Proposed changes Council is consulting on:

• Increasing fees and charges, in line with inflation, for eg admission to and hiring of venues and facilities, liquor licensing, dog registration, building and resource consents and parking. This is to reflect increased costs, minimise the shortfall ratepayers currently have to cover and shift from reliance on rates to those who use/benefit most from these services.
• Reduce level of service for city beautification (reduce weeding and mowing frequency, remove inner city flower beds, remove hanging baskets in Ngongotahā).
• Reduce support for sports clubs/codes and/or attracting and supporting events.
• Pausing planned improvements at sports grounds, recreation parks, playgrounds and Whakarewarewa and Titokorangi forests.
• Deferring Kuirau Park Skate Park.
• Pausing lakes infrastructure enhancements.
• Stop museum education services provided to local and out-of-town schools.
• Stop waste education activities.
• Close Rotorua Library on Sundays.
• Reduce funding and activities relating to arts and creative communities.
• Remove funding allocation for Economic Recovery Fund.
• Seek commercial partner to help fund Sala Street Cemetery chapel upgrade.
• Stop community funding grants (Partnerships, Community Grants and Neighbourhood Matching Fund).
• Reduce roading portfolio initiatives (including for maintenance of Te Ara Ahi cycle trail, Māori roadways, shared paths).
• Reduce funding for events attraction.