The first Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Council to be formed under new Government regulations has been announced.
Polytechnic Councils are now required to comprise made up of eight members with half of them appointed by the Ministry of Education and the other four coming from the community.

The government appointees are new council chairman Ian Turner, Dr Neil Barns, Paul Bowker and Rahera Ohia.
The community representatives are Aroha Luttenberger, Fleur Sweeney, Paula Thompson and Paul Logan.
Outgoing chairperson Andrea Marsh and BOP Polytechnic CEO Dr Alan Hampton chose not to accept a community appointment to council.
At the council meeting Andrea Marsh reflected on her 17 years as chairperson.
"When I unexpectedly became chair of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in 1993, I remember thinking, this could change my life and what a prophetic thought that was."
She went on to congratulate the efforts of fellow council members.
"I believe that this council has been outstanding in the unified way we have worked together, sharing the vision of being New Zealands leading regional tertiary institution."