, 12:22 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
A section of Rotorua’s Te Ara Ahi Cycle Trail and walking tracks has been temporarily closed today (Monday 9 November) as a result of a scrub fire yesterday and a number of sulphur fires which have broken out in the area. More >>
Indian instructor urging locals to learn to swim
Friday, 6 November 2015, 3:46 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Following the tragic drowning of a local Indian migrant on Lake Tarawera in 2010, Rotorua Aquatic Centre was keen to educate the city’s migrant community on keeping safe around water. More >>
Mix of free and paid parking for Rotorua inner city
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 12:52 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua looks set to settle on free on-street parking for up to 60 minutes along most of Tutanekai Street and adjoining sections of Arawa, Haupapa, Pukuatua, Hinemoa and Eruera streets. More >>
Rotorua’s successful night market to expand
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 12:26 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua’s inner-city night market will take over another block to accommodate families who want to spend more time at the market but have been unable to because of a lack of seating. More >>
Rotorua’s City Focus to undergo transformation
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 11:55 am | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua’s City Focus will be transformed into a place for the people which puts pedestrians, rather than cars, at the forefront and opens up the central city area. More >>
Te Arawa election result bodes well for future
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 4:48 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick says today’s election results for the Te Arawa Partnership Board bodes well for helping to achieve the Rotorua 2030 goal of an excellent partnership between council and Te Arawa. More >>
Family fun Sunday at Rotorua Aquatic Centre
Friday, 30 October 2015, 3:52 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Kids’ games, clowns, a bouncy castle, face painting and a sausage sizzle are on offer at Rotorua Aquatic Centre on Sunday [1 November] as part of the centre’s ‘$3 Sunday’ promotion during Sport Bay of Plenty’s Water Month. More >>
Claims about Rotorua council finances debunked
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 12:27 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
A number of claims about the state of Rotorua Lakes Council’s finances were firmly put to rest today [Thursday 29 October] at a special meeting to adopt the council’s 2014/15 annual report. More >>
Rotorua mayor supports Special Economic Zones
Friday, 23 October 2015, 3:44 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick has come out in support of Special Economic Zones as a means of encouraging regional development. More >>
Council to lease out reserve for elite BMX track
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:18 pm | Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua may be in for a new elite BMX track with the potential to attract national and international BMX events to the city. More >>
