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Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Latest News [Page 2]
Dawn Blessing Marks The Opening Of Pāpāmoa Hills Upgrade Project
Monday, 27 November 2023, 11:19 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/a9d99eb3e7268893791f.jpeg" width="720" height="479"> There’s a new look and experience to be had at Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park this summer. A blessing ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Regional Council To Upgrade Whakatāne’s Flood Protection
Monday, 20 November 2023, 12:45 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A multi-year, multi-stage project by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to upgrade the flood defences in Whakatāne is scheduled to begin in January 2024. Project Future Proof will work to replace or improve the existing stopbanks and floodwalls along ... More >>
Dairy Discharge Into Significant Rotorua Stream Leads To Prosecution
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 12:27 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. Chlorofield Limited pleaded guilty to the charge. Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council Regulatory Compliance Manager, Matthew ... More >>
Kiwifruit Grower Fined For Illegal Water Take
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 12:28 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A kiwifruit orchard has been convicted and fined $35,000 in the Tauranga District Court for unlawfully taking more than 18 million litres of water for irrigation. Terahu Orchard Limited pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully taking water for ... More >>
Scholarship Awarded For World First Climate Change Degree
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 11:19 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Mount Maunganui-based university student is the first recipient of the Toi Moana Climate Change Scholarship, awarded by Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Below, from left to right: Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council General Manager ... More >>
Primary Sectors Preparing For El Niño Summer Dry
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 1:33 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Primary Sector (Adverse Event) Coordination Group met on 20 October 2023 to discuss the El Niño implications this season. In September, NIWA declared El Niño conditions are present in New Zealand and predict these will remain throughout ... More >>
Scan To Help Keep The Lakes Pest-free
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 12:59 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
It’s now faster and easier for people enjoying the Rotorua Te Arawa lakes to confirm that their boat and trailer is free from freshwater pests. Instead of relying on a paper form to self-certify that their vessel and equipment are pest-free, lake ... More >>
Love The Beach? Tell Coast Care What You Think!
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 3:03 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty communities are being asked to have their say about what matters most to them about their coast – and help guide the work of a programme dedicated to protecting and enhancing our coastal environment. Coast Care’s Beach User Survey ... More >>
Legacy Funeral Homes Limited Faces Penalty For Unlawful Discharges
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 2:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Legacy Funeral Homes Limited has been convicted and fined a total of $70,000 for unlawful discharges of offensive and objectionable cremation smoke and ordered to pay reparation for emotional harm of $15,000 in total to directly impacted persons ... More >>
Viewing The Region From A Different Angle
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 10:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
There is a new way to see the Bay of Plenty, following the completion of a project to map the region in 3D using LiDAR (light detection and ranging) elevation data, which is now available through Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Made ... More >>
2023 School Sustainability And Resilience Fund Recipients Announced
Monday, 26 June 2023, 1:29 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Maungaarangi Kindergarten and Whānau Centre is a small kindergarten, but it has a big community behind it. The Welcome Bay-based kindergarten was one of 16 education providers to receive funding from Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s $50,000 ... More >>
Tree Removal Near Sala Street, Rotorua
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 2:34 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
More than 100 trees will soon be removed from the reserve area alongside Puarenga Stream, near Sala Street, to reduce the risk of tree fall. The removal project, which is due to start in July, is a joint effort between Bay of Plenty Regional Council, ... More >>
Transformational Joint Venture To Restore Waihī Estuary
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 10:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī have partnered to return 30ha of low-lying farmland to coastal wetland in an effort to improve the ecological health of Waihī Estuary. This significant collaborative ... More >>
Despite Set-back, Regional Council On Track To Reduce Emissions
Monday, 19 June 2023, 10:37 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has completed its third annual audit of its carbon emissions. Toi Moana started measuring their carbon emissions in 2019 and have managed to reduce that overall figure by 8%. Customer Contact Manager, Rebecca ... More >>
Moving Day Mastery: Plan Ahead To Stop Pests And Manage Effluent
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 11:31 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With Moving Day just around on the corner on June 1, it’s an exciting but busy time for the dairy farming community. It’s the day dairy farming families, contract milkers, sharemilkers, and employees move to new farms. In many cases cattle, farm ... More >>
Boaties Beware – Significant Rainfall Creates New Underwater Hazards At The Lakes
Monday, 29 May 2023, 3:24 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Boaties using the Rotorua lakes are being asked to be extra careful around lake edges following recent heavy rain which has significantly raised lake levels, creating new underwater hazards. It has also left some ramps unusable. Bay of Plenty Regional ... More >>
Record Rain Across The Rohe Causing Erosion And River Discolouration
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 12:36 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Multiple slips and erosion in the upper reaches of catchments across Bay of Plenty are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries and causing them to discolour. At sites measured by Bay of Plenty Regional Council there has been an average of ... More >>
Help Keep Flood Defences Functioning This Winter
Monday, 8 May 2023, 10:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With increased rainfall and weather events impacting the region, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding landowners living near the region’s flood defences to refresh themselves of the rules. The Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaws provide protection ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Councils Join Forces To Launch FutureFit - An Innovative Online Tool For A Sustainable Future
Monday, 1 May 2023, 2:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Climate change is a global challenge needing local action. Recognising this, councils within Bay of Plenty are excited to come together to support the region’s launch of FutureFit, an online tool to help individuals and families determine their carbon ... More >>
Celebrating The Bay Of Plenty’s Pest Animal Control Efforts Through Technology
Monday, 1 May 2023, 9:13 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A collective effort to develop an online mapping system shows the extent voluntary and community groups in the Western Bay of Plenty are going to in helping make the region predator free. More than 30,500 pests have been recorded as being caught across ... More >>
