Topic: Rotorua Energy Events Centre
Topic type:
2003 -
A $10m donation from the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust was given to Rotorua District Council to upgrade the Sportsdrome. Council then had to come up with the rest of what would be required to build this World Class facility for sports events, kapa haka, conferences and much more.
To follow the progress of this project to it's completion here is a selected list of articles from The Daily Post & Rotorua Review that are available to view on microfilm at the Rotorua District Library.
| 23 April 2003 | Daily Post | Upgrade mooted : Sportsdrome seen in poor light |
| 25 June 2003 | Daily Post | Sportsdrome expansion welcomed |
| 29 April 2005 | Daily Post | Red tape stalls plans for events centre : Rotorua public must have say on $21m project, council told / Rebecca Devine |
| 05 May 2005 | Rotorua Review | Centre bulges to $25.1m [Phil Campbell] |
| 10 May 2005 | Rotorua Review | $14m kick for events centre [Phil Campbell] |
| 14 June 2005 | Daily Post | Rotorua gears up for start of new centre |
| 25 June 2005 | Daily Post | $10m to upgrade Sportsdrome |
| 28 June 2005 | Rotorua Review | Work starts on $21m events centre / Mike Smith |
| 30 June 2005 | Daily Post | Events Centre cost explodes : work on $25m project to start next week |
| 05 July 2005 | Rotorua Review | Centre bulges to $25.1m / Phil Campbell |
| 05 July 2005 | Rotorua Review | Trust adds $2.5m to original $10m project / Phil Campbell |
| 19 July 2005 | Daily Post | Events Centre set to be spectacular / Rebecca Devine |
| 20 September 2005 | Rotorua Review | Events Centre catering issue put on RDC menu / Phil Campbell |
| 25 October 2005 | Rotorua Review | Cr Gould, events centre of attention / Phil Campbell |
| 26 October 2005 | Daily Post | Councillors delay a decision on catering / Rebecca Devine |
| 01 November 2005 | Rotorua Review | Councillors give centre another serve 'sum a drop in the ocean' / Phil Campbell |
| 08 November 2005 | Rotorua Review | Frank discussion on catering held by councillors, Rotorua hoteliers / Phil Campbell |
| 08 November 2005 | Rotorua Review | Councillors blow their stacks over Events Centre / Phil Campbell |
| 08 November 2005 | Daily Post | Council U-turn opens up catering contract / Rebecca Devine |
| 22 November 2005 | Rotorua Review | Whose catering right is it anyway / Phil Campbell |
| 06 December 2005 | Daily Post | Events Centre downscaled as developers worry about costs / Rebecca Devine |
| 13 December 2005 | Rotorua Review | Another sign for Energy Events Centre programme / Phil Campbell |
| 04 February 2006 | Daily Post | Experts cost events centre $3m. / Rebecca Devine |
| 31 March 2006 | Daily Post | Rotorua wins bid to host NZ's major tourism forum / Leanne Bell |
| 02 May 2006 | Daily Post | Centre over budget but on time : first booking looms for venue as officials face financial blow-outs / Rebecca Devine |
| 02 May 2006 | Rotorua Review | Marketing consortium formed in Rotorua / [Phil Campbell] |
| 13 May 2006 | Daily Post | Furore over catering contract / Rebecca Devine |
| 17 October 2006 | Rotorua Review | Add ons to centre adding on costs : from $25m to $28m / Phil Campbell |
| 17 October 2006 | Daily Post | Centre heads for $1.2m blow-out / Rebecca Devine |
| 19 October 2006 | Daily Post | Firms to be held accountable for events centre advice / Rebecca Devine |
| 19 October 2006 | Daily Post | Oversights take gloss off events centre / Jill Nicholas |
| 24 October 2006 | Daily Post | Who will take responsibility / Letters to the Editor |
| 24 October 2006 | Rotorua Review | Events Centre costs spur debate : consultants under fire at Council meeting [Phil Campbell] |
| 09 January 2007 | Rotorua Review | Photo - Two months until the official opening |
| 13 February 2007 | Rotorua Review | Dummy run for centre opening a success [Phil Campbell] |
| 15 March 2007 | Inside Tourism | Events Centre ideal venue for TRENZ, says PM / Nigel Coventry |
