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Get A Move On And Have Your Say Shaping The Bay’s Transport Future
Friday, 23 February 2024, 1:11 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Whether you are someone who drives, walks, cycles, or takes the bus, the Bay of Plenty's land transport network plays a significant role in your daily life. The Draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2024-2034, Te Mahere tūnuku ā-papa ā-rohe, ... More >>
Mount Maunganui Air Quality Most Monitored In The Country
Friday, 16 February 2024, 10:43 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Mounties can now check local air quality in real time following the addition of 11 extra air sensors to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council monitoring network. The sensors build on the network of 11 existing highly accurate air quality monitors ... More >>
Stopbank And Floodwall Upgrades Begin In Whakatāne’s CBD
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9:49 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Ground has broken on Stage One of Project Future Proof, a multi-stage, multi-year project to replace and improve the flood defences along the Whakatāne CBD stretches of the river. Stage One of this project will improve the flood defences from the ... More >>
Environmental Programme Receives Five-year Extension
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 12:42 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A project to protect and enhance several environmentally significant areas in the Whakatāne District has been re-confirmed for the next five years. The Whakatāne and Ōhope Sites Environmental Programme 2024-2029 will continue to restore and improve ... More >>
Sand, Surf And Sustainability: Coast Care’s Beach User Survey Shares Community Priorities
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 11:12 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With the holidays upon us and the promise of sunny beach days ahead, Coast Care Bay of Plenty is reminding beach users to be proactive in taking care of the region's pristine coastline and beaches. Coast Care, a coastal restoration programme that ... More >>
Follow The Rules To Stop The Spread Of Freshwater Pests
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 3:36 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
“It’s the responsibility of every lake user to follow the rules to prevent gold clam or any other freshwater pest from spreading to the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes this summer. Based on current self-certification compliance statistics, people need to ... More >>
Next To A Flood Defence? Check Before You DIY This Summer
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:24 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With the longer days signalling the start of DIY season, Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding landowners living in a rivers and / or drainage scheme to check if they need a Bylaw Authority before doing any digging, planting or building. ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Regional Council Begins Process To Consider Staged Sell Down In Port Of Tauranga Shareholding
Monday, 11 December 2023, 8:52 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Council) has begun the process to consider a staged sell down of its current 54.14 percent shareholding ($2.045 billion as at close of trading, Friday 8 December) in Port of Tauranga Limited (POTL). Council’s shareholding ... More >>
Pet Food Company Fined $70,000 For Odour Discharge
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 11:01 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council says a court decision to fine a Tauranga company $70,000 for repeatedly discharging an objectionable odour from its pet food factory sends a strong message that it’s not acceptable to breach the environmental ... More >>
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 >>
