The Whakatāne-Tauranga Rivers Scheme covers the Tauranga River with a 440km2 catchment and the Whakatāne River with a 1100km2 catchment.

Find out more about the elections process, what the job of a regional councillor is and whether or not you're eligible to be nominated as a councillor.

Harbourmaster’s Directions, our Navigation Safety Bylaw and the Port and Harbour Navigational Safety Management system are used alongside Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs) to govern the safety of navigation in our region.

The Rangitāiki-Tarawera Rivers Scheme covers the Rangitāiki River with a 3005km2 catchment and the Tarawera River with a 984km2 catchment.

Australian droplet tunicate is a sea squirt that forms long, cylindrical tubes. The tubes clump together to form dense colonies.

The Mediterranean fanworm was first detected in New Zealand in 2008 and is now present in a number of harbours around the country.

Pyura originates in South America and is likely to have arrived in New Zealand as an unwanted hitchhiker on a vessel.

Native to the North West Pacific and is thought to have arrived in New Zealand as an unwanted hitchhiker on a vessel.

Exotic caulerpa is a fast growing, invasive seaweed that can form dense underwater fields, threatening native marine life.

The ‘give way’ rules depend on what type of boat you’re on and the type of boat you’re approaching.