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Harmony singers win national contest
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 2:50 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Six Tauranga members of well-known Waikato four-part harmony group the Waikato Rivertones are celebrating winning New Zealand’s national harmony competition, held in Wellington this weekend. The group of 80 women of all ages from throughout the Waikato, Bay ... More >>
River scheme funding options discussed
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 12:58 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A report providing a number of funding options for river schemes was discussed yesterday (SUBS: 3 May 2011) by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Operations, Monitoring and Regulation Committee. A range of funding options were presented to the Committee ... More >>
Meeting addresses Wairoa River navigation concerns
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 12:45 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
At a public meeting called by Bay of Plenty Regional Council earlier this month, jet ski and powerboat use on the Wairoa River was discussed, resulting in a request to reinstate voluntary river wardens to ensure better enforcement of navigation and ... More >>
Gwen Rogers Kindergarten recognised for environ achievement
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 5:00 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
13 April 2011 A Mount Maunganui kindergarten celebrated taking a big step in becoming more sustainable when it received a Bronze Enviroschools award today. To celebrate, the Gwen Rogers Kindergarten held a shared lunch with their local community at their ... More >>
Bright ideas benefit Bay of Plenty region
Monday, 11 April 2011, 10:13 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bright ideas dreamed up by Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff will have wide-ranging benefits throughout the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Flood repair cost estimate more than $10 million
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 3:53 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Repairs from recent Bay of Plenty flood events are likely to cost more than $10 million according to figures released today by Bay of Plenty Regional. The Regional Council’s Operations, Monitoring and Regulation Committee today (SUBS: 23 March 2011) heard ... More >>
BOP Council disappointed with orchard spraying complaints
Friday, 11 March 2011, 2:27 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Recent complaints over spray drift and lack of warning to the public about agrichemical spraying are a major setback, according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Group Manager Water Management, Eddie Grogan says he is very ... More >>
New environmental fund launched in Bay of Plenty
Friday, 11 March 2011, 1:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A fund to commemorate the late Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Hawea Vercoe has been launched and is open for applications. He Matapuna Akoranga a Hawea Vercoe – Hawea Vercoe Commemoration Fund will operate through Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s ... More >>
Weed cordon installed at Lake Ōkataina
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 3:58 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
An exciting initiative which began in Lake Rotoma has now been applied to Lake Ōkataina. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has installed a weed cordon around the boat ramp at the main beach on Lake Ōkataina. The weed cordon has been specifically designed ... More >>
BOP teams and staff member arrive in Canterbury help
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 10:03 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
A Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Officer and three search and rescue teams have all arrived in Christchurch to help with response efforts. A Bay of Plenty Lifeline Coordinator will be deployed to Wellington tomorrow morning to work at the National ... More >>
Bay of Plenty response teams enroute to Canterbury
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:37 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Officer is being deployed tomorrow morning to work in the Canterbury Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC). He will arrive about the same time as the three Bay of Plenty GECC search and rescue teams, which ... More >>
People encouraged to donate Red Cross Canterbury Quake
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 1:10 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC) is encouraging people, who want to make a cash donation, to make it to the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. New Zealand Red Cross, after discussions with Christchurch Mayor ... More >>
BOP teams deployed to Canterbury, other staff on standby
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:35 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Group Emergency Coordination Centre (GECC) has today deployed three search and rescue teams to Canterbury in response to a request from the National Crisis Management Centre. The teams from Whakatane (seven people), Rotorua (seven ... More >>
BOP offers support to Canterbury emergency management
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 5:41 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Chair of the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, Mayor John Forbes said that thoughts and prayers are going out to all those affected by the series of earthquakes in Christchurch. An earthquake (an aftershock of the 4 September ... More >>
Regional Council monitoring new bus timetables
Monday, 21 February 2011, 2:42 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is continuing to monitor Tauranga’s new Bay Hopper bus timetables, hoping to have any teething issues sorted in the next few days. More >>
Get firewood now to help clean up Rotorua's air
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 12:13 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Get firewood now to help clean up Rotorua's air For release: Thursday 17 February 2011 Rotorua residents are urged to get firewood now so that it dries properly and burns cleanly when the cold weather hits this winter. More >>
Surfers cause safety concerns at harbour entrance
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:11 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has raised concerns over the activities of surfers using the Whakatane Harbour entrance. The current conditions at the Whakatane Harbour entrance are encouraging surfers to position themselves across the whole width of ... More >>
Okere Gates Opened Again
Monday, 14 February 2011, 1:35 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Okere Gates on the Kaituna River have been opened again. The gates were closed on Sunday afternoon following a request by New Zealand Police, to lower the river’s level to assist with the search for a missing hunter. The gates will be opened further ... More >>
Find out all you need to know about resource consents
Monday, 14 February 2011, 10:15 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is running drop-in information sessions across the region to provide face-to-face advice about resource consents. More >>
Students with passion for environment sought in BOP
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 4:07 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Regional Council wants to hear from students with a passion for the environment, to represent the region at a national environmental forum. Three students will be selected from around the region to represent the Bay of Plenty at the annual ... More >>
