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CBD design critical to future success
NewsRotorua District Council regularly receives positive feedback on the Eat Streat precinct project towards the bottom of Tutanekai Street.
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Rotorua District Youth Council for 2013 selected
NewsSixteen young people from seven local schools have been selected to serve on the 2013 Rotorua District Youth Council (RDYC). They will be supported by former youth councillors as they begin their year
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Rotorua to host National Sevens in 2014 and 2015
NewsThe Bay of Plenty Rugby Union has secured the rights to host the National Sevens Tournament at Rotorua International Stadium in 2014 and 2015 the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has announced.
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Council adds Facebook and Twitter to communication channels
NewsRotorua residents and people from anywhere in the world can now connect with Rotorua District Council through Facebook and Twitter.
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Historical Te Arawa Taonga Returns to Rotorua
NewsA pōwhiri was held at Rotorua Museum on Friday [14 December] for an historical Te Arawa pare which was returned to Rotorua for the first time in more than 100 years.
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Rotorua marks opening of Te Ara Ahi
NewsTe Ara Ahi, a 37 km section of the NZ Cycle Trail, was opened in Rotorua yesterday by Associate Tourism Minister Chris Tremain.
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Rotorua council gets clean bill of health from Auditor-General
NewsRotorua District Council's performance for the 2011/12 year has received a clean bill of health from the Office of the Auditor-General following a comprehensive audit of the council's Annual Report.
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Rotorua signs M.O.U with China Southern Airlines
NewsEarly this week in Guangzhou, China, a delegation led by Rotorua District Council Deputy Mayor Trevor Maxwell signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with China Southern Airlines, led by Execut
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Council supports Lake Okaro transfer to iwi
NewsAt a Rotorua District Council meeting this week (24 October) the council agreed to support the transfer of Lake Okaro's lake bed to Te Arawa Lakes Trust ownership.
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Welcome to Rotorua District Council’s new website
NewsIn the biggest change to online services since setting up its first website many years ago, Rotorua District Council (RDC) has launched a brand new website this week.
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Grow Rotorua Ltd appoints first CEO
NewsGrow Rotorua Ltd, the Rotorua District Council controlled economic development organisation, has appointed its first CEO.
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'Ultimate Customer Service Centre' award for Rotorua District Council
NewsIt's been a week of awards for Rotorua District Council (RDC) with the latest announcement that the council has taken out top spot in the ALGIM (Association of Local Government Information Management)
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National award for Rotorua council's business efficiency programme
NewsRotorua District Council (RDC) picked up one of four national awards in the 2012 Local Government Excellence Awards announced yesterday in Auckland at the annual conference for the New Zealand Society
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Iwi and councils to sign Upper Waikato River agreements
NewsTe Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) is to enter into separate agreements over the Upper Waikato River, with Rotorua District Council (RDC) and Waikato Regional Council.
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World's largest man-made floating wetland completed
NewsRotorua's football field-sized floating wetland is now complete and will remain temporarily moored in a sheltered Bay at Sulphur Point for the next few months to allow plants to grow and root systems
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Rotorua New Years festivities to go off with a different bang
NewsLocals and visitors celebrating the New Year in Rotorua will be dancing to several new tunes this festive season with the announcement of a wider Mardi Gras festival to be held on the days leading up
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Victoria St Arterial vital for economy
NewsPreparing for the future is an essential job for any local authority, and Rotorua District Council regards strategic planning as one of its most important functions.
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Recruiting CEO and entity name for new Rotorua CCO
NewsIdentifying a trading name and recruiting a CEO were on the agenda of Rotorua's new economic development CCO (council owned organisation) when directors held their first board meeting this week.
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Wastewater treatment plant $8.5 million upgrade completed
NewsRotorua District Council has completed an $8.5 million upgrade of its waste water treatment plant which includes the commissioning of new membrane bioreactor technology.
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Business focused Long-term Plan 2012 adopted
NewsAfter nearly a year in development and following an extensive programme of consultation with business groups and other stakeholders, Rotorua District Council has adopted its Long-term Plan.
