Bay of Plenty — Western Bay of Plenty District Council has today voted to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) with one councillor saying it has swung ‘so far left’ that it no longer represented local views.

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Tauranga — Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton can reveal that Tauranga City Council has spent more than $180,000 on a documentary about Te Manawataki o Te Papa, a civic precinct development in Tauranga.

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Opotiki — Dignitaries and guests visited Ōpōtiki today to mark the completion of construction work on the 350m-long harbour seawalls.

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Rotorua — Cuts to critical community education and environmental services and jobs are being glossed over in Rotorua District Council’s public consultation according to the union representing many council workers.

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Bay of Plenty — Volunteer maritime warden Barry Benton is pretty much on duty 24/7.

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Bay of Plenty — Despite an increased workload and the grounding of the MV Rena off the Tauranga coast last October, Bay of Plenty Regional Council still delivered on its major projects, including progressing its major programmes for Rotorua Lakes and Tauranga Harbour.

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Bay of Plenty — Bay of Plenty Regional Council may have one extra councillor elected at next year's local body elections, due to population growth in the Tauranga constituency area.

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Bay of Plenty — Decisions on all submissions to the Proposed Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement will be publically released this week (Tuesday 14 August).

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Bay of Plenty — Bay of Plenty Regional Council's first contestable Regional Infrastructure Funding round will be held in 2012/13, following yesterday's adoption of the Council's Ten Year Plan.

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Bay of Plenty — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted its Ten Year Plan after responding to public views and substantially cutting general rates increases, while continuing to fund the region's environmental and economic priorities.

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Bay of Plenty — Bay of Plenty Mayors and Chair decided to proactively work together and seek to be involved in discussions on the Central Government's Better Local Government Reform.

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Rotorua — Rotorua posties will be busy this week delivering 30,000 twelve page summaries of Rotorua District Council’s newly released draft long-term plan to households across the district.

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Bay of Plenty — Three Bay of Plenty Emergency Response teams received certificates of appreciation last week, during meetings with the Minister of Civil Defence, Chris Tremain.

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Bay of Plenty — Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chairman John Cronin welcomed today's release of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission's interim report into the grounding of the cargo ship MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef on 5 October 2011.

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Rotorua — Rotorua residents are being challenged to make sure their wood is good – get it now and give it time to season.

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Bay of Plenty — In an effort to save time and money, while minimising environmental impacts and creating a healthier workforce, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are getting bike wise.

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Rotorua — Rotorua District Council is conscious of the need to ensure we have a fair and equitable rating system, especially for businesses in our district which we hope will help drive future economic growth for Rotorua.

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Rotorua — Rotorua Police have made a further two arrests this afternoon in relation to the murder of a 64 year old man in Kuirau Park earlier this week.

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Rotorua — Fifteen young people from five local schools have been selected to serve on the 2012 Rotorua District Youth Council (RDYC).

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Rotorua — Merepeka Raukawa-Tait was sworn in as a councillor on the Rotorua District Council in an official ceremony this week.

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Rotorua — Rotorua District Council has adopted a Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) as its preferred structure to drive the implementation of the recently adopted Rotorua Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy (RSEGS).

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Rotorua — It’s that time of the year when Rotorua District Council (RDC) is on the lookout for the city’s future leaders.

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