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Scion innovation centre funding signed off
8 April 2014 9:00 a.m.
Scion and Bay of Plenty Regional Council have signed an agreement to build an innovation centre at Scion’s Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park.
Mount surf reef to be removed
16 April 2014 11:45 a.m.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has decided the Mount Maunganui surf reef is to be partially removed to remove the risk to swimmers near Tay Street. Regional Council Deputy Chief Executive Eddie Grogan said the Mount Maunganui Reef Trust obtained resource consent in August 2000 to construct the pilot offshore submerged reef about 250 m offshore from the Tay Street/Marine Parade corner.
Storms in the Bay of Plenty
19 April 2014 8:45 a.m.
Significant storm water flooding in the Eastern Bay, in particular Whakatane this evening. Please contact Whakatane District Council or emergency services directly for urgent assistance.
Community effort creates outdoor 'classroom'
17 April 2014 9:28 a.m.
Kawaha Point Primary School children have a new outdoor “classroom” tucked away on the boundary of the school field – a vegetable patch and a native garden.
Locals help out with tow truck crash spill
19 April 2014 8:00 a.m.
Locals in a remote part of Opotiki came to the assistance of Bay of Plenty Regional Council Pollution Prevention officers dealing with a spill from a fatal truck crash on Thursday.
Students to lead environmental projects
11 April 2014 12:00 a.m.
Secondary school students from around the Bay of Plenty are gearing up to launch environmental projects in their schools and communities.