- Joined: Aug 2011
- published: 137
Published a story 8:37am May 23rd
Mayor and councillors to receive pay rises
23 May 2013
Rotorua's mayor and councillors are today expected to sign off on pay rises for themselves but they won't get them until after October's local body elections.
Published a story 10:51am May 22nd
Future of federation in doubt
22 May 2013
The relevance of the Te Arawa Federation of Maori Authorities is being questioned and authority members have called a meeting to discuss its future.
Published a story 8:33am May 22nd
Call to axe 50 council jobs
22 May 2013
District councillor Mike McVicker has blasted the council's draft Annual Plan saying increasing debt levels and too many staff are damaging the organisation's credibility.
Published a story 10:23am May 21st
Person of the Month: Rolly Rolston
21 May 2013
For 23 years Rolly Rolston was the backbone of Rotorua's RSA, recently retiring to spend more time with his family.
Published a story 7:57am May 21st
Te Arawa hapu mark land
21 May 2013
Te Arawa hapu protesting the proposed Rotorua Eastern Arterial have drawn their own line in the sand, marking their territory with three carved pouwhenua along the proposed route.
Published a story 7:57am May 20th
Nine in regional finals
20 May 2013
Rotorua school bands made a big impression on the judges at the Smokefreerockquest regional heats with nine groups making the regional finals.
Published a story 8:40am May 15th
Traffic hassles spark public complaints
15 May 2013
Issues surrounding vehicle access into Rotorua's new Redwood Centre will be independently assessed after complaints from the public.
Published a story 8:23am May 14th
World champs await winning speaker
14 May 2013
For the second time in three years Rotorua's Kingi Biddle has been named the best public speaker in the country.
Published a story 7:55am May 13th
Going greener for good
13 May 2013
A new environmental education centre has been set up in Rotorua aiming to teach school children the value of recycling.
Published a story 10:47am May 10th
DOC re-structure brings big changes
10 May 2013
The Rotorua office of the Department of Conservation will lose three permanent positions after the Government announced its final re-structure.