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International events award adds feather to Rotorua’s cap
News18.09.13: Rotorua's reputation for hosting world-class events has been recognised on a global scale with the city receiving an International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) World Festival and
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Karl Chitham talks Turkington
News16.09.13: Rotorua Museum art curator, Karl Chitham, explores the career of one of the country's most prolific mural artists, James Turkington, during a free talk at the museum on Wednesday (18 Septemb
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OSET Plan system upgrade deadlines extended
News15.09.13: Septic tank system upgrade deadlines have been extended in the Rotorua Lakes area as part of changes to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's On-site Effluent Treatment Plan.
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Damian Marley to headline Raggamuffin
News14.09.13: Bob Marley's youngest son and three time Grammy award winner, Damian Marley, will headline next year's Raggamuffin Festival taking place in Rotorua from Friday 31 January to 1 February.
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2013 Perceptions of Safety Survey available
News13.09.13: The 2013 Perceptions of Safety Survey' has revealed that local residents are increasingly feeling that Rotorua is a safe place to live.
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Customer Centre team wins two awards at ALGIM awards
News12.09.13: RDC's Customer Centre team hosted the annual ALGIM Customer Service Symposium at the Convention Centre this week and also came up trumps at the event's awards evening. (Photo: RDC Customer C
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Significant improvements in lake but rules still needed
News11.09.13: Lake Rotorua's water quality has seen significant improvements in recent times, but Bay of Plenty Regional Council says rules to reduce nitrogen losses from pastoral land use are still neede
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Council challenges locals to get involved in Keep NZ Beautiful Week
News10.09.13: Rotorua District Council is challenging locals to clean-up our city during this year's Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week activities.
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Employment, education, opportunity the focus of Regional Council fundi
NewsBay of Plenty Regional Council has allocated $40.5 million to infrastructure projects that will create employment and education opportunities across the region - with no impact on rates in coming year
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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