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Deadline extended for submissions on proposed District Plan
NewsRotorua District Council has extended the deadline by six weeks for submissions on its proposed District Plan. The submission deadline has been extended from 18 January to the new date of 1 March 2013
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Handy wallet-sized guide launched to help keep visitors safe
NewsRotorua's Visitor Safety Group launched a new fold-out pocket guide this week designed to help keep the city's visitors safe.
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Wallabies are pests not pets
NewsBay of Plenty Regional Council staff are concerned some residents may be treating Dama wallabies as pets instead of pests.
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2 hours free parking for 12 days of Christmas starts today
NewsTwo-hour free parking in the central city for the 12 days of Christmas, up to and including Christmas Eve, starts today (Thursday 13 December).
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National Leadership Award for Rotorua District Council
News12 December 2012 Rotorua District Council's has picked up a national award in the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants' (NZICA) 2012 Leadership Awards. [Photo: CE Peter Guerin and RDC's Ann
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Simulated crash scene and Ruru billboards to help spread holiday seaso
NewsRotorua District Council (RDC) has teamed up with local road safety enforcers to help paint the town red' with road safety messages for the holiday period. [Photo: L-R Road safety coordinator jodie La
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Free parking for Christmas - Council’s gift to CBD retailers
NewsRotorua District Council Chief Executive Peter Guerin's 'Council Talk' column from today's Daily Post.
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Council’s gift to Rotorua: two hours free parking for 12 days of Chris
NewsRotorua District Council is giving residents and city retailers a Christmas gift this year in the form of 2-hour free parking in the central city over the 12 days leading up to Christmas Day.
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Councils doing a good job with debt and rates Auditor-General tells Pa
NewsMayor Kevin Winters says a report tabled in Parliament brings in to question the recent Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill. [Photo: Parliament Buildings, Wellington]
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Rural Community Safety Day on Sunday helping target rural road safety
NewsRDC's road safety campaign for rural roads will feature at the Rural Community Safety Day on Sunday [9 December] at Reporoa Domain. [Photo: RDC customer adviser Bridget Anderson setting up a display
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Western Heights Community Day at Park Rd Reserve Saturday December 8
NewsA community fun day out for the whole family to enjoy is taking place this Saturday (8 December) at Rotorua's Park Road Reserve from 10am to 3pm.
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Polynesian Spa top Rotorua attraction in AA’s 2012 list of ‘101 Must D
NewsFour Rotorua tourism attractions have been named in AA's 101 Must Do's' list for 2012 showing how well Kiwi's are connecting with Rotorua and sharing news of their experiences.
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Community Christmas Tree and Santa Bear collection at Rotorua Museum
NewsRotorua Museum's Community Christmas Tree is now in the Museum foyer ready to receive donated gifts for Waiariki Women's Refuge. [Photo: Santa Bears courtesy Wendy Hurran]
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Amendment Bill unlikely to achieve Government’s objectives says local
NewsLGNZ President Lawrence Yule is warning the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill will not achieve the government's objectives. [Photo: LGNZ president Lawrence Yule]
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Changes to regional council Onsite Effluent Treatment Plan
NewsThe public is being asked to submit on proposed changes to BOP regional council's plan for domestic wastewater disposal.
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Rotorua a key ingredient in the Home of Cycling
NewsA single board of timber has become a symbol of the Rotorua Bike Festival's commitment to the new Home of Cycling's Avantidrome in Cambridge.
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101 works at Rotorua Museum by NZ artist Sir ‘Toss’ Woollaston
NewsRotorua Museum's exhibition, Woollaston 101, is a comprehensive representation of NZ artist Sir Toss' Woollaston's mind at work. [PHOTO: Toss Woollaston, Lester McGrath, 1973. Collection of The Suter
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Rotorua marks opening of 37 km section of New Zealand Cycle Trail
NewsTe Ara Ahi, a 37 km section of the NZ Cycle Trail, was opened in Rotorua yesterday by Associate Tourism Minister Chris Tremain. [PHOTO: Keen cyclist Rotorua mayor Kevin Winters & RDC Works manager Pet
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Likelihood of eruption remains at Ruapehu south of Rotorua
NewsDespite Mount Ruapehu being quiet at the moment there remain indications of volcanic unrest, and an eruption could occur with little or no warning say scientists. [PHOTO: Mount Ruapehu's Crater Lake]
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Boating, diving restrictions around Lake Rotoma’s Otangiwai Point
NewsAn exclusion zone has been established around Otangiwai Point (Mailbox Point) in Lake Rotomā. The Harbour Master for Rotorua lakes has closed boat access to an area of water within 75 metres of the sh
