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Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Latest News [Page 44]
Eels and wetlands to be showcased at Murupara
Monday, 2 December 2013, 5:10 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An open day is being held in Murupara on Tuesday 10th December for the Rangitāiki community to learn about taking care tuna (longfin eel) in their local wetlands and streams. More >>
Have a go on a Bayhopper Bus
Monday, 2 December 2013, 3:19 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
In recognition of the International Day of People with Disabilities, Tauranga residents with disabilities are being invited to test out a fully wheelchair accessible Bayhopper bustomorrow, Tuesday 3 December. More >>
Stock transport company fined for effluent discharge
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 4:24 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Reporoa livestock transport company was convicted and fined $26,000 for discharging effluent where it could enter water. Bay of Plenty Regional Council prosecuted Central Transport Ltd for a breach of the Resource Management Act on 14 March this year. More >>
Contactor fined for burning asbestos
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 9:50 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Te Puna earthworks and rubbish removal company and its owner were convicted and fined $16,400 in Tauranga District Court this week for discharging and burning asbestos, treated timber and other contaminants. More >>
Plea for boaties to prevent spread of marine pests
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 12:49 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A boat infested with the unwanted marine pest Styela clava, also known as clubbed tunicate sea squirt, has been found berthed in Tauranga Harbour. More >>
Animal carcases dumped near Maketu
Monday, 18 November 2013, 2:52 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has hauled more dumped animal carcases out of the water – this time near Maketu. The animals, which included cows, pigs, deer guts and carcases had been in the water for a long time before being reported to the Regional ... More >>
Te Puke landowner turns hay paddock back in time
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:29 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Te Puke landowner has turned a hay paddock back into the wetland it used to be decades ago, with the help of Bay of Plenty Regional Council. More >>
Rafting fever heats up in Kawerau
Monday, 11 November 2013, 11:36 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The 2013 World Rafting Champs are now just around the corner – international teams are already arriving to start training, Kawerau’s rafting festival is growing, and junior school students from across the town are meeting their adopted teams and ... More >>
Regional Council supports pastoral farming conference
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 12:20 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Staff from Bay of Plenty Regional Council have today urged those working in the agribusiness sector to secure their future by putting existing knowledge and technology into practice more widely across the Bay of Plenty. More >>
New guidelines to help farm foresters protect land
Friday, 1 November 2013, 3:08 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has prepared new guidelines for forestry in the Bay of Plenty to help foresters avoid erosion and sediment problems as they carry out their operations. More >>
More marine pests found in Pilot Bay
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 4:52 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Divers from Bay of Plenty Regional Council and University of Waikato have found a second Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) and several clubbed tunicate sea squirts (Styela clava) on the hull of a boat moored in Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui. More >>
Regional Council Chair announced
Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:46 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
At the first council meeting today in Whakatane, councillors elected Douglas Leeder to the Chair and Jane Nees was elected as Deputy Chair. Mr Leeder said that he was pleased with the confidence placed in him by his fellow Councillors. More >>
Collaborative start for councillors
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 4:54 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Newly elected councillors for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have gained a head-start on their term today, with a workshop on improving engagement with communities and volunteers. More >>
Final election results for Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Friday, 18 October 2013, 4:33 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The final results of the local government elections for Bay of Plenty Regional Council have now been declared. More >>
Public meetings for lake catchment landowners
Friday, 18 October 2013, 10:58 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Landowners in the Lake Rotorua catchment are being invited to public meetings and open days to hear about the development of rules and incentives aimed at reducing nutrient loss to improve lake water quality. More >>
Safety first at Tauranga Bridge Marina
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 2:23 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
New safety devices have been installed at Tauranga Bridge Marina to reduce the risks for recreational fishers and other users of the pier. More >>
Regional Council focuses on efficiency, effectiveness
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 11:09 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has focused on being as efficient and effective as possible while making good progress on its priority projects in the past year. More >>
Good results from Regional Council dust programme
Friday, 11 October 2013, 2:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Converting a dusty back lot into a market garden and donating waste wood piles to needy Rotorua residents for firewood has helped dampen down dust from industrial sites in Ngapuna. More >>
Mangrove seedling removal consent granted
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 4:51 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A resource consent allowing mechanical control of mangrove seedlings in Tauranga Harbour has been granted to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC). More >>
Divers searching for fanworm
Monday, 7 October 2013, 4:42 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Divers from Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC), University of Waikato and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) started searching in Pilot Bay last week, to check for the unwanted pest - Mediterranean fanworm (S abella spallanzanii). More >>
