Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Access to Lake Rotomā blocked after four-wheel-drivers damage lakebed

Rotorua Daily Post
25 Feb, 2022 04:22 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Lake Rotoma. Photo / Supplied

Lake Rotoma. Photo / Supplied

Access to Lake Rotomā is being blocked after four-wheel-drive vehicles have continued to drive across the lakebed despite the environmental damage.

Te Arawa Lakes Trust environment manager Nicki Douglas said she was saddened by the damaging activity.

"Restoring our lakes and surrounding environments is a legacy we take pride in and the behaviour continues to go against the hard work everyone is doing for the wellbeing of our lakes, waterways and lakebeds."

Douglas said the risk of vehicles spreading weeds and catfish is high.

Access has been blocked at Rotomā Rift Valley and further barriers will be placed to stop four-wheel-drive and vehicle access to the foreshore and lake.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Changing the mindsets of those who have enjoyed four-wheel-drive and vehicle access to Lake Rotomā will be challenging and prohibiting four-wheel-drive and vehicle access is a temporary fix."

Local community members raised concerns about four-wheel-drive and vehicle activities, camping and large amounts of rubbish being dumped on Lake Rotomā in November.

Earlier this month the Daily Post reported condoms, human faeces, old mattresses and empty bottles were being left on the lake edge.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Te Arawa Lakes is liaising with landowners, hapū, the Rotorua Lakes Council Lakes Community Board and Department of Conservation to put solutions in place.

The trust encourages anyone who has concerns to report inappropriate behaviour to Te Arawa Lakes Trust at koreromai@tearawa.iwi.nz.

Discover more

New Zealand

'A real nightmare': Used condoms, human poo and drag racing plague Lake Rotomā residents

04 Feb 05:00 AM
Kahu

Te Arawa man to lead Three Waters reform programme

25 Feb 01:02 AM

Study: Majority of Te Arawa marae unaware of Civil Defence plan for natural disasters

22 Feb 09:22 PM

Te Tatau o Te Arawa reports 'small' $5k surplus

24 Feb 02:39 AM
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Police search for suspect after man shot in leg

06 Jul 10:51 PM
Rotorua Daily Post

Kāinga Ora axes housing project, reveals new plans

06 Jul 06:00 PM
Premium
Opinion

Balancing power: What the employment law changes mean for you

06 Jul 05:00 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Police search for suspect after man shot in leg

Police search for suspect after man shot in leg

06 Jul 10:51 PM

Information sought about man in green coat and gumboots on Pine Drive, Murupara.

Kāinga Ora axes housing project, reveals new plans

Kāinga Ora axes housing project, reveals new plans

06 Jul 06:00 PM
Premium
Balancing power: What the employment law changes mean for you

Balancing power: What the employment law changes mean for you

06 Jul 05:00 PM
Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

Caught on tape: Identity finally revealed of Jaguar-driving teen behind CBD rampage

06 Jul 06:00 AM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP