Discharging wastewater into lake off the table for now
The council is working to withdraw current consent applications before the court.
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Second Rotorua councillor running for Parliament
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Crankworx will get $1.6m funding boost
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Man critically injured in Taupō, another man charged
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Good Health Directory 2020 available now
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Letters to the editor: Council preoccupied with spending money
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Three-vehicle crash on SH33 near Okere Falls turnoff
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