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Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Latest News [Page 12]
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 >>
Kaituna decision is only option to save lives
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 11:15 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
After two deaths and at least one near miss on the lower Kaituna River, Bay of Plenty Regional Harbourmaster Peter Buell has announced his intention to close the Awesome, Gnarly and Smokey gorges in an effort to prevent further tragedy. More >>
Marine pests prompts hull cleaning rule rethink
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 2:54 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty public are being asked for their views on whether a single set of vessel hull cleaning rules should be developed to help stop the spread of marine pests across New Zealand’s four busiest boating regions. More >>
Climate change, passenger transport and rescue services
Friday, 15 March 2019, 10:34 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty residents will be asked to provide their feedback on four key questions later this month when the Bay of Plenty Regional Council goes out for consultation on its 2019/20 Annual Plan. More >>
New land and sea vessel to improve maritime operations
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 4:08 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new multi-purpose vessel was added to Bay of Plenty’s maritime fleet after being blessed by local kaumatua Josh Te Kani at a special ceremony today. More >>
Plan Change 10, Science Review completed
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:45 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is on track with methods to improve the water quality of Lake Rotorua, according to a recent scientific review. More >>
Dredging work back underway on Kopeopeo Canal
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 4:10 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Another significant milestone has been achieved for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project as dredging of the Canal resumes and water treatment works move to the second containment site at the Whakatāne River end of the Kopeopeo Canal. More >>
Rangitāiki River Scheme Review – recommendations actioned
Friday, 15 February 2019, 12:08 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Sixteen months after receiving the findings of the Rangitāiki River Scheme Review, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has actioned all of the report recommendations. More >>
Geothermal research shines a light on what lies beneath
Friday, 1 February 2019, 10:04 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
GNS Science and Bay of Plenty Regional Council have been investigating volcanic hazards and deep geothermal energy resources in the Taupo Volcanic Zone for the last decade and can now share the latest findings to interested members of the public, at a meeting ... More >>
Rerewhakaaitu farmers managing nutrients to protect lakes
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 10:12 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Farmers from the Rerewhakaaitu community are taking practical steps to protect water quality in their local lakes. More >>
Speedy progress on Kaituna River re-diversion
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 10:01 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Work by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and J Swap Contractors Ltd. to restore estuary health by returning freshwater flows from the Kaituna River into Te Awa o Ngātoroirangi Maketū Estuary is now ahead of schedule. More >>
