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Boaties Encouraged To Respect New Motiti Protection Area Rules
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 3:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Boaties looking to take advantage of the upcoming long weekend are reminded to not fish around the three protected reefs that make up the Motiti Protection Area. This is the first summer the three reefs off the coast of Motiti Island have been closed ... More >>
Pig Farm Prosecution Shows Importance Of Correct Farming Practices
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 10:33 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Rotorua’s Kleadmak Farms has been fined $27,000 and imposed an enforcement order for grazing of pigs in the bed of a tributary of the Ngongotahā catchment. Bay of Plenty Regional Council prosecuted Kleadmak Farms in October 2020 for the grazing ... More >>
Check Before You Travel
Friday, 28 January 2022, 11:52 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Baybus bus services currently continue to operate as normal, but short notice cancellations are anticipated as Omicron spreads in the community and potentially leads to bus drivers reporting sick. Bay of Plenty Regional Council advises, it is likely in the ... More >>
Lack Of Lifejackets Biggest Concern For Harbourmaster
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 3:25 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The lack of lifejacket use continues to be the biggest reason the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Harbourmaster team has to interact with boat users. Since Labour Weekend at the end of October patrols have spoken with more than 11,000 people on ... More >>
Funding Open For School Sustainability And Resilience Projects
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 11:39 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Kickstart your school’s sustainability or resilience project through a new, innovative fund offered by Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Regional Council’s new $30,000 Sustainability and Resilience fund opens for applications on January 31. Regional ... More >>
Tongan Shockwave Detected In Bay Of Plenty
Friday, 21 January 2022, 9:52 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council live monitoring sites picked up the exact time the shockwave from the Tongan eruption hit Tauranga Harbour. Monitoring sites also recorded evidence of tsunami waves in the Bay of Plenty – something Data Services Manager ... More >>
Environmental Fund Makes Onepū Wetland Accessible
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 10:27 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The Onepū Wetland and Mountain Bike Park is now accessible to powered wheelchair users and the mobility challenged thanks to Bay of Plenty Regional Council funding. The Edgecumbe Lions Club made a successful application to the Regional Council’s ... More >>
Native Tree Numbers On The Rise In Bay Of Plenty
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 2:25 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The 775,000 native trees and shrubs planted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana and volunteers in the past financial year are expected to remove 307,515 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 80 years. Figures from the Ministry ... More >>
Busy Bay Waterway To Have Extra Safety Measures Put In Place
Friday, 17 December 2021, 8:05 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
An increase in harbour users, both on and in the water, has prompted the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to put safety measures around one of New Zealand’s most iconic landmarks. The council’s maritime team are trialling the installation of ... More >>
New Bay Of Plenty Roadmap For Pest Management Now Fully Operative
Monday, 13 December 2021, 1:49 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s new Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) 2020 - 2030 became fully operative on Tuesday 7th December. The RPMP sets the rules and framework for how pests like wallabies, woolly nightshade, and catfish are excluded, ... More >>
Toihuarewa – Waimāori Chair In Lake And Fresh Water Science Appointment Confirmed
Monday, 13 December 2021, 10:47 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
The University of Waikato with financial support from Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has appointed Dr Deniz Özkundakci to the position of Toihuarewa – Waimāori Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Lake and Fresh Water Science. The Lake and ... More >>
Kaituna River Velocity Mapped Over 16 Hours
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 1:37 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff spent 16 continuous hours punting slowly back and forth across the Kaituna River last week carrying out some critical work. From dawn until dusk the Data Service Collection Team used sonar technology mounted on ... More >>
Community Led Climate Change Projects Get A Boost
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 9:54 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Two community led climate change adaptation projects have received funds from Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council this week to explore the future impact on their community and begin planning. Successful applicant Ngai Tamawhariua will be exploring ... More >>
Regional Council Keeps Eye On Rivers
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 1:16 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana is keeping a close eye on river and groundwater levels as we head into summer off the back of two very dry years. The last two summers have seen some streams in the Bay of Plenty reach their lowest ... More >>
Brighter Future For Whakatane Whitebait
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 11:49 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
A new trial on the Whakatāne River may soon see a better future for inanga (whitebait) populations. Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is trialing creating inanga spawning habitat directly upstream from the ponds it has already constructed as a ... More >>
Regional Council Keeps Staff Ready For Flooding
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 9:55 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Close to 60 people attended a refresher flood monitoring course at Bay of Plenty Regional Council last week. Flood monitors are people who are trained in stopbank inspections and who report back with real time information to the regional council’s ... More >>
Refreshed Bus Network Launching In Tauranga On 15 November
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 12:59 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
More direct travel and more convenient services are part of the new refreshed bus network being launched on Monday 15th November, following community consultation. Passengers in Tauranga City, Mount Maunganui, Pāpāmoa and Te Puke will have new ... More >>
Sleeper Pests Woken Up By Climate Change
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 9:06 am | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Turtles could become the Bay’s next major pest due to a warming climate. Red-eared slider turtles are one of many “sleeper pests” that Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council fears high summer temperatures may turn into a major threat to native ecosystems. ... More >>
Transport Key To Reducing Regional Carbon Emissions
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 2:27 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
New data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that Bay of Plenty carbon emissions grew by 4.4 percent in 2019. The national average was an increase of 2.1 percent. The report shows the rise in emissions in Bay of Plenty is primarily due to increases ... More >>
Community relationships key to Council’s biosecurity success
Friday, 10 September 2021, 2:39 pm | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Nearly a year after the 2020 – 2030 Regional Pest Management Plan became operative Bay of Plenty Regional Council is on track to hit all of its targets. The end of year report that went to its Monitoring and Operations Committee meeting this week ... More >>
