Council discusses harbour issues

The latest research, information and ideas on protecting and managing the Tauranga Harbour will be the topic of conversation at a special gathering in Tauranga on Thursday.

The Tauranga Harbour will be the topic of conversation on Thursday.

On March 7 Tauranga Moana - Te Papa; Our Harbour - Our Place will let the community and agencies know what's happening around the harbour and catchment.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair John Cronin says the symposium will bring together speakers from community groups, iwi, councils and research agencies and universities.

'We're taking this opportunity to showcase the exciting work that's happening out there in the community and what we and other agencies are doing.

'I'm looking forward to opening the day's programme of speakers and presentations and hearing from a lot of really interesting people.

'As a Regional Council we rely on good science to help us make better decisions, but often the community don't get to know about the science so this is a great opportunity for everyone to share and hear.”

Discussions will include some of the latest research on the harbour and its catchment and what is happening in the community to improve it.

A variety of agency projects aimed at improving and restoring the harbour and its catchment will also be discussed.

Key speakers include Rahera Ohia from Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective and Professor David Schiel from Canterbury University.

Rahera will be speaking on expectations and opportunities arising from Treaty Settlements for Tauranga Moana and David will be speaking on research to underpin coastal ecosystems management.

Other speakers will cover topics from ecological surveys and sea lettuce in the harbour, bird life, clean ups and estuary care on the harbour edge, and local planting and broader community collaboration with the hills to the sea approach of the Kaimai catchments project.

At the end of the day's presentations there will be a Panel Discussion for participants to put questions to a panel of experts.

The event, being held by the harbour's edge at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club at Sulphur Point, has been organised by Bay of Plenty Regional Council, University of Waikato and Priority One.

Participants must register with the Regional Council before the event.

To register email harboursymposium@boprc.govt.nz phone 0800 884 880, visit www.boprc.govt.nz/taurangaharbour or go to the Regional Council's Rata Street office in Mount Maunganui.

The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for students.

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4 comments

Why

Posted on 03-03-2013 17:50 | By Capt_Kaveman

dont they get to the heart of the sea lettice problem an stop the "its run off from the farms fallacy" what i smell and sight to see by torests seing this green crap floating eveywhere


more racism from councils

Posted on 04-03-2013 07:29 | By Captain Sensible

Was thinking of going but having seen the local iwi (mafia) will be there, I just changed my mind. Another blow to democracy as local iwi get a say just because they are maori. And lets face it, maori have an appalling record in conservation which is convieniently overlooked by the PC brigade. I wonder how much the council will be paying these precious speakers?


I can help!!!!

Posted on 04-03-2013 12:01 | By Sambo

with the Black Swan problem!!!!!, exterminating these pests, would help the ecological welfare of the Harbour no end, and maybe sometime Enviroment B.O.P, will back them being deemed a pest like Canada Geese, I will be at symposium (how gay), I thought a symposium was a musical event, but with every agency in the region justifying their salaries, I am picking it will be like "musical chairs", stop the posturing and get on with it!!!!


Titanic

Posted on 05-03-2013 08:45 | By YOGI

Has "musical chairs" interesting game where all the officials get paid to be there to dicuss who much the habour is stuffed by pollution, something that they should have fix years ago. Capt Kaveman, if certianly is not farm run off, but is good that TCC will be there, the prime culprit in the lettice creation. Sadly for tourists, residents aloke the real issue will not be dealt with. RBOP has the reports, the facts and information on the outfall pipe as the prime reason for the problems.


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