Thousands take up free WIFI on offer in Rotorua CBD
24.05.13: Rotorua District Council's newly implemented programme of free WiFi within the CBD is proving a big hit, with thousands of people already taking advantage of the service.
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Smoke testing Rotorua sewers to begin next week
23.05.13: As part of an improvement programme to reduce the amount of stormwater unnecessarily entering the district’s sewer system and being treated, Rotorua District Council is embarking on a programme to smoke test sewers across Rotorua. (Photo: Demonstration of the new sewer smoke testing gear about to be deployed in the Elizabeth St area next week)
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Free seminar and workshop for young blues musicians
22.05.13: Rotorua is once again hosting the Blues Festival over Queen's Birthday weekend. And there will be two opportunities for young students to gain blues guitar knowledge during the festival. (Photo: Rotorua Blues Festival headliner, Jimi Hocking)
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Blessing ceremony welcomes new rural fire appliances
21.05.13: Following extensive fundraising efforts and generous sponsorship from individuals and organisations, Rotorua District Council’s three rural volunteer fire forces has each had major new appliances added to their fleets. (Photo: Deputy principal rural fire officer, Richard Horn, said the rural volunteer fire force teams are “absolutely rapt” to have successfully secured new equipment)
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Rotorua mountain bike trails named among best on earth
20.05.17: Rotorua’s world-renowned mountain bike trails have won global praise as one of the eight top mountain biking destinations on earth, the only Southern Hemisphere place awarded such recognition. (Photo by Graeme Murray: Rotorua bike trials named among world’s best)
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