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Rotorua inner city in for big scrub-up on Saturday

Rotorua inner city in for big scrub-up on Saturday


Rotorua’s inner city is set to be scrubbed, brushed, water-blasted and polished on Saturday [1 November] as building owners, business operators and staff roll up their sleeves to take part in the city’s second Scrub Rotorua Day.

Inner City Focus Group spokesperson and city retailer Mike Steiner is again leading the project into its second year.

“I was delighted with Scrub Rotorua Day’s outstanding success last year and we thought it should become an annual event. It’s a great opportunity for city business people to get out there alongside their neighbours, tidy up their patch and show real pride in our beautiful city.”

As revitalisation of the inner city is a key goal in the community’s Rotorua 2030 vision, Rotorua District Council is getting right behind the Inner Focus Group initiative to spruce up the city.

Council staff will be offering members of the public the chance to brighten up Tutanekai Street by helping replant flower boxes, and will be installing new Holmes Group-sponsored ‘Jake Seats. The council and Keep Rotorua Beautiful are also coordinating painting of a Tag Free Wall, and opening a new pop-up Ideas Shop at 1225 Tutanekai Street, opposite Whitcoulls.

To make sure Scrub Day is a fun event for everyone, an all-day concert sponsored by Music Works will be taking place at City Focus, with a mix of entertainment running from 10am through to 4pm.

The concert will kick-off at 10.30am and feature DJ Jay and a line-up of talented local musicians including Ellis Carrington, Sam Hema, Stella Maris and Ariana Cudby.

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Local Radio station MoreFM will be on site to cover the event, broadcasting live from the Inner City during the day.

Cleaning and uniform company Alsco Rotorua has also come on board to support Scrub Rotorua Day. The company is setting up a cleaning supply station at City Focus, providing cleaning products to inner city businesses at no charge.

Waiariki Institute of Technology) will be installing a temporary display garden at City Focus. The garden is a project that students from Waiariki’s engineering and carpentry schools have been working together on for some time.

Mike Steiner is urging Rotorua locals to come to town on Saturday and show their support for local businesses as they take part in the inner city’s big annual spruce up.

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