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New biocontrol agent to mine out thistle
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 3:58 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Its name might give it away but it’s only hungry for one thing - it’s the Californian thistle stem miner, the latest biological control agent to be released in the region. More >>
Spray drift complaints up but compliance improved
Friday, 1 October 2010, 4:48 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The number of complaints about drift from seasonal kiwifruit spraying increased this year – but the increase is more likely due to increased awareness of the complaints procedure rather than more incidents. More >>
Strategy to help keep pests out
Friday, 1 October 2010, 2:09 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking for public submissions on a draft Strategy that outlines how pests will be managed in the region during the next five years. More >>
Environment Court backs Council’s decision
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 3:44 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Environment Court has dismissed an appeal against the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s decision to renew water and air resource consents for Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) and Norske Skog Tasman, in an interim decision released this week. More >>
Three dairy farms and Fonterra fined for polluting
Monday, 27 September 2010, 5:16 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty dairy farmers were reminded of the serious penalties for polluting after three farmers were this month sentenced for causing various degrees of contamination to waterways last year. More >>
Driver's superb job recognised
Monday, 20 September 2010, 3:36 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Winter weather has been brightened for Go Bus passengers by driver Brian Absalom, named as the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's 'Driver of the Season'. More >>
Regional Council policy advice rates well
Friday, 17 September 2010, 10:48 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Policy advice from Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff to its councillors rates well, according to an independent assessment – but policy staff want to do better. More >>
Green Kindergartens are Gold
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 2:35 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Two Papamoa kindergartens are over the moon having achieved Green-Gold standard in the Enviroschools programme. More >>
Regional Council donates to disaster fund
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 10:12 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Finance and Governance Committee has donated $100,000 to the Canterbury region to be used to assist with reinstatement of infrastructure following the recent earthquake. More >>
Ōkere Gates and Ōhau Weir consent application
Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 3:35 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council yesterday notified the resource consent application for the Ōkere Control Gates and Ōhau Channel Weir structures at Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua respectively. More >>
Inaugural Chair in Coastal Science appointed
Monday, 13 September 2010, 12:59 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The University of Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regional Council are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Chris Battershill as the inaugural Chair in Coastal Science for the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Region’s wastewater plants perform well
Monday, 13 September 2010, 9:48 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
The region’s 10 municipal wastewater plants are performing well overall, according to a compliance report to this month’s Bay of Plenty Regional Council meeting. More >>
Significant damage from August floods
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 5:27 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Some of the Bay of Plenty’s flood schemes suffered “significant and expensive” flood damage in August’s flooding, this weeks Bay of Plenty Regional Council meeting heard. More >>
Bay of Plenty supports Canterbury
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 1:16 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group has today supplied additional staff to Canterbury to assist with the earthquake recovery effort. More >>
Groups benefit from regional fund
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 12:44 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The big winners in Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Environmental Enhancement Fund (EEF) are projects to carry out restoration works on the banks of the Tuapiro River, at the northern entrance to Tauranga Harbour, and two wetland restoration projects ... More >>
Timely reminder to Get Ready before Disaster
Monday, 6 September 2010, 2:23 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group is ready to provide assistance to Canterbury following Saturday’s earthquake. More >>
Rare fish found in Lake Ōkāreka stream
Monday, 30 August 2010, 2:26 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
A rare native fish population known as koaro has been discovered in a tributary stream of Lake Ōkāreka More >>
Whakatane harbour entrance depths and navigation
Friday, 20 August 2010, 12:21 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
Soundings carried out this morning have indicated there are good depths of water throughout the Whakatane river entrance channel and across the bar, but boaties are being warned to remain cautious after the weekend’s flooding. More >>
Councils release broadband guide
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 9:42 am | Environment Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty councils have developed a guide for communities, organisations and businesses to get better broadband, to coincide with the release of the government’s ultra fast broadband and rural broadband initiatives. More >>
Whakatāne boat ramp re-opened
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 5:10 pm | Environment Bay of Plenty
The Whakatāne boat ramp is now re-opened for use after flooding caused its closure. More >>
