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Farmers agree on a collaborative approach to restore Lake
Monday, 18 February 2013, 9:09 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua farmers and Bay of Plenty Regional Council have signed a milestone agreement that could be a major turning point in cleaning up Lake Rotorua. More >>
Improvement in Bay dairy farm compliance
Friday, 15 February 2013, 2:46 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty farmers are doing better in complying with Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s dairy farm effluent requirements – but they could improve. This week’s Regional Council Operations, Monitoring and Regulation Committee meeting heard that 74 percent ... More >>
New pest plant collection will help identify plants
Friday, 15 February 2013, 9:47 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new pest plant collection which will help identify plants and educate the public was opened in Tauranga yesterday. More >>
Regional Council Pleased With Fund Applications
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 2:06 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Regional Council Pleased With Fund Applications For immediate release: Tuesday 12 February 2013 There’s been a strong level of interest in the first Regional Infrastructure Funding round, which closed for applications on Thursday. More >>
Pests Caught In Lake Rotoma Weed Cordon
Friday, 8 February 2013, 3:02 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 8 February, 2013 Two aquatic weeds, hornwort and egeria densa, have been found for the first time in Rotorua’s Lake Rotomā – inside Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s weed cordon. The two weeds were found by summer students ... More >>
Sustainable transport, economic development on the rise
Friday, 8 February 2013, 11:17 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Sustainable transport, economic development on the rise; road safety still an issue For immediate release: 8 February 2013 Sustainability and economic development in the Bay of Plenty are both on the rise, but safety on the roads is still a major ... More >>
Deadline Nearing For Infrastructure Fund Applications
Friday, 1 February 2013, 12:17 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Deadline Nearing For Infrastructure Fund Applications For immediate release: Friday 1 February 2013 There’s just less than a week remaining to apply for the first contestable funding round for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Regional Infrastructure ... More >>
Change in Seismic Activity At White Island
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 9:38 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The continuous volcanic tremor which has been recorded during the past few weeks at White Island changed to a pattern of intermittent tremor early this morning (Tuesday 29 January). More >>
Volcanic activity monitored at White Island
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 11:43 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Scientists and Bay of Plenty Civil Defence staff are keeping a watch on White Island off the region’s coast this weekend as seismic activity increases. More >>
Time Nearly Up To Submit On Proposed Plan Changes
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 10:23 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Time Nearly Up To Submit On Proposed Plan Changes For immediate release: Thursday 24 January 2013 Anyone wanting to make a submission on proposed changes to Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Onsite Effluent Treatment Plan has until next Wednesday, ... More >>
Sustainability a key feature for Bay of Plenty youngsters
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 3:25 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
It’s never too early to start thinking about sustainability – just ask three Bay of Plenty Enviroschools that have started the new year with awards recognising this. More >>
Barry Always Has One Eye On The Water
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:12 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Barry Always Has One Eye On The Water For immediate release 14 January 2013 Volunteer maritime warden Barry Benton is pretty much on duty 24/7. He lives on the waterfront at Maungatapu and even if he’s not officially on duty for the Bay of Plenty Regional ... More >>
Don wants a safe summer in eastern Bay of Plenty
Friday, 4 January 2013, 10:44 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Don Herdman has been spreading the word about water safety for 25 years and reckons wives and mothers are the best people to target to ensure water users know the rules. More >>
Master urges caution when crossing eastern Bay bars
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 11:05 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 27 December 2012 At this time of year bar entrances in the Eastern Bay of Plenty traditionally become shallow and Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Eastern Bay Harbour Master Brian Spake urges boaties to take more caution when crossing ... More >>
Jet ski safety focus for Bay of Plenty summer
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 11:04 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 27 December 2012 Whitewater kayaking requires nerves of steel but Olympian Luuka Jones is the first to admit she gets nervous when she’s kayaking in the presence of jet skis. Just as she loves taking on whitewater rapids, Jones ... More >>
Survey of Bowentown Bar identifies changes
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:17 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Tauranga Harbour Master has carried out a survey of the Bowentown Bar area and identified some significant changes to the shape and extent of the outer banks of the bar. More >>
Companies fined for pollution offences
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:08 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A Waikato demolition company and a Matakana Island dairy farmer were fined a total of more than $70,000 in the Tauranga District Court yesterday on pollution charges in two separate cases brought by Bay of Plenty Regional Council. More >>
Harbour Master urges awareness of Rena exclusion zone
Friday, 21 December 2012, 9:44 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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 place. More >>
November bus passenger numbers hit record high
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 11:15 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
November bus passenger numbers hit record high For immediate release Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Tauranga Bayhopper buses carried a record number of passengers in the month of November this year. A total of 165,294 passenger trips were taken ... More >>
Collision important reminder for jet ski safety
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 4:36 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A collision between a power boat and a jet ski in the Waikato region last Friday has highlighted the need for people to take care on the waterways this summer, says the Western Bay of Plenty harbour master, Jennifer Roberts. More >>
