Summer crowds and fine weather mean Tauranga's water supply is coming under pressure. We have reached the point where we are closely monitoring water consumption... Read More

Environment BOP has lodged resource consent applications for the operation of the Ohau Channel Weir and the Okere Gates - structures which reduce risk of flooding... Read More

With the Pohutukawa flower successfully replacing the holly in the New Zealand Christmas, The Department of Conservation and Environment BOP are suggesting other... Read More

Mangroves at Matua are going to be the first to get the chop when mechanical mangrove removal begins on January 14. The public are invited to join EBOP staff, estuary... Read More

Environment Bay of Plenty monitoring of Rotorua's lakes for cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has resulted in health warnings for Lake Rotoehu and for the Rangitaiki... Read More

Eight Western Bay of Plenty groups will benefit from the latest round of Environment Bay of Plenty's Environmental Enhancement Fund. A total of 21 groups will receive... Read More

Increasing levels of agricultural pollutants in the water and soil are concerning Environment BOP councillors and staff. The latest monitoring of dairy pasture... Read More

Seven year old Jade Baxter's prize winning recycled Christmas decoration creation is a great example of how to have an environmentally friendly festive season. Jade... Read More

The Thames Coromandel District Council has cautiously supported a move to halt the use of 1080 in the area. The council plans to urge the Minister of Conservation... Read More

Four students from Maungatapu School in Tauranga have been named the winners of New Zealand's first e-Waste Eddie Awards. The national competition was run as part... Read More

Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has announced Bay man Taroi Rawiri is one of nine new full-time fishery officers, following completion of their studies at the National... Read More

The latest biological agent to control the spread of an aggressive pest plant has been unleashed in the Bay of Plenty. Broom gall mite was released in the Eastern... Read More