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Lace bug decision welcomed
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:38 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has welcomed ERMA’s decision to allow the lace bug to be imported into New Zealand as a biological control agent for woolly nightshade. More >>
Waimana farmer fined $12,000+ for breach
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 1:36 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. More >>
Bus passenger satisfaction increasing
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 11:19 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
MORE than 90 percent of people surveyed rated the reliability of Environment Bay of Plenty’s bus services as good to excellent in an annual satisfaction survey. This was an increase on last year’s results. This trend was revealed through an ... More >>
Smartride Cards Available At I-Sites
Friday, 11 September 2009, 4:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
From Tuesday 15 September, Bay Hopper bus passengers will be able to buy Smartride cards from the i-site visitor centres in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. The cards cost $20 and that price includes $10 credit for use on the bus. Smartride card holders ... More >>
Bus passenger numbers continue to climb
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 1:44 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
MEDIA RELEASE Bus passenger numbers continue to climb For immediate release:Thursday 10 September 2009 Now into its third month, the new Bay Hopper service is continuing to increase passenger numbers under the new Tauranga urban bus contract with Go Bus ... More >>
Whitebait considered during stopbank works
Monday, 7 September 2009, 10:31 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Works to maintain Whakatane’s stopbanks could have added benefits for whitebaiters in coming years. As part of the works to improve flood protection around the Landing Road Bridge area, Environment Bay of Plenty is trialling the creation of extra spawning ... More >>
Push to get Rotorua more transport funding
Friday, 4 September 2009, 2:59 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: Friday 4 September 2009 BAY of Plenty Regional Transport Committee (RTC) will ask the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to review its recent decision not to fund the investigation and design work for the Rotorua Eastern Arterial. ... More >>
Hazmobile to be phased out
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:59 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: 2 September2009 Environment Bay of Plenty is set to phase out its hazmobile and agrichemical drop off services, following a significant drop in the quantity of chemicals collected this year and the advent of a new nationwide ... More >>
Farmers fined $60,000+ for polluting practices
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 4:07 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Several Bay of Plenty dairy farmers have this week paid the price for dairy effluent discharge breaches under the Resource Management Act (RMA) as a result of cases brought by Environment Bay of Plenty in the Environment Court. More >>
Regional Transport Committee welcomes funding
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 11:56 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
REGIONAL Transport Committee Chair Jane Nees has welcomed the Central Government announcement today of $495 million worth of committed and probable funding in the Bay of Plenty through the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). Mrs Nees, who ... More >>
Maori seats working well for regional council
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 4:44 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty Chairman John Cronin said the regional council’s three separate Maori constituency seats have worked well and he doesn’t see any changes in the near future. “Our Maori constituency councillors have participated across ... More >>
Vision for future of waterways moves step closer
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 10:16 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: 25 August 2009 Environment Bay of Plenty, Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua District Councils have approved the Kaituna River and Ōngātoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy, which sets out a vision for ... More >>
Council works to maintain steady lake levels
Monday, 24 August 2009, 11:33 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has taken action to help control Lake Rotorua’s water level following last weekend’s heavy rain. The regional council has removed three stoplogs at the Ohau Channel weir – increasing the flow of water from the lake ... More >>
Keep cows off the stopbanks
Friday, 21 August 2009, 3:35 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty farmers are being urged to keep their stock off the region’s stopbanks. Environment Bay of Plenty Rivers and Drainage Group Manager Ken Tarboton said the regional council had recently investigated a few incidents of farmers using the stopbanks ... More >>
eDay to clean up Bay of Plenty’s e-waste
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 5:04 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty residents can dispose of their old PCs, computer peripherals, mobile phones and digital cameras free at eDay on Saturday 12 September. eDay, a free nationwide computer recycling event, is expected to divert over 1,000 tonnes of electronic waste ... More >>
Have your say on pests in the Bay
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:10 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty is encouraging local residents to give feedback on pest management in the Bay of Plenty as part of a five year review of the Regional Pest Management Strategy. The consultation document discusses what the regional council’s ... More >>
Passenger numbers up with new bus service
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 12:47 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release:Tuesday 18 August 2009 The new Bay Hopper service is into its second month under the new Tauranga urban bus contract with Go Bus Transport Ltd and passenger numbers are up. Figures show that 101,400 passengers used the ... More >>
Weed harvesting helps reduce nutrients in lakes
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 10:18 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has removed more than 3,000 tonnes of hornwort – one of the most damaging aquatic weeds - from Lake Rotoehu over the past few months. The 300 truck loads of hornwort equate to 7376 kilograms of nitrogen and 983 kilograms ... More >>
Mechanical Removal Of Mangroves -Tauranga Harbour
Monday, 10 August 2009, 10:30 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Estuary Care groups in the western Bay of Plenty will be able to focus on other aspects of estuary restoration after the go ahead was given to mechanically remove mangroves from the Tauranga Harbour. More >>
Applications close soon for Environmental Fund
Friday, 7 August 2009, 1:52 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Local community groups looking for funding for an environmental project still have time to apply to Environment Bay of Plenty’s Environmental Enhancement Fund. See the attached media release for further details. More >>
