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Court decides in council favour on RMA
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 4:06 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
In a landmark decision issued today, District Court Judge Jeff Smith found that convictions can be recorded against parties found guilty of breaches under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). In the first case of its type relating to the RMA to be heard by ... More >>
RMA legal decision due within a week
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 3:29 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Court Judge Jeff Smith is expected to deliver a decision within a week on a contentious legal issue, which has been raised in a case that Environment Bay of Plenty has brought against New Zealand’s largest forestry management consultancy, ... More >>
Record numbers for Bay Hopper buses
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 3:05 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Tauranga’s Bay Hopper bus patronage has gone up again with a new record of 112,112 passenger rides recorded for the month of October 2009. Figures demonstrate that passenger numbers have continued to increase for the fourth consecutive month under ... More >>
Farmers need to comply at all times
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 4:51 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty Chief Executive Bill Bayfield has hit back at Federated Farmers saying effluent management compliance should be a priority at all times for all farmers. “Given the millions of dollars of public money being spent on restoring ... More >>
Coast Care to receive a good dose of help
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 9:34 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The great work that’s being done by Coast Care Bay of Plenty is about to be given a helping hand as part of BNZ’s volunteer day, ‘Closed for Good’. More >>
High level of dairy effluent non-compliance
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 3:54 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A number of dairy farmers in the Lake Rotorua catchment are likely to face enforcement action following a recent dairy effluent audit that showed 50 percent of the 32 sites that were inspected had serious compliance issues. A number of abatement notices ... More >>
Passenger numbers rise on Rotorua’s Cityride buses
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 4:16 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Rotorua’s Cityride bus service recorded its highest number of passenger rides with 61,385 in the month of September. These figures have exceeded those for September last year by more than 4500 passenger rides. More >>
Bay of Plenty to Apply for Consent Renewal
Friday, 16 October 2009, 4:39 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty will shortly be applying to renew the resource consents it holds for the Okere Gates and the Ohau Channel weir. The consents, which are for the structures’ placement and use, are due to expire in June 2010. They’re currently ... More >>
Resource Consents Granted for CHH, Norske Skog
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 4:36 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has granted Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) and Norske Skog Tasman resource consent renewal for their Kawerau mill operations for a period of 25 years, subject to conditions. Carter Holt Harvey’s resource consent application for a ... More >>
Get Ready during Disaster Awareness Week
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 1:17 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty residents are being reminded to take the opportunity to Get Ready during this year’s Civil Defence Disaster Awareness Week, 11 to 17 October 2009. This year’s focus is to remind individuals to be better prepared to ‘Get Ready, Get ... More >>
Cancellation of Potential Tsunami Threat Advisory
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 5:15 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Based on an assessment of the Tsunami activity experienced up to now, we can now cancel the Potential Threat Advisory. However the public should remain cautious of continuing strong currents for the rest of the day and early evening. Currents may ... More >>
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ - 4pm 08.10.09
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 4:48 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Potential Threat for New Zealand remains in force, and represents the official status for New Zealand. The first waves are now arriving and will be very small however it is expected that in most areas the largest waves will not arrive until many hours ... More >>
Potential Tsunami Threat to NZ - 2pm 08.10.09
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 2:06 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The National Advisory- Potential Threat for New Zealand remains in force, and represents the official status for New Zealand. This is in spite of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, who has cancelled their warning for New Zealand. The threat assessment as ... More >>
Updated Tsunami Announcement - 1.10pm
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 1:15 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Latest advisory from Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management: Potential tsunami threat has been revised to: People on the west coast from North Cape to Hokitika and on the east coast from North Cape to Auckland should not be on beaches and not ... More >>
Tsunami watch initial 8.10.09 12.15
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 12:24 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has advised the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Group that an earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters. More >>
Passenger numbers on Bay Hopper buses rises
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 10:35 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Three months into the new contract, Environment Bay of Plenty’s Bay Hopper bus service is continuing to record increases in passenger numbers with 108,936 passenger rides recorded for September 2009. More >>
Changes to Rotorua Cityride’s Route 6
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 5:14 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Rotorua’s Cityride Route 6 Koutu bus service through Rotorua Hospital will change from Saturday 3 October 2009 to accommodate construction work at the hospital. More >>
Cancellation of potential tsunami threat
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:31 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has now confirmed that there is no further tsunami risk to New Zealand from the 8.3 earthquake that occurred in the Samoa Islands region this morning. The Ministry’s Director, John Hamilton, ... More >>
Correction: Farmers fined $60,000+
Monday, 21 September 2009, 2:25 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The release should have stated that the three internal farm drains into which the effluent and leachate flowed, all flow into the farm’s drainage system which is eventually pumped into the Pukehina Canal. More >>
Waimana farmer fined $12,000 plus for breach
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 3:07 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A Waimana dairy farmer has been fined more than $12,000 plus court and legal costs for a dairy effluent discharge breach under the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the Environment Court this week. Environment Bay of Plenty brought the case against ... More >>
