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Rotorua Daily Post, 2 Sep 2026

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Article‘Delay tac­tics’

The Bay of Plenty Regional Coun­cil is tri­al­ling repair options for the deteri­or­at­ing Ō hau Chan­nel diver­sion wall, with a decision on the struc­ture’s future likely early next year. Lake advoc­ates say the work falls short of a com­mit­ment to...

‘Delay tac­tics’

ArticleRotorua farm­ing com­munity named fresh­wa­ter cham­pion

The Lake Rotorua farm­ing com­munity has been named a 2026 Fresh­wa­ter Cham­pion in recog­ni­tion of its long-term con­tri­bu­tion to improv­ing water qual­ity in the Lake Rotorua catch­ment. Five indi­vidu­als and groups from around New Zea­l­and...

Rotorua farm­ing com­munity named fresh­wa­ter cham­pion

ArticleAudit: Burnout, abuse

Burnout, work­load and pub­lic aggres­sion towards front­line staff have emerged as key health and safety risks for Rotorua Lakes Coun­cil’s work­force. The audit and risk com­mit­tee reviewed the coun­cil’s health and safety per­form­ance for 2025/26...

Audit: Burnout, abuse

ArticleThe 2026 Fresh­wa­ter Cham­pi­ons are:

Lake Rotorua Farm­ing Com­munity Rid­di­ford Whā nau Mana Moana Three Lakes Sam Lud­den Arapā rera Com­munity Catch­ment Soci­ety

The 2026 Fresh­wa­ter Cham­pi­ons are:

ArticleFears for coun­cil staff

accoun­ted for 16% of repor­ted risk events dur­ing the year, mak­ing it the second-most fre­quently repor­ted risk cat­egory. The report noted viol­ence and aggres­sion were par­tic­u­larly pre­val­ent in cus­tomer-facing and enforce­ment roles and...

Fears for coun­cil staff

ArticleLake wall delays spark grow­ing anger

wall” scen­ario would have only a minor impact on Lake Rotoiti. Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell pub­licly cri­ti­cised the regional coun­cil over the wall in July 2025, back­ing calls for urgent action. That coun­cil called for urgent invest­ment in March.

Lake wall delays spark grow­ing anger