Te Awa Lakes Waikato: Inside the 2500-home housing development plan
Developer Simon Perry, a director of the Perry Group, said home ownership in New Zealand was declining, and…
Mamaku resident blames flooding for elevated E. coli levels at property, asks for council help
She said she believed the water that flowed in from surrounding higher properties potentially transported the contaminated material.…
Election 2026: Rotorua Lakes councillor Fisher Wang enters MP race
Wang was just 8 years old the last time Rotorua had a Labour MP. In 2019, as a…
Rotorua Lakes Council writes off $12.4m IT system after move to cloud
The move came after the provider, TechnologyOne, advised the council in September 2021 that it would end support…
Rotorua housing: Tenancy Tribunal slashes pensioner’s proposed rent
Last August, the council revealed plans to pass management of the portfolio to the community housing provider, citing…
Rotorua Lakes Council apologises after retailers incorrectly told they had to close on Easter Sunday
Fredrick said the guardians pointed to information on the council’s website saying retailers could not trade. They warned…
Rotorua lake businesses face resource consent crackdown as decade-old rule resurfaces
The rule arises from District Plan changes in 2016, but has largely gone unenforced until recently. It does…
Rotorua Lakes Council failed to consult Ministry of Social Development on key pensioner housing promise
After delays, the transfer was finalised on March 23, with rents scheduled to rise to market rates from…
Rotorua pensioners get extra time as housing rent increase postponed until June
The shift from council management was also intended to give tenants access to government housing assistance that was…
Residents rally against Rotorua’s fortnightly bin change
The shift to less frequent general waste collection has not been universally welcomed, particularly by larger households. An…
Rotorua SH30A roadworks debacle: Council responds to NZTA’s ‘no correspondence’ claim
Scheduled to last until mid-December, the work was cut short later that day after reported travel delays of…
Foreign buyers rush into Queenstown luxury property as rules ease
“About half a dozen private jets arrived in Queenstown over the past few weeks and they continue to…