Links
Maps
Interactive Bay of Plenty Regional map -This map shows the Bay of Plenty region, districts, land cover, townships, state highways and major roads. This map also shows broad scale Geology and Soils information, as well as Bay of Plenty Regional Council office locations. To view this map you must have Flash installed. Install Flash.
Interactive Bay of Plenty Soils Map -This map is simple to use and is run through a google viewer.
NZ civil defence web sites
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Home - Bay of Plenty's civil defence home page. The Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Group brings together all local councils, the Regional Council, emergency services, District Health Boards and other organizations to work towards its vision: "A resilient Bay of Plenty". Site contains civil defence information that is specific to the Bay of Plenty, including regional hazard maps and reports.
Get ready get through - Put together by New Zealands ministry of civil defence, this site contains heaps of useful information on how to get ready and get through a natural disaster. There are sections with information relevant to NZ's six most common natural disasters, including floods and storms as well as downloadable emergency plans and brochures. View civil defence comercials online and find what the civil defence alert siren sounds like.
What's the plan Stan - This is the officiacl civil defence educational resource for New Zealand. This resource includes unit plans for junior, middle and senior primary, accompanied with lesson plans, fact sheets, relevant stories and suggested activities. It is available in both the English and Maori languages.
Territorial Authorities
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Weather forecasts
Educational and historic sites
Te Ara, the encyclopedia of New Zealand - information on flooding in New Zealand and some past flood events, acompanied by stories, pictures and photos.
GoLearnGeography - This blog site is designed to help students learning online. It has a number of relevant topics including a number of pages outlining different river processes, as well as weather and climate. Information is acompanied by easy to understand diagrams.
Resources for teachers - Follow link to find more resources to aid classroom teaching and learning
Resources for students - Flollow link to find more student fun and educational information