At Evolve Rotorua we’ve been interested in this recent report from the New Zealand Initiative, which shines a light on untapped opportunities for our city. The New Zealand Initiative report; ‘Living after Midnight: For a better night-time environment’ says “New...

Improving civics spaces is a core component of what the Council needs to be doing. Having good civic spaces helps bring our community together, provides us with space to meet, play and relax. It also helps create a sense of understanding for each other and civic...

The creation of the Rotorua Youth Village is an incredible project that is being worked on by Te Waiariki Purea Trust, Rotorua Community Youth Centre Trust, Youth Projects Trust and the Rotorua Lakes Council. The proposal would see the site of the Youth Centre on Te Ngae Road developed into a Youth Village that would bring together a full range of youth-focused services, amenities and events into one location. It would create a vibrant space for youth to connect, learn, create, socialise and play.

The Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre has been home to some of Rotorua’s most exciting and diverse cultural and arts exposes.

The Rotorua Museum has seen a rich history since its opening in 1908. Once a bath house providing therapeutic treatments to visitors from all reaches of the globe, then in more recent times, a museum showcasing the town's treasured taonga and history.

The beautiful Rotorua lakefront needs redevelopment and revitalisation and Evolve Rotorua is pleased that the local Council has been able to secure significant investment in this project from central government via a $20 million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund....

Recently Rotorua achieved a world-first by becoming the location for the first indigenous-led program addressing chronic homelessness, with the opening of the Rotorua branch of the Housing First program. This is just one...

The organisation Kai Rotorua is leading an initiative to establish a Food Hub in Rotorua. The proposal is that a Living Building is built as a focal point for promoting and educating people around food sustainability and indigenous food providence. It would also house...

May is Tech Week in Rotorua and Evolve Rotorua is proud to support and promote the range of activities taking place as part of this initiative. Tech Week is a time to highlight and showcase the wealth of activity happening in Rotorua in the digital and tech sphere....

Public art is critical to a successful city. It reinforces culture, has tangible effects on wellbeing and is a measure of a successful city. The Rotorua Mural Symposium takes eight carefully selected artists all of whom have a week to produce a mural measuring 5m wide...