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Positive step for Lake Rotorua clean up
Friday, 16 August 2019, 12:14 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua locals are one step closer to having a cleaner lake, following an interim Environment Court decision on Lake Rotorua nutrient management rules that has been released this week. More >>
Infestation of Mediterranean fanworm in Tauranga harbour
Thursday, 15 August 2019, 9:15 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff will be working hard to prevent the spread of Mediterranean fanworm in Tauranga Harbour following the discovery of more than 700 of the pest last week. More >>
SuperGold card free travel extended from August 19
Monday, 12 August 2019, 9:28 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty’s SuperGold Card bus users will have extended free travel from Monday 19 August 2019. More >>
Mānuka to help clean up local waterways
Friday, 26 July 2019, 10:22 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
One family in Rotorua is doing its part to help clean up local waterways, by removing gorse and planting 120,000 natives in its place. More >>
Farm managers fined for effluent discharge
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:58 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An Ōpōtiki dairy farm manager and senior farm assistant have been fined $24,700 under the Re-source Management Act after an effluent irrigator failed and discharged into a nearby drain. Charges were also laid against the landowner and consent holder, ... More >>
Flood Room Activated in response to weather event
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 5:36 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council Flood Room has been activated since 1pm today (Thursday 4 July 2019) to closely monitor the effects of the current weather system on our region’s rivers. More >>
Bay of Plenty Regional Council declares climate emergency
Friday, 28 June 2019, 9:36 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Councillors agreed at their Council meeting yesterday, to declare a climate emergency and work with the community on transitioning to a low carbon future and adapting to our changed climate. The decision includes investigating ... More >>
Volunteers needed to create cleaner waterways
Monday, 17 June 2019, 10:33 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council, in partnership with multi award-winning charity, Sustainable Coastlines, is putting the call out for local schools, businesses and volunteers to join together to create cleaner waterways and coastlines. More >>
BOPRC outline benefit to Upper North Island Supply Chain
Friday, 7 June 2019, 9:02 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The substantial benefits that the Port of Tauranga’s current operating and governance arrangements bring to the local, regional, and national economy were outlined at a meeting in Tauranga yesterday. (Eds: Thursday 6 June) More >>
Annual Lake Rotoiti drawdown to begin
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 4:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The annual drawdown of Lake Rotoiti will commence over the next few days and will see the lake drop 100mm below its normal operating range. More >>
Rotorua's smokey fires in the spotlight
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 2:29 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With a cold snap to welcome us to winter 2019, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding homeowners in the Rotorua Airshed that this is the last winter households can use non-compliant wood and coal burners. More >>
Environmental monitoring under the spotlight
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 10:13 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has welcomed findings from an independent report into compliance, monitoring and enforcement by New Zealand’s regional and unitary councils. The report, commissioned by the regional council sector, has found across the country, ... More >>
Significant step in battle against hornwort
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 11:59 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Thursday 23 May 2019 The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is celebrating the removal of the weed cordon that excluded boats from the Motuwhetero Arm of Lake Ōkataina last week. Two weed cordons were originally erected in Lake Ōkataina to help contain ... More >>
Announcement boosts region’s mapping capabilities
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 3:51 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty’s 3D mapping capability is set to be boosted with the recent announcement that the region’s councils have been successful in an application for co-funding from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). More >>
Change of season reminder to review stopbank grazing
Friday, 10 May 2019, 1:57 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With winter fast approaching, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is again reminding rural landowners of the requirements to protect the region’s stopbanks from the effects of stock and overgrazing. More >>
Working on the night moves
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 11:47 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The dramatic night lift of a barge, excavator and other machinery over Keepa Road Bridge in Whakatāne marked a smooth transition into the final section of the Kopeopeo Canal for the remediation project. More >>
Decision made on kayaking in dangerous gorge
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 12:46 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Regional Harbourmaster, Peter Buell, has made his decision to prohibit vessels in a section of the Kaituna River named Pari Tūkino (commonly known as Gnarly gorge) for a six month period to allow time for options to be explored for improving ... More >>
Regional Council welcomes report findings
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 2:12 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has today welcomed the release of Environment Aotearoa 2019 by the Ministry for the Environment. More >>
Ngongotahā Community Reference Group underway
Friday, 5 April 2019, 11:15 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Community Reference Group will help create an Action Plan to reduce the risk of and impact of future storm events in Ngongotahā. The group was set up in response to the Independent Review of the severe weather event in April 2018. More >>
Scientists survey lakes to build picture of underground heat
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 3:42 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Scientists are undertaking a novel electromagnetic survey of lakes in the Rotorua region to build a more complete picture of geothermal resources and volcanic hazards under the Bay of Plenty. More >>
