Rotorua Lakes District

Rotorua Lakes District
District
Rotorua district within the North Island
Rotorua district within the North Island
Coordinates: 38°13′48″S 176°16′41″E / 38.23°S 176.278°E / -38.23; 176.278
CountryNew Zealand
Regions
Wards
  • Rotorua Rural
  • Te Ipu Wai Auraki
  • Te Ipu Wai Taketake (Māori)
Main towns and settlementsRotorua, Ngongotahā
Government
 • MayorTania Tapsell
 • Parliamentary electorateRotorua
 • Territorial authorityRotorua Lakes Council
Area
[1]
 • Land2,409.31 km2 (930.24 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
77,800
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Area code07
Websitewww.rotorualakescouncil.nz Edit this at Wikidata
For the lakes, see Lakes of Rotorua.

Rotorua Lakes District or Rotorua District is a territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand. It has one urban area of significant size, the city of Rotorua. The district is governed by Rotorua Lakes Council, which is headquartered in Rotorua and is headed by a mayor. The district falls within two regional council areas, with the majority of the area and Rotorua city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the rest in the Waikato region.[3] Tania Tapsell has been the mayor of Rotorua since the 2022 local elections.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "About the Rotorua District". Rotorua Lakes Council. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.