Leader nominations
Local residents are being encouraged to nominate people for the Rotorua Community Leadership Awards. The awards were held for the first time last year and were presented to 16 leaders in the Rotorua community. This year Mayor Kevin Winters, in association with the Sir Peter Blake Trust, The Daily Post, Rotorua Trust, Rotorua Chamber of Commerce and Rotorua District Council, has been calling for nominations. There are seven categories to enter - sport, youth, the arts, iwi, business, the environment and community service. The nominations close tomorrow and can be made by going to The Daily Post's website, www.dailypost.co.nz.
Wingspan on TV
Wingspan Birds of Prey staff and two birds from the Rotorua raptor conservation centre are to feature on TV One's Good Morning show tomorrow. Falconers Debbie Stewart and Noel Hyde along with Rudd Kleinpaste will appear with Australian harrier Fran and New Zealand falcon Shaheena to promote the only raptor breeding and conservation programme in the country and their first 20 years of work. The group are due to appear at 10am.
Talent auditions
New Zealand's Got Talent will be holding auditions at the Rotorua Convention Centre from 4pm to 10pm on Monday. They will also be at Rotorua Toyota on Sunday. There's no entry fee, no age limit and every talent genre imaginable is welcome. The series will screen on TVNZ this year. The winner gets a prize worth $100,000.