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It was too little and too late. The Thompson creditors in 1966 forced the sale of the company and Saul Padek got control of all the stock for less than $4,000 cash layout. The Thompson family was out of the boat business at Peshtigo. Under Padek's ownership Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 1966. Padek ...
Rotorua Lakes Council or Rotorua District Council (Māori: Te kaunihera o ngā roto o Rotorua) is the territorial authority for the Rotorua District of New Zealand. [ 1 ] The council is led by the mayor of Rotorua , who is currently Tania Tapsell .
Rotorua is served by state highways 5, 30, and 30A, and the Thermal Explorer Highway touring route, with state highways 33 and 36 terminating on the outskirts of the city. State Highway 5, running concurrently with the Thermal Explorer Highway, is the main north–south route through Rotorua, bypassing the city centre to the west.
In 1979, the status was changed to a district when Rotorua City and Rotorua County amalgamated. [9] The district council held its first meeting on 2 April 1979. [ 10 ] At the 27 November 2014 council meeting, it was decided to change the operating name of the council to Rotorua Lakes Council, while the official name would remain unchanged. [ 11 ]
The Great Lakes ship Joseph H. Thompson was built from portions of Marine Robin with major reconfiguration and lengthening. The two new parts were brought to Chicago and united and new superstructure added at American Shipbuilding to form what at the time was the longest ship on the lakes and holder of the title " Queen of the Lakes " by reason ...
Mourea is a settlement in Rotorua Lakes within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on a thin strip of land between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti , on State Highway 33 .
Fenton Park is an eastern suburb in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Fenton Street contains Rotorua's main motel strip and is sometimes referred to as "Motel Mile". [3] State Highway 30 runs through the southern part of the suburb and SH 30A runs along the northeast boundary.
Ngongotahā is a small settlement on the western shores of Lake Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of the Rotorua central business district, and is considered as a suburb of Rotorua. [3] It is part of the Rotorua functional urban area as defined by Statistics New Zealand. [4]