News
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Ultra Marathon Running World Tour coming to Rotorua
News08.09.13: Rotorua's Tarawera Ultramarathon will be one of the races on an exciting new global tour announced in France this week.
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Increased capacity for critical Rotorua flight route
News07.09.13: Rotorua International Airport welcomes Air New Zealand's announcement that it will operate a larger Q300 aircraft on its weekday morning flight between Auckland and Rotorua.
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Pay parking tickets online
News06.09.13: Rotorua District Council has added 'Pay Parking' to its list of e-services.
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Sculpture trail for Government Gardens
News05.09.13: Rotorua District Council is creating a sculpture and leisure trail in Government Gardens to provide a link to the area's nearby attractions and to help re-establish a man-made lake as a plac
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Library to host book swap event on Saturday
News04.09.13: Rotorua Library is holding a free book swap event on Saturday (7 September) to celebrate International Literacy Day.
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Planting of champion redwood in Whakarewarewa Forest
News03.09.13: RDC hosted The Tree Lab team on behalf of the non-profit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive yesterday as they planted giant redwood seedlings in the Whakarewarewa Forest. (Photo: The Tree Lab ma
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Nightmare at the Museum is back!
News02.09.13: Just when you thought it was safe, Nightmare at the Museum is coming back to Rotorua Museum for three spooky nights!
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Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon heading to Rotorua
News01.09.13: One of the world's largest children's sporting events is coming to Rotorua and will take over Kuirau Park in a spectacular display of swimming, cycling and running in December.
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Keep Rotorua Beautiful speech competition winners
News31.08.13: John Paul College's Olivia Temm was the winner the Keep Rotorua Beautiful speech competition held at Rotorua District Council this week. (Photo L-R: KRB speech competition winners' Maria Tra
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Are BOP residents prepared for a civil defence emergency?
News30.08.13: Most Bay of Plenty residents are fully or partially prepared for a civil defence emergency, but more could be done, recent research results show.
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Council’s fishy art competition returns
News29.08.13: After a year's hiatus Rotorua District Council's annual Fish Out of Water competition is back! (Photo: RDC Community Arts Officer, Marc Spijkerbosch, with a previous year's Fish Out of Water
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Unsafe tree in Tutanekai Street to be removed
News28.08.13: Rotorua District Council is to remove a large Pin Oak tree in Tutanekai Street which has become a safety risk after developing a major split in its trunk.
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Tagging topic of tonight's speech competition
News27.08.13: Rotorua District Council is hosting its annual Keep Rotorua Beautiful speech competition this evening.
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Winner of ‘Finding the Face’ TV auditions revealed
News26.08.13: John Paul College student Te Rina West will be the face of a Famously Rotorua television commercial.
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Residents encouraged to report rubbish bag thieves
News25.08.13: RDC is encouraging residents who witness people stealing householders' bundles of rubbish bags from properties to report the theft to the council or Rotorua Police.
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Free talk to help get through a disaster
News24.08.13: RDC Emergency Management coordinator, Pauline Hitchcock, will give a free talk at Rotorua Museum on Sunday (25 August) at 2pm on how you and your family can 'get ready' prior to a disaster o
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New finance chief for Rotorua District Council
News22.08.13: RDC chief executive Geoff Williams has announced the appointment of Dave Foster as the council's new Chief Financial Officer. (Photo: Dave Foster)
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Candidates for council elections
News21.08.13: Council candidates are named.
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Same sex couples wed at Museum
News20.08.13: Two couples tied the knot and enjoyed their wedding breakfast at Rotorua Museum yesterday (19 August) - the first day that same sex couples could legally marry in New Zealand.
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New council fund to match efforts which help neighbourhoods
News19.08.13: Rotorua District Council has created a Neighbourhood Matching Fund totalling $50,000 to help provide resources for one-off self-help projects which support the council's Community Outcomes g
