Rotorua Lakes Council
47 stories since January 2025 Ongoing
Topics
- Lake Rotokākahi sewerage pipeline protest3 stories · February 2025Quiet since 28 Feb 2025
- Lake Tarawera sewerage scheme funding3 stories · February – March 2025Quiet since 17 Mar 2025
- Rotorua mayoral race 20253 stories · August – October 2025Quiet since 8 Oct 2025
- Council water fluoridation orders9 stories · February – March 2025Quiet since 26 Mar 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Rotorua councillor ejected from meeting after clash with mayor


- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata challenges Rotorua Airport expansion dispute


September 2026
- Government grant brings Rotorua Museum reopening closer



- Rotorua Lakes Council defends delayed food scraps collection rollout


August 2026
- Rotorua Lakes Council to apologise for rejecting Lakeland Queen petition


- Rotorua council broke law regarding sewerage pipeline near sacred lake


- Rotorua Lakes Council spends over $300,000 annually to maintain art collection


December 2025
- Rotorua council workers save great-grandmother's life in garden rescue




- Rotorua Night Market to return to city centre location




- Stallholders report sales drop during Rotorua Night Market trial



November 2025
- Rotting lake weed causes stench at Rotorua lakefront




- Rotorua supermarkets reject Kmart's trolley bond system




- Woman shaken after prowler attempts to enter Rotorua pensioner flat




October 2025
- Proposed Rotorua CBD liquor store application denied after 700 objections



- Rotorua council issues warnings for ten electoral breaches


- Hospitality backlash over trial move of Rotorua Night Market


September 2025
August 2025
- Rotorua mayor criticises Hobson's Pledge for using her image



+1 - Rotorua Lakes Council adopts new bylaws to address abandoned trolleys


- Rotorua election candidates debate use of AI in campaigning



- Rotorua election candidate addresses fatal 2013 road crash


- Rotorua Museum faces $8.3m funding shortfall for exhibition space


- Former council worker awarded lost wages after unjustified dismissal


- Rotorua councillor Gregg Brown changes decision on re-election bid


July 2025
- Rotorua resident suggests using drones to catch illegal dirt bikers




- Rotorua Lakes Council debates future wastewater discharge proposals


- Rotorua Lakes Council to bring parking services in-house


June 2025
- Rotorua mobile library service delivers over 80,000 books


- Rotorua Lakes Council hearing paused due to lack of quorum


- Homeless people trespassed from makeshift Rotorua CBD camp




- Rising sports field vandalism reported in Rotorua




- Rotorua Lakes Council to return Ngongotahā reserve to whānau


May 2025
- Timaru District Council wins best-tasting tap water in New Zealand



+1 - Rotorua Lakes Council reduces Tarawera sewerage scheme costs


- Rotorua council notifies public of Pūwhakamua consent application


March 2025
- Rotorua council to fluoridate two water supplies by Friday




- Rotorua deputy mayor criticises proposed rates swap scheme



- Rotorua police commander responds to opposition of Operation Trolley



- Rotorua Lakes Council seeks feedback on night market and sewerage funding




February 2025
- Judge orders pause to Tarawera sewerage scheme works


- Lake Tarawera residents seek fairer funding for sewerage scheme


- Protesters remain at Lake Rotokākahi amid sewerage pipeline works


- Seven arrested during Lake Rotokākahi sewerage pipeline protest



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