Rotorua Lakes Council to return Ngongotahā reserve to whānau

NZ Herald1NewsThursday 5 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Te Pāti Māori, Rotorua Lakes Council

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The Rotorua Lakes Council has agreed to gift an 810sq m public reserve in Ngongotahā back to the whānau who donated it decades ago. The land was previously part of a family farm. The decision followed a majority of public submissions in April.

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First reported by NZ Herald, Thu 5 Jun 2025, 6:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 5 hours
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Rotorua council gifts Ngongotahā reserve back to original landowners (opens in new tab)

  2. 1News1News

    'Right and proper': Rotorua council agrees to return land to whānau (opens in new tab)