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Environment Bay of Plenty - Latest News [Page 25]
Monitoring season about to begin
Monday, 10 September 2007, 1:35 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty’s dairy farmers are being reminded to make sure they’re meeting conditions of resource consents as the monitoring season nears. More >>
Volcanic rock may improve lake’s water quality
Friday, 7 September 2007, 1:51 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Lake Okaro will take a further step towards achieving its water quality goals this month. During September the lake will have a layer of treated zeolite applied. Zeolite is a volcanic rock. It is ground to the size of sand and will sink to the bottom ... More >>
Poor Quality Air Putting Lives At Risk
Friday, 31 August 2007, 3:39 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A recent study investigating health and air pollution in New Zealand showed that in Rotorua 22 people per year die prematurely due to poor air quality. The study was commissioned by the Health Research Council and the Ministry for the Environment. More >>
Strategy To Look At Recreation On Harbour
Friday, 31 August 2007, 3:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
If you want to have a say about how people use Tauranga Harbour for recreation, and how it's managed, now's the time to speak up. The Draft Tauranga Harbour Recreation Strategy is open for comment. More >>
Strategy to look at recreation on harbour
Friday, 31 August 2007, 2:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
If you want to have a say about how people use Tauranga Harbour for recreation, and how it’s managed, now’s the time to speak up. More >>
Poor quality air putting lives at risk
Friday, 31 August 2007, 2:27 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Rotorua’s air pollution is putting the health of the city’s elderly and young at risk. More >>
Protection sought for Hurunui
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 2:29 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
An application was lodged today to protect the Hurunui River in Canterbury under a Water Conservation Order. More >>
Broadband advances region’s digital technology
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 9:36 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Holding a video conference with your GP or downloading video clips quickly from the web sound like impossible tasks. More >>
Bay Broadband helps advance region’s technology
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 4:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay Broadband is a strategy being planned by Environment Bay of Plenty and the region’s seven councils to improve broadband service. More >>
Nominations in for local body elections
Friday, 24 August 2007, 1:38 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Nominations are in and all but one Regional Council seat will be contested during the upcoming local body elections. More >>
New Tauranga office sites discussed
Friday, 24 August 2007, 11:01 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty councillors have met and discussed potential sites for its new Tauranga office. More >>
Case of missing trailer solved
Monday, 20 August 2007, 3:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Where’s the air monitoring trailer gone? It’s a common question in Rotorua at the moment. More >>
Good response to environmental fund
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 11:21 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
When Environment Bay of Plenty’s Environmental Enhancement fund closed for applications earlier this month, 50 groups or individuals had applied for funding that totalled $1.3 million. More >>
Ohiwa vandalism putting people at risk
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 9:38 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Ohiwa Harbour’s users are being put at unnecessary risk by repeated attacks on signs and buoys. More >>
More people taking the bus
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 4:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Taking the bus has become less about necessity and more about choice according to the results of a survey conducted by Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Farming awards open for sixth year
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 1:15 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty’s farmers are being encouraged to join a journey towards sustainability as the Ballance Farm Environment Awards open for entries. More >>
Have your say on lake water quality
Saturday, 11 August 2007, 1:18 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
After three years of science, research, reports and meetings, it’s time to have your say on the plans for restoring and protecting three of our region’s lakes. More >>
Council aims for strong engagement with Maori
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 11:51 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty is pushing forward with bold plans to further enhance the way the organisation engages with Maori across the region. Maori Committee Chairman Tai Eru says that the regional council has been meeting with iwi and hapu to discuss ... More >>
Action on Rotorua’s air
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 11:02 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
This winter the air quality in Rotorua will be worse than it was last year. That’s the message from Environment Bay of Plenty as its air quality monitoring highlights a situation that’s not improving. More >>
Survey shows how Bay’s environment perceived
Friday, 3 August 2007, 11:13 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The majority of people living in the Bay of Plenty see the region’s natural environment as an important reason for their choice of location. That’s just one finding from a survey by Environment Bay of Plenty that asked 1300 people their attitudes to and ... More >>
