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Project To Support Ōhiwa Harbour’s Waterways Reveals At-risk Indigenous Fish Species
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 10:31 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A project to improve connectivity between the waterways around the Ōhiwa Harbour, and increase freshwater fish populations, has uncovered the presence of threatened and at-risk indigenous species. The Ōhiwa Fish Passage Project is a multi-year project ... More >>
Speed Key Concern In Navigation Safety Bylaws Feedback
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 9:17 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Safer speed limits in recreational areas, the future of current ski zones and a buoyed swim lane in Pilot Bay were some of the hot topics that the community provided feedback on as part of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Navigation Safety Bylaws ... More >>
Dairy Farm Discharge Prosecution Shows Importance Of Correct Effluent Management Practices
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 1:26 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Two Aongatete farmers have been convicted and fined a total of $28,000 for discharging dairy shed effluent to land where it entered a tributary of the Aongatete estuary. Bay of Plenty Regional Council prosecuted Francis Nettleingham and John Nettleingham ... More >>
Regional Council Ramps Up For Next Big Weather Event
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 3:20 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana continues to monitor and respond to the impact of significant rainfall across the Bay of Plenty. Bay of Plenty Regional Council CEO, Fiona McTavish, says the organisation is focused on supporting and protecting ... More >>
Boating In The Bay? Remember The Rules Around The Motiti Protection Area
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 10:59 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
With two long weekends fast approaching, Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff would like to remind resident and visiting fishers to please remember the rules around the Motiti Protection Area. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/664621d3708d69783ef7.jpeg" ... More >>
Harbourmaster Patrol Stats Make For Grim Reading
Friday, 13 January 2023, 9:22 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Excessive speed and a lack of lifejackets from recreational boat users continue to provide the biggest headaches for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Harbourmaster team. From Labour weekend to January 10 patrols have handed out breach notices to ... More >>
Successful Safer Boating Pilot Programme For Iwi And Hapū
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 9:13 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster has completed the inaugural “Kia marutau ki te wai” – a pilot education programme providing safer boating training specific to the needs of individual iwi and hapū. Thanks to $10,000 of ... More >>
Science Speaker Series To Shed Light On The Plight Of The Te Arawa Lakes
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 1:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Topics to be covered at an upcoming Science Speaker Series event will range from scent-detection dogs trained to identify pest fish species to the science behind algal blooms. These subjects, and more, will highlight the growing research into ... More >>
Edgecumbe Flood Defences To Be Replaced
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 12:24 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The floodwalls adjacent to College Road, Edgecumbe, are getting upgraded, with construction set to start in late November / early December this year. This section of floodwalls is the final stage of Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana’s work to upgrade ... More >>
Busy Summer For Harbourmaster Team
Monday, 17 October 2022, 9:49 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster is expecting another busy summer and he’s urging boaties to check their vessel and equipment before they hit the water at Labour Weekend. With COVID restrictions largely being lifted last summer, ... More >>
Bus Driver Shortages Tackled Head On
Monday, 10 October 2022, 1:31 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty bus drivers are now amongst the highest paid in New Zealand after Bay of Plenty Regional Council recently agreed to sweeping wage rises, to $28 an hour. Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Public Transport Director Greg Campbell ... More >>
Kaituna Field Days Provide Outdoor Education For Local Students
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 2:00 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
More than 3,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted as part of Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Te Pourepo o Kaituna wetland creation project , thanks to the volunteer support of Western Bay of Plenty school students. The planting was part ... More >>
Iwi And Community Acknowledged For Incredible Efforts During COVID Response
Monday, 15 August 2022, 1:24 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Leaders from Iwi, the community, and local and central government came together in Tauranga last Thursday evening to mark the incredible efforts that kept the people of the Bay of Plenty-Waiariki safe during the unprecedented pandemic response of ... More >>
One Year Of The Motiti Protection Area
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 9:18 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Motiti Protection Area, covering the three offshore reef areas surrounding Motiti Island, came into effect one year ago today and initial monitoring programmes are underway. Since 11 August 2021, Bay of Plenty Regional Council has had Compliance ... More >>
Boat Salvages Keep Harbourmaster Team Busy
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 12:58 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster team has had its busiest winter in recent memory assisting with the salvage of a number of boats in Tauranga Harbour. The last week in July alone saw four vessels needing assistance from the Harbourmaster ... More >>
Lake Rotorua Highest Level In Five Years
Friday, 29 July 2022, 9:11 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Lake Rotorua is experiencing its highest sustained levels since 2017 following heavy rainfall in June and July according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council data. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/f4c4fe7ae060c9cfadf6.jpeg" ... More >>
Waihī Estuary Health Under The Microscope
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 1:26 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Monitoring is now underway in a joint wetland project between Bay of Plenty Regional Council, kiwifruit orchard management company Baygold, and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to help restore the Waihī Estuary to a ... More >>
Community-led Adaptation Funding Supports Three More Projects
Friday, 1 July 2022, 11:17 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A further three community-led climate change adaption projects are set to receive funding from Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council, taking the total number of projects supported by the fund to five. Te Manatōpū Hau Kāinga o Ōhinemutu, a ... More >>
Regional Council Adopts Annual Plan In “challenging Environment”
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 5:11 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted its Annual Plan 2022/23 in what Chair Doug Leeder describes as a “challenging operating environment”. Leeder says it is now becoming clearer what the future will look like post COVID-19 and this Annual ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana Supports Urgent Call For Central Government Investment In Flood Protection
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 3:04 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana is urging Central Government to prioritise co-investment in flood protection, warning that the time to act is now. The call follows a recent report, which was tabled at a Council meeting today [Thursday, June ... More >>
