Together with landowners, Regional Council has already delivered action on the ground through more than 2000 property-level environmental plans to reduce land run-off and protect local rivers and streams in the Bay of Plenty.
We continue to offer funding assistance and practical support for landowners throughout the region, but from 2019, Regional Council’s Land Management staff began taking a new approach to making sure that the region’s most vulnerable river and estuary systems get the attention they need, as quickly as possible.
Staff are now putting extra effort into improving swimmability and preparing landowners for regulatory change in focus catchments that are the region's most at risk of degradation.