Rotorua Lakes Council $6.7m Terax investment makes no return in 12 years

Felix Desmarais
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Local Democracy Reporter ·Rotorua Daily Post·
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Rotorua Lakes Council $6.7m Terax investment makes no return in 12 years
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Rotorua's council spent a decade and almost $7 million trying to make money from human poo - but made nothing.

A Local Democracy Reporting investigation can now reveal a $6.7m Rotorua District Council investment in technology to turn human waste into "gold" has returned zero dollars in 12 years.

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