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Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Latest News [Page 46]
Positive water quality results for Rotorua Lakes
Monday, 2 September 2013, 3:18 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme partners are pleased with recent results for water quality in several lakes. More >>
Are BOP residents prepared for a civil defence emergency?
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 2:45 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Most Bay of Plenty residents are fully or partially prepared for a civil defence emergency, but more could be done, recent research results show. New national research by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management show 17 percent of Bay ... More >>
Kawerau Schools Adopt a Nation
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 3:37 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Momentum is starting to build in Kawerau as the town counts down to the 2013 World Rafting Champs in November. This week, junior school students got the ball rolling with the ballot of nations for the Adopt a Nation programme. More >>
Employment, education, opportunity
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 12:14 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has allocated $40.5 million to infrastructure projects that will create employment and education opportunities across the region – with no impact on rates in coming years. More >>
White Island volcanic activity lessens
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 4:36 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is continuing to monitor White Island following a small eruption earlier today. More >>
Te Teko seeks volunteer tree planters
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 3:10 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Rangitaiki River Forum – a partnership between iwi, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatāne District Council – is putting its weight behind a community planting day along the banks of the Rangitaiki River running through Te Teko. More >>
White Island volcanic activity being monitored
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 1:06 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is monitoring the White Island situation based on the GNS Volcanic Alert Bulletin which was sent out this morning. More >>
Tonnes of dumped rubbish cleared from river
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 4:08 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is appalled at a collection of about two and a half tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish along a 200 metre stretch of the Wairoa River yesterday. More >>
Oil discharges into Sullivan Lake, Whakatane
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 3:17 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
About 20 litres of oil was discharged into Whakatane’s Sullivan Lake through stormwater pipes over the weekend. Following a complaint from a concerned lakeside resident on Saturday morning, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Pollution Prevention staff found ... More >>
Holiday park sentenced for clearing native sand dunes
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 10:19 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An eastern Bay of Plenty holiday park and its owner have been fined a total of $42,000 for illegal earthworks and illegal vegetation clearance in native sand dunes at Thornton Beach last year. More >>
Big changes for economic development in the Eastern Bay
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:57 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
On Wednesday 7 August 2013, the Toi EDA Board passed a number of resolutions that will see significant changes in the direction and oversight of an economic development agency in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. More >>
Rules for Lake Rotorua catchment a step closer
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 2:48 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A decision on how nitrogen limits will be allocated to specific land uses in the Lake Rotorua catchment is a step closer. Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Proposed Regional Policy Statement has set a sustainable nitrogen limit of 435 tonnes of nitrogen ... More >>
Spray season begins for kiwifruit growers
Monday, 5 August 2013, 5:21 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The spray season for kiwifruit growers is starting, and Bay of Plenty Regional Council is working with the industry to ensure spray drift problems are reduced this year. More >>
Bay of Plenty swimming water ranks well
Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:01 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty’s rivers, streams, lakes and coasts have generally good water quality for swimming. Bay of Plenty Regional Council monitoring shows that of the 80 sites the Council monitors, 49 are rated good to very good, 13 are rated fair and 17 are ... More >>
Pillans Point bus route changed
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 3:29 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is changing a section of bus route 62 through Otumoetai/Pillans Point to extend the service to more residents. More >>
Eastern Bay of Plenty Joint Committee sets agenda
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 2:17 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Eastern Bay of Plenty Joint Committee held its first meeting on Monday 8 July 2013 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the purpose and principles of the group. More >>
Harbour wardens say Bay people are more safety conscious
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 2:28 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Harbour wardens Frank and Pat Bullen believe people in the Bay have become a lot more aware of their responsibilities towards safety on the water over the last few years. More >>
Big turnout for lake science presentations
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 3:56 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
More than 120 Rotorua residents turned up last week to hear about research being done into improving water quality in the Rotorua Lakes. The evening, hosted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and University of Waikato, presented research findings ... More >>
Astrolabe Reef
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 10:49 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council would like to dispel concerns raised in the media about the environmental status of Otaiti Reef. More >>
Regional Council efficiencies limit general rates increase
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 4:52 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Greater efficiencies and cost savings have enabled Bay of Plenty Regional Council to limit its general rates increase to 3.5 percent for the coming year. More >>
