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Submissions open on Kopeopeo Canal clean up
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 9:20 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has applied for resource consent to remove and clean up sediment contaminated with dioxins from the Kopeopeo Canal near Whakatane. More >>
Open season for environmental grants
Friday, 5 April 2013, 9:05 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Community groups seeking funding for environmental projects in the Bay will now be able to apply for funding throughout the year, after a change to Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Environmental Enhancement Fund (EEF). More >>
Regional Council urges Rotorua residents to prepare for winter
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 4:08 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Using clean-burning wood burners and dry firewood will ensure Rotorua’s air will be cleaner this coming winter. More >>
Working Together To Reduce The Cost To Do Business in NZ
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 2:41 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
2 April 2013 - Joint media statement for immediate release Seven councils, which make up the Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA), working together with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), KiwiRail and Auckland Transport, have released the ... More >>
Working together to reduce the cost to do business in NZ
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 2:28 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Seven councils, which make up the Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA), working together with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), KiwiRail and Auckland Transport, have released the Upper North Island Freight Story and supporting Shared Evidence ... More >>
Regional Council releases Draft Annual Plan
Monday, 25 March 2013, 9:43 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted its Draft Annual Plan for public submissions. The Draft Plan sets out the Council’s key programmes and projects for the coming year, how much they will cost and where the funding will come from. “The 2013/14 ... More >>
Regional Council Signs On To Water Accord
Friday, 22 March 2013, 9:32 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has signed on as a ‘friend’ to the newly released Sustainable Dairying Water Accord. The new Accord is a revamp of the original 2003 Dairying and Clean Stream Accord signed between Fonterra, Minister for the Environment, ... More >>
Tsumami study focuses on Papamoa, Wairakei and Te Tumu
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 5:24 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
New research on the tsunami threat to Tauranga City’s coastal urban growth areas of Papamoa, Wairakei and Te Tumu has given fresh insight into managing and reducing potential risk. More >>
Children get hands-on with water
Monday, 18 March 2013, 10:24 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
About 200 children from 17 schools throughout the Bay of Plenty are working together this week at a two day Hands On Water expo at a Paengaroa farm park. More >>
Kaituna River and estuary to be surveyed
Monday, 18 March 2013, 9:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The lower Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketū Estuary could be a hive of activity early next month when it is surveyed to collect data on the area. More >>
Working Together To ‘Future-Proof’ Our Land
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 4:45 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 12 March 2013 New toolkit aims to support western Bay land owners to sustainably manage their land. Bay of Plenty Regional Council last week announced the launch of a new campaign, called ‘Futureproof Your Land’, which ... More >>
Facelift And New Website For Rotorua Lakes Programme
Friday, 8 March 2013, 9:14 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Facelift And New Website For Rotorua Lakes Programme For immediate release: 8 March 2012 The programme that protects and restores the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes has a fresh look, a revised name and a brand new website. More >>
Drought declared for Bay of Plenty
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 3:33 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The drought declared throughout the Bay of Plenty today means official recognition of the very dry conditions and gives farmers access to more support, the Bay of Plenty Rural Support Trust says. More >>
Rena Exclusion Zone still in effect
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 12:07 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rena Exclusion Zone still in effect The two nautical mile exclusion zone that exists for all vessels around the Rena wreck, situated on the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty, is still in effect. Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Maritime Operations ... More >>
New beetles released for trial in bid to control pest plants
Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:19 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
New beetles released for trial in bid to control pest plants For immediate release: 1 March 2013 Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff released biological control agents, in the form of beetles, at new trial sites in the region last week. The Tradescantia ... More >>
Who’s Doing What Around Tauranga Harbour
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 4:18 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The latest research, information and ideas on protecting and managing Tauranga Harbour will be the topic of conversation at a special gathering in Tauranga next Thursday (7 March). More >>
Full public process before any decision about Rena’s future
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 4:01 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Any decision to leave the remaining structure of the cargo ship MV Rena on Otaiti (Astrolabe) Reef off the Tauranga coast requires a full resource consent process, Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Chief Executive Mary-Anne Macleod says. More >>
Investigations into shipping lane options to be carried out
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:46 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Further investigation into the options for managing shipping movements in Bay of Plenty waters will be carried out by Bay of Plenty Regional Council in coming months, following a report to its Strategy, Policy and Planning Committee Meeting on Tuesday. More >>
$60,000 In Fines For Illegal Waste Disposal
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 2:03 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 20 February 2013 A Rotorua man has been fined a total of $30,000 for his role in the dumping and burning of demolition waste on a Te Manu Road property. In a joint prosecution by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Rotorua District Council, ... More >>
Community Work For Opotiki Farmer’s Pollution Offence
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 2:03 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Community Work For Opotiki Farmer’s Pollution Offence For immediate release: 20 February 2013 A dairy farmer was sentenced to 320 hours community work this week for discharging farm effluent onto land which could result in the contaminant entering ... More >>
