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Draft Plan opens for consultation
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:40 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s draft Ten Year Plan for 2012 – 2022 will tomorrow open for consultation, and ratepayers are being urged to have their say on what it contains. More >>
Preparation and participation makes the Wolfes winners
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 4:31 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Tauranga’s Ross Wolfe is the proud winner of two ski jackets, after taking part in the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group’s preparedness research in February. More >>
Rena navigational safety warnings issued
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 10:35 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 10.30am, Thursday 22 March 2012 Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster has issued navigational safety warnings for the Bay of Plenty following the release of containers and debris from MV Rena overnight. The debris is currently ... More >>
Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park reopened
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 5:22 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park has reopened, following a temporary closure due to poor weather conditions. The Park was closed for almost two hours today, due to the high winds buffeting the local area. More >>
Wind closes Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:27 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
For immediate release: 10.15am, Tuesday 20 March 2012 Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park is closed to the public until further notice. The Park is currently experiencing strong to gale-force winds which present a hazard to people on the upper walking ... More >>
Regional Council adopts Draft Ten Year Plan for consultation
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:01 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Changes to the proportions of funding Bay of Plenty Regional Council collects from general rates and targeted rates is one proposal being put forward for public feedback in its draft Ten Year Plan 2012 – 2022 (see Funding our work for more details). More >>
Waimapu Stream polluter fined $35,000
Monday, 12 March 2012, 3:09 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A liquid waste removal company has been fined $35,000 in the District Court at Tauranga after pleading guilty to three offences under the Resource Management Act 1991 . More >>
Rena report brings some clarity for iwi and community
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:02 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rena report brings some clarity for iwi and community For immediate release: Thursday 8 March 2012 Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chairman John Cronin welcomed today’s release of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s interim report into ... More >>
Māori-led conference planned for the Bay of Plenty
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 5:07 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A one-day conference to promote and enhance ways to build Māori capacity and capability to contribute to Council decision-making will go ahead in Tauranga next month, after being postponed late last year. More >>
Social research gives insight into Rena volunteer experience
Friday, 2 March 2012, 5:18 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Understanding the experiences of volunteers who helped clean up oil following the grounding of Cargo Ship Rena in October 2011 is the subject of a current research project being conducted in collaboration with University of Waikato, Bay of Plenty ... More >>
Family day at the beach to thank volunteers
Friday, 2 March 2012, 1:30 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
On Sunday 11 March, volunteers and their families have been invited along to a fun afternoon at Main Mount beach with live bands and a sausage sizzle. More >>
How good is your wood?
Friday, 2 March 2012, 1:21 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua residents are being challenged to make sure their wood is good – get it now and give it time to season. More >>
Exclusion zone around Rena reduced
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 3:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
In consultation with the appropriate authorities, Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster has directed that the exclusion zone around the MV Rena be reduced to two nautical miles. More >>
Environmental grants round opens
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 5:06 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty community groups passionate about improving their environment can apply for up to $30,000 from Thursday 1 March when Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Environmental Enhancement Fund opens. More >>
Work to continue to improve dairy effluent compliance levels
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 4:28 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council will continue to work with the dairy industry to improve dairy effluent compliance levels following recent monitoring. More >>
Community works together on the Kopeopeo Canal clean up
Monday, 20 February 2012, 3:52 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has begun working with the community on a project to safely remove contaminated sediment from the Kopeopeo Canal in Whakatāne. More >>
Funding to develop Māori assets
Monday, 20 February 2012, 3:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Connections has just attracted $70,000 in funding from the Ministry of Māori Development, Te Puni Kōkiri, to produce an action-focused strategy to develop Māori assets in the region. More >>
New plan for growing public transport needs
Monday, 20 February 2012, 12:32 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted a new Regional Public Transport Plan for a growing demand in the region. More >>
Learning about backyard biodiversity
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:01 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua residents can learn more about the variety of life in their own backyards and how to restore it at a Bay of Plenty Regional Council workshop next week. More >>
Hands-on city building - SmartGrowth teaching resource
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 9:43 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty community leaders got down on the floor this morning to build their dream city using blocks and a giant floor map. They were getting a hands-on look at a new teaching resource launched for high school students that looks at managing ... More >>
