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Opotiki Orchardists Win Supreme Award
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 8:23 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Opotiki kiwifruit growers Brett and Rachael Wotton are the supreme award winners of the third Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards – and the first orchardists to take the top prize. More >>
Environmental and economic savings in new building
Monday, 11 April 2005, 2:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty’s new building in Tauranga has features that are not just good for the environment but will potentially save millions of dollars in costs over the long term. More >>
Study will put Opotiki’s heritage on the map
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 9:10 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
More of Opotiki’s historical places will be on the national heritage “map” after a comprehensive study of the town centre, which starts this month. More >>
Finding ways to control vehicles on sand dunes
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 12:37 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty wants to find ways to control vehicles that are damaging the region’s coastal dunes. But it’s not going to be easy. More >>
Study highlights need for subdivision soil testing
Monday, 4 April 2005, 12:20 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
A comprehensive study of agrichemical residues in Bay of Plenty soils has highlighted the possible need for soil testing of horticultural sites proposed for residential subdivision. More >>
Diversion wall in Lake Rotoiti focus of meeting
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 4:57 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A multi-million dollar diversion wall that should considerably improve Lake Rotoiti’s water quality is the focus of public meetings in Rotorua next week. More >>
New technology used to help clean up Rotorua Lakes
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 9:59 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Tuesday 29 March 2005 Environment Bay of Plenty and Rotorua District Council are investigating technology right at the forefront in New Zealand to try and clean up the Rotorua lakes. More >>
Single owner for regional park
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 9:24 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty is now the sole owner of the Bay of Plenty’s first regional park, the Papamoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park. More >>
Coastal land possible for second regional park
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 8:54 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
A coastal property near Ohiwa Harbour may have a future as the second regional park in the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Warning to boaties because of low lake levels
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 11:26 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: Monday 28 February 2005 Environment Bay of Plenty is issuing a warning to boat owners, float planes and other lake operators to exercise extreme caution due to declining water levels in Lake Rotorua. More >>
$10m diversion wall could improve Lake Rotoiti
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:29 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: Tuesday 22 February 2005 Lake Rotoiti could have fewer algal blooms within three to five years if a $10 million wall is built to channel water from Lake Rotorua directly down the Kaituna River. More >>
Finalists announced for farm environment award
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 4:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Six finalists who reflect the diversity of farming activity in the Bay of Plenty are lining up for major awards in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards this year. More >>
Households can get rid of hazardous waste
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 2:52 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Thousands of Bay of Plenty households will soon have the chance to get rid of their old paints, poisons and pesticides - safely. More >>
Crunch time for SmartGrowth
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 11:31 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Nearly a year after its adoption, the strategy that will shape the future of the western Bay of Plenty sub-region may soon be pinned down in law. More >>
Study of tsunami threat to Bay of Plenty
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 9:52 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
A geological study of the region’s coastline has found traces of six major tsunami events over the past 4000 years, each five metres in height or more. Another 11 smaller tsunami have been officially recorded since 1840 alone. More >>
mangroves have room to spread further in Tauranga
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 9:18 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Mangroves have more than doubled in extent in Tauranga harbour since the 1940s - and still have plenty of room to spread further, according to research by Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Beaches still some of best in New Zealand
Monday, 7 February 2005, 10:30 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty rivers show the poorest quality for bathing in the region under a new grading system being introduced by Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Geothermal wonderland in better health
Friday, 4 February 2005, 2:47 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Scientists have just completed a three-part geochemical study into the health of the area’s geothermal field – and it’s looking pretty good. More >>
Safe speed and life jackets in weekend blitz
Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 9:42 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Safe speed and life jackets are being targeted in a major water safety blitz in the Bay of Plenty this weekend. More >>
Boaties warned to clean boats
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 6:18 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Skippers will put the Rotorua lakes at risk if they don’t clean their boats this summer. More >>
