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Waste fund saves rubbish mountain from landfill
Monday, 11 May 2015, 10:45 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new Bay of Plenty Regional Council fund has supported projects that have diverted more than 30 tonnes of waste from landfill, saved thousands in landfill fees and generated much-needed income for charitable trusts. More >>
Public feedback sought on Lake Tarawera
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 10:40 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A plan to restore water quality in Lake Tarawera has just been released for public input. More >>
Tauranga Harbour oil spill update 5
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 12:40 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
• Clean-up operations continued at six key sites yesterday (Pilot Bay/Mauao base, Port wharf, Bridge Marina, Panepane Point at Matakana, Motuopuhi and Maungatapu). We’re making good progress but have returned to all sites today, with the focus ... More >>
Oil contained as cleanup continues
Monday, 4 May 2015, 11:03 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Most of the oil spilled in Tauranga Harbour from the Port of Tauranga last week has now been contained, with 21 tonnes of oiled debris collected. More >>
Keeping a close eye on harbour life
Sunday, 3 May 2015, 11:02 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Seagrass, sediment, cockles, mussels and other sea life will give Bay of Plenty Regional Council coastal scientists some answers soon about whether there will be any further effects on the environment of last week’s oil spill in Tauranga Harbour. More >>
Council calling for oil reports
Sunday, 3 May 2015, 10:39 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Oil spill clean-up crews led by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council are continuing their work to clean-up oil at Bridge Marina, the port wharf and Pilot Bay today. More >>
Tauranga Harbour oil spill update 4
Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:53 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A clean-up crew of approximately 70 people worked yesterday to clean up oil at Maungatapu and Bridge Marina and shoreline assessments continued. The workers included staff from Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council, Ministry for Primary ... More >>
Iwi environmental management plan wins award
Friday, 1 May 2015, 10:50 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council-supported Tapuika Environmental Management Plan won an award at the New Zealand Planning Institute’s annual conference earlier this month. More >>
Open fire ban to save lives
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 5:40 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
It’s the number of deaths attributed to the city’s poor air quality in a 2007 study titled Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand. More >>
Tauranga Harbour oil spill update
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 12:06 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Iwi representatives and Bay of Plenty Regional Council oil response staff have met today with iwi representatives at the site of the oil cleanup on the Maungatapu foreshore to plan the next stage of the work. More >>
Tauranga Harbour oil spill update
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 9:01 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
• A great deal of hard work was successfully completed yesterday. Containment of the oil has been successful and we are progressing with the cleanup. More >>
Oil cleanup underway after spill
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 10:59 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are out in boats and in the air checking Tauranga Harbour this morning following yesterday’s oil spill at the Port of Tauranga. More >>
Council tackling stop bank contamination
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 10:26 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is implementing control measures around part of the Kopeopeo Canal after recent laboratory data indicated there were elevated dioxins in stop bank surface soils. More >>
Bad weather hampers oil spill cleanup
Monday, 27 April 2015, 5:40 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rain and high winds are creating problems for oil spill responders dealing with a heavy fuel oil spill in Tauranga Harbour. More >>
Health warning lifted for Lake Rotoehu
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 10:21 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The health warning issued in February for Lake Rotoehu has been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health. More >>
Busy morning for Tauranga’s newest bus network
Monday, 20 April 2015, 2:37 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new era in Tauranga’s public transport network has kicked off this morning with the city’s largest and newest school bus network introducing fares for the first time. More >>
Regional Council providing free buses for Rotorua Anzac Day
Monday, 20 April 2015, 11:36 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
People planning to attend Rotorua’s Anzac Day Civic Memorial Service can travel to and from the service for free on Rotorua’s Cityride bus network. More >>
Environmental monitoring standard initiative wins award
Monday, 20 April 2015, 10:34 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council, along with other councils, NIWA, contributing energy companies and the Ministry for the Environment, has been recognised for its work in developing National Environmental Monitoring Standards (NEMS). More >>
Farm and family to benefit from stream protection
Monday, 20 April 2015, 10:32 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
John and Joanne Fotheringhame have fenced a kilometre of their stream margins and are planting more than 8000 native trees and shrubs on their Busby Road, Katikati property next month. Mr Fotheringhame said that subsidies and incentives from Bay ... More >>
Enspire winner announced
Monday, 13 April 2015, 11:08 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Twenty year old Rebekah Richards is making environmental change a reality. She won first prize in the Enspire Youth Video Challenge awards last week and has secured a $2000 project grant for the Mauao Area Wildlife Trust to increase pest control ... More >>
