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Fishing tournaments increase aquatic weed risk
Friday, 14 May 2004, 10:05 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Rotorua’s boaties have been pretty quick to learn they must check boats for stray weeds after use. However, a series of major fishing tournaments this year will be a further test for the Rotorua lakes, says Environment Bay of Plenty’s pest plant ... More >>
Increase in submissions on future plan
Monday, 10 May 2004, 3:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has received 160 submissions on a major plan that sets its path for the next 10 years. That is four times more than it clocked up for last year’s annual plan. More >>
Lake water pipe survey sparks warnings
Friday, 7 May 2004, 11:35 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty fears some Lake Rotoiti residents may still be drinking water from the lake in spite of repeated warnings that it is unsafe to do so. More >>
Whakatane earthquake study will help urban design
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:36 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
A new earthquake study of Whakatane will encourage more effective and informed planning of land use and future developments in the town’s urban area, Environment Bay of Plenty says. More >>
Regional Council Seeks Legal Opinion
Monday, 3 May 2004, 12:38 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty hopes to seek a legal opinion on whether it can have a say in the genetic future of its region. More >>
Legal opinion on genetically modified organisms
Friday, 30 April 2004, 2:18 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty hopes to seek a legal opinion on whether it can have a say in the genetic future of its region. More >>
Positive results from Lake Okaro trial
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 3:54 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty will treat Lake Okaro with chemicals again this winter as part of a five-year trial to improve water quality. More >>
Focus on Lake Taupo leaves research gap
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 2:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A focus on Lake Taupo has left a gap in centrally-funded research aimed at improving the quality of New Zealand’s lakes, warns Environment Bay of Plenty More >>
Four-wheel drive vehicles are damaging sand dunes
Friday, 23 April 2004, 10:55 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Beach users and residents work to resolve issue of four-wheel drive damage to dunes More >>
Wipe out pests with help of how-to videos
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 2:55 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Maddened by magpies? Worried about woolly nightshade? Having problems with planting? If so, Environment Bay of Plenty’s series of seven how-to videos may be just the thing for you. More >>
Clampdown on smoky fires
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 4:12 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Light a smoky fire over Easter and you’re asking for trouble. And not just with the neighbours - it may well cost you a $300 fine, says Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Team effort wins supreme farm award
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 2:18 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Te Puke’s Laurie and Joy Shearer have won the supreme award in the second Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. More >>
Coast Care work reverses a century of dune abuse
Monday, 5 April 2004, 4:13 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: Monday 5 April 2004 Nine years of planting by volunteers has “reversed the consequences of 100 years of dune abuse” in the region, according to a major review of the Coast Care Bay of Plenty programme. More >>
Moving ahead with solutions for Lakes
Friday, 2 April 2004, 4:03 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A major engineering project aimed at improving water quality in Lake Rotoiti will move into its next phase later this year. More >>
Testing Opotiki’s waters for marine farming
Friday, 2 April 2004, 2:32 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty is testing Opotiki’s coastal waters to discover what impact marine farming would have on them. More >>
Environment Bay of Plenty sets 10 year path ahead
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 9:42 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Environment Bay of Plenty has formally signalled its intention to take a more active role in the region’s development with the release of a major plan that sets its path for the next decade. More >>
Kiwifruit orchards put pressure on water resource
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:01 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
For immediate release: Tuesday 30 March 2004 New kiwifruit orchards are putting pressure on the Bay of Plenty’s water because they need to be irrigated more often. However, orchardists – and most other water users – are generally taking reasonably good care ... More >>
Gates unlikely to have affected water quality
Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 3:53 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Tuesday 23 March 2004 Twenty years of artificially controlling water levels in Lake Rotoiti is unlikely to have had an impact on water quality, a new report says. More >>
Study of hormones in Bay of Plenty sewage
Friday, 19 March 2004, 3:51 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
An analysis of the Bay of Plenty’s municipal sewage has shown that human hormones are not likely to be present in large enough numbers to alter the genetic make-up of creatures living nearby. More >>
Review will make region’s water safer
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 1:22 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A review of safety procedures will help to make the region’s waters and one of New Zealand’s busiest ports safer for both people and the environment. More >>
