Rotorua encouraged to celebrate its tamariki this Children s Day
4 Mar, 2021 11:47 PM
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Children playing at Lake Rotoma Matahi Scenic Reserve. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua is being encouraged to celebrate its future and treasures this weekend - our tamariki.
Every year, on the first Sunday in March, there is a national day Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki Children s Day which celebrates the young people in our lives.
This year the Redwoods Children s Day - an afternoon of nature-based stories, art, music and forest adventures - has not been able to take place.
Childrens arts and community advocate, Jill Walker, is encouraging people to still take the time to celebrate spirit of the national day.
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One year, 86 houses: Rotorua development to ease pressure on city s housing crisis
25 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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A new development at the site of the formerly failed Kawaha Point Villas is set to bring 86 new affordable properties to Rotorua. Local builders are expected to start construction next week and properties will be available to buyers from as early as March 8.
The project s new developer has rebranded the development as Mountview Green and offers 26 properties on Koutu s Ian St and roughly 60 more properties on a Frank St site across the road.
The three-bedroom and two-bathroom houses will range from standalone, duplex and terraced options - with a portion also reserved for KiwiBuild.
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Extraordinary meeting to put temporary alcohol ban on Rotorua reserves
9 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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A year-long alcohol ban has been proposed for reserves not in the current Rotorua alcohol ban bylaw following increasing disorder and crime. Photo / File
A year-long alcohol ban has been proposed for reserves not in the current Rotorua alcohol ban bylaw following increasing disorder and crime. Photo / File
Fighting, human faeces, broken bottles and old needles in three Rotorua reserves are among issues putting young people at risk, and may see new liquor bans rushed in. The Rotorua Lakes Council will hold an extraordinary meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposed year-long bans after concerns were raised about the safety of children and young people who use the reserves.