Police are looking for the driver of a red ute after a hit-and-run in which a woman was seriously injured in Rotorua.

Authorities had got it "fairly right" over a possible threat to homes near a river north of Tūrangi, a resident says.

Rotorua councillors have asked chief executive Andrew Moraes to begin exploring unitary authority options with neighbours.

Rotorua councillors have asked chief executive Andrew Moraes to begin exploring unitary authority options with neighbours.