The Whakarewarewa Forest "Hub site" will transform the gravel carpark into a sealed carpark with a toilet and shower facility and an event space and seated area.
As part of the project Long Mile Rd and the Visitor Centre at the Redwoods will be upgraded.
Can't see the wood for the trees? By focusing on detail you lose perspective and miss what is important. Another budget overrun where it is doubled before it is even started?
Value for ratepayer's money or will this be another case of haste makes more waste? Will it end up an attraction for freedom campers?
Let's set the wheels in motion for change in the next election, before the "hub caps" fall off.
Tracey McLeod
Lake Tarawera
Autumn leaves
It's that time of year again - leaves falling off trees, heavy rain, blocked drains, flooding, and yet our council keeps planting more deciduous trees.
Why not just plant evergreens and native trees?
The cost of cleaning up leaves each year must be costly and the nutrient run off into the lake from rotting leaves must be bad.
Chriss Taylor
Rotorua
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