Rotorua ratepayers could face a near double-figure rates rise this year, despite their council looking to defer work to spread costs amid a tough economic.
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Rotorua councillors this week decided to spend $40,000 to remove the distinctive - but corrosion-damaged - metal “fins” from the facade of the Energy Events.
A prominent businessman is calling for a ban on begging in the city after customers were "pestered" and staff had to be given panic buttons as beggar numbers rose.