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Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Latest News [Page 38]
New direction for Bay of Plenty resource management
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:48 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Councillors celebrated the adoption of the new operative Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement (RPS) during their full council meeting in Rotorua today. The RPS became operative on 1 October. More >>
Technical advisory group for lakes programme
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 10:51 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has formed a new Land Technical Advisory Group (Land TAG) to provide independent advice on land-based nutrient management solutions for water quality. More >>
Wave buoy back in action
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 12:04 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s wave buoy has returned to the water – in time for the summer surfers and boaties. More >>
Last call for input on draft Rotorua nitrogen rules
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 12:02 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Public feedback on the draft rules to set nitrogen limits for pastoral land use in the Lake Rotorua catchment closes Tuesday 14 October 2014. More >>
Kids pitch in to clean up reserve
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 11:56 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bethlehem Primary School children will be getting stuck in to pick up rubbish in Tauranga’s Gordon Carmichael Reserve next week. More >>
State of the art monitoring buoy headed for Rotorua Lakes
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 12:41 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A cutting edge monitoring buoy will be deployed in Lake Rerewhakaaitu later in the year and will be showcased at an evening to highlight research projects being undertaken for the Rotorua Lakes. More >>
Wild weather causes havoc on the harbour
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 10:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Wild weather yesterday caused five boats and a dinghy to come to grief in Tauranga Harbour yesterday. More >>
Great news for Rotorua lakes water quality
Friday, 3 October 2014, 10:38 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme partners are very pleased with the latest annual monitoring results which show most of the lakes in the programme are at, or close to, their water quality target. More >>
Safe opening day for trout fishing season
Friday, 3 October 2014, 10:17 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
New Zealand’s trout fishing season opened this week – and the region’s Harbour Master was delighted with the good behaviour of boaties on the lakes. More >>
Lessons from test of email and text alert systems
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 10:12 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The regional test of the email and text message alerting system on the weekend went well but there were a number of lessons learnt from the test which will be worked on in the coming weeks. More >>
Test for region’s emergency text alert system
Friday, 26 September 2014, 11:36 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty’s emergency text and email alerting systems will be testedthis Sunday with a mass text and email sent to everyone who has signed up for the alerts. More >>
Opportunities and challenges for Bay’s rural waste
Friday, 26 September 2014, 11:28 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Major recycling opportunities and potential environmental challenges have been highlighted in a new report into waste generated by rural Bay of Plenty and Waikato properties. More >>
Slow start to sea lettuce season
Friday, 26 September 2014, 10:50 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council staff are prepared for lots of sea lettuce in Tauranga Harbour this year, but say there’s no big blooms yet. More >>
Find out more about Rotorua’s lakes
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 3:50 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Come along to an evening to find out more about some of the research projects being undertaken for the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme. The session will be held on Wednesday 8 October, 6pm at the Holiday Inn, Rotorua. More >>
Tenders chosen for Mount surf reef removal
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 10:47 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Work will start soon on removing the Mount Maunganui surf reef to reduce the risk to swimmers near Tay Street beach. More >>
Take the bus for free this Saturday
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 10:43 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
If you’ve ever thought about taking the bus but never have, this Saturday could be the day to give it a go. More >>
Plea to Pāpāmoa pond and aquarium owners
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 10:36 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Pāpāmoa pond and aquarium owners are being asked to check for the invasive pest plant hornwort, following the accidental sale of the aquatic weed from a Pāpāmoa pet store recently. More >>
Get ready for any emergency
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 10:42 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Are you ready for anything? Next week is national Civil Defence Get Ready Week – a time to check how ready you, your family or your business is to manage in an emergency. More >>
Fences key for whitebait fritters
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 10:28 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
As whitebait season gets into full swing, Regional Council staff say the fishy fritters will keep coming if people continue to step up and care for their local waterways. More >>
Boats still breaching Rena exclusion zone
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 10:26 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
More boats are breaching the two nautical mile exclusion zone around the Rena wreck on Astrolabe Reef (Otaiti). More >>
