Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick has announced the appointment of 17 young local people to become the Rotorua District Youth Council for 2014.
Mrs Chadwick said the new team would begin their year on the Youth Council next month, initially spending a weekend together undertaking a comprehensive training and induction programme.
They will learn about local government, their responsibilities as young leaders and youth representatives, getting involved in community activities and contributing to the future direction of the district.
"Rotorua has recently elected a young district councillor who herself is a former member of our Youth Council. From her time as a youth councillor Tania Tapsell has developed an interest in governance and community leadership," she said.
"Tania will therefore be a model for the new intake of youth councillors who will hopefully look at her example and see where their new roles could potentially lead them.
"Tania has been appointed to play a lead in developing the youth component of our council's new People Strategy and she will be keen to ensure our youth councillors have input into the development of that key strategic programme.
