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Rotorua's $40m lakefront revamp gets local thumbs up

The newly-opened Rotorua lakefront on Saturday. Photo: Felix Desmarais /LDR The lakefront s new boardwalk - part of the $40 million redevelopment - opened to the public on Friday. Local Democracy Reporting spoke to some curious locals and tourists at the lakefront to get a gauge of their reaction to the new lakefront. Vinni Ramaka visited with her children and said it was nice work and the council had done a pretty good job on it . She believed it would be good for recreational activities, particularly with older children, but she had held her younger kids while on the boardwalk as there were no railings.

Playground sabotage: Broken glass endangering kids' fun in Rotorua

Playground sabotage: Broken glass endangering kids fun in Rotorua 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read The playground on Susan St has been closed because vandalism has caused ongoing safety issues. Photo / Maryana Garcia The playground on Susan St has been closed because vandalism has caused ongoing safety issues. Photo / Maryana Garcia Disgusting is how one parent describes the discarded broken glass making playgrounds in Rotorua dangerous for kids. The issue has become so concerning at one playground that the Rotorua Lakes Council has closed it and suspects some glass was left on the ground with the intent to cause injury. Council sport, recreation and environment manager Rob Pitkethley told the Rotorua Daily Post glass was again becoming an issue at Susan St playground.

Playground sabotage: Broken glass endangering kids' fun in Rotorua

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