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Western Bay Streams At Near Record Low Levels
Friday, 10 April 2020, 3:32 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
As the dry weather continues, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking people to make every effort to reduce water use – especially those in the rural sectors. Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Water Shortage Event Manager Steve Pickles says ... More >>
Technology Ensuring Work And Democracy Continues
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8:34 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has settled into a new normal during the COVID-19 Alert Level 4, with technology enabling staff productivity and ensuring governance and democracy can continue. Chief Executive Fiona McTavish said since the start of ... More >>
Regional Council Works With Local Councils For Strong Economic Recovery
Monday, 6 April 2020, 4:40 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is working with Rotorua Lakes Council and other local authorities to take a regional approach to COVID-19 recovery. Regional Council Chair, Doug Leeder, said that in light of RLC’s announcement today on rates collection ... More >>
Majority Of Oily Waste Recovered
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 11:14 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The majority of oily waste from last night’s spill into Tauranga Harbour has been recovered after Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff worked into the night. It is now believed the spill was mainly made up of cooking oil mixed with residual bilge ... More >>
Regional Council Responding To Oil Spill
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 9:46 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council oil spill response staff have been working to contain an oil spill at Sulphur Point in Tauranga. An estimated 2,000 litres of oily sludge is believed to have been discharged from a tanker truck at around 5pm ... More >>
Zero General Rates Rise And Flexibility Focus For Regional Council
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 4:09 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council met today to shift its focus from business as usual to essential services that will support communities through the coming weeks. It has now set an Emergency Committee in place; to allow swift decision-making and delegated ... More >>
Regional Council Prepares For Big Dry
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 11:14 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is putting extra preparations in place to ensure the region’s waterways are well cared for if this summer’s dry weather continues. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Regulatory Services General Manager Sarah Omundsen ... More >>
Kaituna River Re-diversion Opening Celebrated
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 4:51 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Tangata whenua, Maketū schoolchildren, and other locals gathered together today with contracting staff, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council representatives, to celebrate the return of freshwater flows from ... More >>
Low Lake Levels Around Rotorua
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 1:54 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua’s long, dry summer has seen lake levels in the region drop, with Bay of Plenty Regional Council closely monitoring the situation, particularly on Rotorua and Rotoiti. The low lake levels can impact navigation and access to some jetties, ... More >>
New boat ramp for Christmas
Monday, 23 December 2019, 11:05 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An upgraded new boat ramp at Ford Road, near Maketu, will open tomorrow, ahead of schedule and in time for people to enjoy it over the Christmas break. More >>
International award for local clean-up project
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 3:20 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project in Whakatāne has scooped the Australasian Land and Ground Water Association (ALGA) project excellence award for Best Regional Remedial Project at last month’s awards ceremony. More >>
Reducing air pollution in the Mount
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 12:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new, official airshed covering the Mount Maunganui industrial area will help Bay of Plenty Regional Council better manage air quality in the area – enabling tighter rules and consent decisions and a greater ability to manage industrial discharges. More >>
Celebrating 25 years of caring for our coast
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:47 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Volunteers and key supporters of the Coast Care Bay of Plenty programme celebrated 25 years of restoring and protecting our region’s sand dunes on Sunday. The occasion was marked by the unveiling a new commemorative sign by Bay of Plenty Regional councillor ... More >>
Te Arawa Catfish Killas win supreme NZ biosecurity award
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 2:13 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Te Arawa Catfish Killas took out the top prize at the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards last night- beating out entrants from major national companies, government agencies and large established projects. More >>
Electric buses hit streets of Tauranga
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:59 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Five are now operating on the NZ Bus run Bayhopper fleet, the first in New Zealand outside of a main metropolitan centre. They’re part of Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s commitment to low carbon public transport. More >>
Leeder reappointed to Chair Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Monday, 21 October 2019, 6:41 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Doug Leeder has been elected unopposed to a further term as Chairperson of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana. More >>
Regional Council staff responding to oil spill
Monday, 9 September 2019, 1:20 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are currently responding to a hydraulic oil spill in the Sulphur Point area of Tauranga Harbour. More >>
Regional Council maintains water momentum
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 11:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Central government’s new 'Action for Healthy Waterways' proposals are expected to help expand and advance Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s current freshwater improvement efforts says Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chief Executive Fiona McTavish. More >>
End of dredging for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 8:38 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A celebration to recognise the end of dredging for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project was held yesterday as part of the final Community Liaison Group meeting (SUBS: Tuesday 20 August 2019). More >>
Apply for funding to enhance your environment
Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 11:01 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Environmental Enhancement Fund (EEF) has opened for applications. The fund is open to almost any group that wants some help getting started on a community-based environmental project in the region. More >>
