Rotorua Lakes Council News
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- "Third-World Conditions": Mamaku Resident Records Massive E. coli Spikes in Floodwaters
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Environment
A homeowner in the rural village of Mamaku is pleading for urgent infrastructure intervention after laboratory tests revealed extreme levels of E. coli bacteria in floodwaters pass...
- Rotorua Mayor and Councillor Deny 'Premeditated Attack' After Meeting Walk-Out
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Politics
Rotorua Lakes Council descended into "nasty politics" this week as Councillor Robert Lee stormed out of a strategy workshop, later accusing Mayor Tania Tapsell and Councillor Merep...
- Tenancy Tribunal Slashes Rotorua Pensioner’s Rent by 40 Percent Amid Housing Overhaul
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Section: Politics
The Tenancy Tribunal has ordered a significant rent reduction for a Rotorua pensioner, Mary Smith, after determining that a proposed 143 percent rent increase by the Rotorua Lakes...
- Parolees Relocated as Disputed Reintegration Site Founder Vows to Continue
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: AXL News
The founder of the Pūwhakamua parolee reintegration programme, Billy Macfarlane, has declared he will continue to house individuals on bail at his Ōwhata site, despite the Departme...
- Rotorua lake businesses blindsided by decade-old resource consent rule
Published: Apr 6, 2026
Section: Australia & Oceania
Fourteen commercial operators on Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti have been notified by the Rotorua Lakes Council that they are in breach of a 2016 District Plan provision. The rule,...