Environment

Psa management company formed

The kiwifruit industry is establishing a new business to co ordinate the ongoing management of the Psa infection in kiwifruit orchards. The vine canker Pseudomonas... Read More

Picking up the pace on cleanliness

The staff at Westpac Bank Mount Maunganui branch are getting active about keeping the environment clean in the region. Last week in a single night they collected... Read More

Hawea remembered

The first anniversary of the death of school principal and Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Hawea Vercoe is marked with a ceremony on Lake Rotoiti. Children paddle... Read More

Lake memorial – one year on

The first anniversary of the death of school principal and Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor Hawea Vercoe is being marked on Monday with the blessing of a memorial... Read More

Water strategy in place

Population growth and intensification of land use are increasing demand for water in the Western Bay of Plenty. To ensure the sub-region has enough water for people,... Read More

Kaimai campsite upgraded

Improved facilities and a campsite warden will welcome campers visiting Dickey Flat Campsite in the Waihi area this summer. The changes are part of an upgrade to... Read More

Centre moves to historic classroom

Staff and volunteers at the Tauranga Environment Centre are preparing to set up new headquarters in a historic classroom that is over 100 years old. The move from... Read More

Submissions open on key statement

Bay of Plenty's most significant resource management document is now available for public submissions for three months. Lake Rotorua is one of the main places the... Read More

Bay of Plenty eDay dumped

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is going on an environmental tangent, and is defying the wishes of the Environment Ministry, by scrapping the region's annual... Read More

Concrete at the cutting edge

A special concrete mix used in the Tauranga Harbour Link Project is the winner of the 2010 Supreme Concrete Sustainability Award. Tauranga Harbour Link Project was... Read More

Banking on kiwi safety

Two Western Bay of Plenty BNZ bank managers are trading in their ties and black shoes for shorts and tees as they attempt to protect kiwi habitats in the Coromandel. On... Read More

BirdsaPlenty in new book

Banded rail, white-faced heron and the bar-tailed godwit; they may sound like a gang of outlaws, but they are, in fact, just some of the 40-plus birds that can be... Read More