Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group

The Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group is the overarching management group made up of representatives from Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Rotorua Lakes Council.

It coordinates policy and actions to improve the Rotorua lakes. The committee is now established in law, as part of the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement, for coordinated management of the Rotorua lakes.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been developed between the Crown, Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group consisting of Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Rotorua Lakes Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to assist the four partners in addressing the future of the Rotorua Lakes - in relation to the objective of maintaining or improving the water quality of the Rotorua Lakes through the Rotorua Lakes Protection and Restoration Action Programme.

Committee membership

Te Ururoa Flavell - Poū Tākiwaiora (Independent Chairperson)

Organisation	Representative(s)	Alternate
Te Arawa Lakes Trust	Nuki Nicholson Nicki Douglas	Annette Sykes Karen Vercoe Kereama Wright Rangitihi Pene
Rotorua Lakes Council	Mayor Tania Tapsell Cr Gregg Brown	Phill Thomass - Lakes Community Board
Bay of Plenty Regional Council	Chairman Doug Leeder Cr Kevin Winters (Deputy Chairperson)	Cr Te Taru White
Ministry for the Environment	Lorena Stephen, Director of Sustainable Land Use Delivery (Observer)	-

Meetings, agendas, and minutes

Only the most recent agendas and minutes are available on our website. Please contact us if you would like copies of older documents.

Note: all minutes are draft until confirmed at a subsequent meeting of this group.

2025

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Friday 4 April 09.30am – 1.30pm	Te Takinga Marae, 402 State Highway 33 Mourea, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
CANCELLED: Friday 13 June 09.30am – 1.30pm	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Monday 30 June 10am	Committee Room 1, Rotorua Lakes Council, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 22 August 09.30am – 1.30pm	Committee Room 1, Rotorua Lakes Council, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2024

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group Workshop Friday 22 March 09.30am – 12.30pm	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua
Friday 22 March 12.30pm – 1.30pm* Start time will be: 12.30pm or at conclusion of workshop.	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 14 June Public workshp 9.30am-11.00am Meeting 11.30am – 1.30pm or at the conclusion of the public workshop	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 20 September Public workshop 09.30am – 10.30am Meeting 10.30am - 1.30pm	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 6 December 09.30am – 1.30pm	Waiariki Room Bay of Plenty Regional Council Cnr Fenton and Pukaki Streets Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2023

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Friday 24 March 09.30am – 1.30pm	GHA Centre, 1108 Fenton Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 23 June 09.30am – 1.30pm	Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 22 September 09.30am – 1.30pm	TBC	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
CANCELLED Friday 8 December 09.30am – 1.30pm

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2022

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Wednesday 20 April 9:30am - 1:30pm (Rescheduled from 8 April)	Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 10 June 9.30am – 1.30pm	Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 30 September 9.30am – 1.30pm	Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

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Agenda and Minutes

Wednesday 20 April

9:30am - 1:30pm

(Rescheduled from 8 April)

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 10 June

9.30am – 1.30pm

Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 30 September

9.30am – 1.30pm

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2021

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Friday 12 February 9:30 am – 1:30 pm	Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 14 May 9:30 am – 1:30 pm	Nukuteapiapi Room, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, 1194 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 22 October 9:30 am – 1:30 pm	Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua.	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Date/Te ra
Time/Taima

Location/Wahi

Agenda and Minutes

Friday 12 February

9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 14 May

9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Nukuteapiapi Room, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, 1194 Haupapa Street, Rotorua

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Friday 22 October

9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Waiariki Room, Corner Fenton & Pukaki Street, Rotorua.

Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2020

Meetings August to December 2020

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agenda and Minutes
Wednesday 5 August 9:30am - 11:30am	Council Chambers, Rotorua Lakes Council, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua.	Obtain agenda, minutes and relevant documents here.
Friday 11 September Cancelled
Tuesday 27 October 9:30am – 12:30 m	Nukuteapiapi Room, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, 1194 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Friday 11 December Cancelled

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

Meetings January to July 2020

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Agendas	Minutes
Friday 13 March 9:30am - 11:30am Taheke (Opatia) Marae, 119 Okere Road, Okere Falls, Rotorua.	Agenda	Minutes Tabled Items Tabled Item 1 - Public Forum - LWQS Symposium Proceedings and Outcomes Tabled Item 2 - TALT Work Programme 2020-2022 Presentations PowerPoint Presentation 1 - Delivery of Te Tuapapa Framework TALT PowerPoint Presentation 2 - Tarawera Project Update TALT Elva Conroy PowerPoint Presentation 3 - TALT Update

Friday 13 March

9:30am - 11:30am

Taheke (Opatia) Marae, 119 Okere Road, Okere Falls, Rotorua.

Agenda

Minutes

Tabled Items

Presentations

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2019

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Location/Wahi	Agendas	Minutes
Friday 5 April 9:30am	Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Agenda	Minutes Presentation Item 13.1 – Status Report Presentation Item 13.1 – Tarawera Farm Environmental Plans Presentation Item 13.1 – Example Farm Environmental Plan (Tabled item)
Friday 14 June 9:30am	Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Agenda	Minutes Item 10.1 Draft Plan Change 14 OSET Update - Changing on-site Effluent Treatment rules for Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes
Friday 27 September 9:30am	Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua	Agenda	Minutes

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Friday 5 April

9:30am

Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua

Agenda

Minutes

Presentation Item 13.1 – Status Report
Presentation Item 13.1 – Tarawera Farm Environmental Plans
Presentation Item 13.1 – Example Farm Environmental Plan (Tabled item)

Friday 14 June

9:30am

Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua

Agenda

Minutes

Item 10.1 Draft Plan Change 14 OSET Update - Changing on-site Effluent Treatment rules for Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes

Friday 27 September

9:30am

Rotorua Lakes Council, Council Chambers, 1061 Haupapa Street, Rotorua

Agenda

Minutes

Note: Meeting date or venues may change - please check this page regularly.

2018

Date/Te ra Time/Taima	Agendas	Minutes
Friday 9 March	Agenda	Minutes
Friday 15 June	Agenda Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group Separate Cover report and late report - 15 June 2018	Minutes
Friday 2 November	Agenda	Minutes
Friday 14 December	Cancelled

For minutes and agendas from before 2018, please contact our Governance Team.