News
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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
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Making history at Rotorua Museum
News18.08.13: Rotorua Museum staff are excited to be hosting the historic same-sex wedding tomorrow (19 August).
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Council survey reveals increased demand for local social services
News17.08.13: Results from latest Examining the Environment for Social Service Organisations' survey reveal local social services, and emergency and relief organisations reported increased demand for soci
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$25,000 on offer for funding new community safety projects
News16.08.13: Rotorua District Council is inviting applications to its Community Crime Prevention Fund for the 2013/14 year.
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Events and Venues help secure replacement football match
News15.08.13: Local football fans will get to see New Zealand's top professional footballers in action when a Wellington Phoenix selection takes on New Zealand-based All Whites players in Rotorua on 22 Se
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Final days for nominations for local authority elections
News14.08.13: Rotorua residents are being reminded that nominations close this week for the 2013 local authority elections.
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Local artist wins $10,000 Rotorua Museum art award
News13.08.13: Local Rotorua artist Kylie Tiuka (pictured) has beaten almost 100 artists to take out the $10,000 Rotorua Museum Supreme Art Award with her work Te Korihi (birdsong).
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Repairs to State Highway 30 at Ruato Bay to start soon
News11.08.13: Works to repair the cliff above State Highway 30 at Ruato Bay will start soon, after the NZ Transport Agency and project partner Rotorua District Council awarded the contract for the repairs
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District Plan hearings to be held after elections
News10.08.13: Rotorua District Council has decided to delay the start of its programme of hearings on the proposed District Plan until after this year's local authority elections.
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Rules for Lake Rotorua catchment a step closer
News09.08.13: A decision on how nitrogen limits will be allocated to specific land uses in the Lake Rotorua catchment is a step closer.
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Council staff Hat Day raises funds for St John
News08.08.13: St John's representatives Nigel Caley (left) and Mike France collect a donation of $309 from Rotorua District Council staff members last week.
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The Redwoods artistic new toilets open
News07.08.13: The Redwoods' new public toilet facilities and art installations were unveiled to the public yesterday (6 August) featuring a conservation education theme. (Photo: Designer of The Redwoods t
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First pre-election report published by Rotorua District Council
News06.08.13: Rotorua District Council has published its first ever pre-election report.
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The Redwoods new toilet block and art installation opening this week
News05.08.13: The Redwoods' new public toilet facilities with art installations featuring endangered native bird species are being unveiled to the public this week in Whakarewarewa Forest. (Photo: Artist
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Council conducting online poll on smokefree bus stops
News04.08.13: RDC is conducting an online poll to gauge locals' views on whether bus stops should become smokefree.