News updates – Whakahou kawepūrongo
23 August 2022 – Final stage of Rotorua Lakefront boardwalk now open
29 April 2022 – Lakefront toddler play space open ahead of the weekend
14 April 2022 – Dawn karakia marks installation of ngā tumu me te toka māpuna
4 April 2022 – Construction of new lakefront carpark well underway
15 February 2022 – Construction on a new lakefront carpark has begun
4 February 2022 – Work to begin on a new toddler play area at Rotorua Lakefront
28 January 2022 – New lakefront toilet block now open
20 January 2022 – Painting of cultural design to begin on lakefront basketball court
17 December 2021 – New Rotorua lakefront playground now open
30 November 2021 – Cultural designs integrated in new lakefront elements
16 September 2021 – Work begins on next stage of Rotorua Lakefront boardwalk
14 September 2021 – Work to begin on toddler play area at Rotorua Lakefront
11 August 2021 – Work begins on new toilet block at Lakefront
9 July 2021 – Karakia marks opening of new lakefront boardwalk and terracing
17 June 2021 – New stages of work to begin at the lakefront
6 May 2021 – Watch the latest drone footage of the Lakefront Redevelopment (Update 4)
1 April 2021 – New Memorial Plaza at the Rotorua Lakefront is now complete
27 November 2020 – Watch the latest drone footage of the Lakefront Redevelopment (Update 3)
23 September 2020 – Watch the latest drone footage of the Lakefront Redevelopment. (Update 2)
16 September 2020 – Students visit Lakefront construction site
19 August 2020 – School students learn about the Lakefront project
6 August 2020 – Parking changes at Rotorua Lakefront
31 July 2020 – PGF invests $1 million in Lakefront cultural overlay
13 July 2020 – Lakefront playground construction due to begin
25 June 2020 – Next contracts awarded for lakefront development
24 June 2020 – Watch drone footage of the Lakefront Redevelopment (Update 1)
28 May 2020 – Watch the latest Lakefront project update presented to the full Council on 28 May 2020
10 March 2020 – What’s happening along the lake edge?
20 December 2019 – Ray Puhara from HEB Construction explains the work that is currently underway at the Rotorua Lakefront.
Watch the video (1 minute 52 seconds)
17 December 2019 – Contract awarded for beginning of Stage 2 of lakefront development
9 December 2019 – Helen Kerr, of design group Isthmus, talks about the exciting plans for the new play space that will be created as part of the Rotorua Lakefront development.
Watch the video (2 minutes)
25 November 2019 – Isthmus Group landscape architect Travis McGee talks about the importance of connecting people to the water in the Rotorua Lakefront development.
Watch the video (1 minute 53 seconds)
22 November 2019 – First stage of lakefront construction well underway
14 November 2019 – Hear from Isthmus Group director David Irwin about the Rotorua Lakefront development and how it will celebrate the famed lake edge, and the uniqueness, of Rotorua.
Watch the video (1 min 34 seconds)
31 October 2019 – Dr Ian Kusabs and William Anaru explain the process for catching and relocating kōura from Lake Rotorua to protect the species while the redevelopment work is underway.
Watch the kōura catching video (2 minutes)
Learn how kōura are measured (1 minute)
23 October 2019 – Lakefront development earthworks begin next week
15 October 2019 – Karakia marks beginning of lakefront development
(Watch the karakia.)
07 October 2019 – Contractors signed for stage 1 of lakefront development
09 May 2019 – Ideas from tamariki come to life in playground designs
