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Bar calling service to stop
March 2024
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April 2024
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May 2024
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Keep it clean this Moving Day
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June 2024
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July 2024
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August 2024
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September 2024
Effluent mismanagement poses risk to estuary health
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The Bay’s public transport: smart changes for a growing region
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January 2023
Harbourmaster patrol stats make for grim reading
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March 2023
Prosecution shows importance of correct effluent management practices
Speed key concern in navigation safety bylaws feedback
Restoration of Tarawera awa focus for new Treaty co-governance group
Project to support Ohiwa Harbour’s waterways reveals at-risk indigenous fish species
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April 2023
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May 2023
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Help keep flood defences functioning this winter
Record rain across the rohe causing erosion and river discolouration
Council approves construction of proposed Rangitaiki Spillway design
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Moving Day Mastery: plan ahead to stop pests and manage effluent
June 2023
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July 2023
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August 2023
Legacy Funeral Homes Limited faces penalty for unlawful discharges
Love the beach? Tell Coast Care what you think!
September 2023
Warm weather reminder: keep all vehicles off the dunes
‘Care plan’ for Rotorua Geothermal System now out for public feedback
October 2023
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Scan to help keep the lakes pest-free
Primary sectors preparing for El Nino summer dry
Scholarship awarded for world first climate change degree
November 2023
Kiwifruit grower fined for illegal water take
Dairy discharge into significant Rotorua stream leads to prosecution
Bay of Plenty Regional Council to upgrade Whakatane’s flood protection
Mediterranean fanworm infestation found in Pilot Bay
Dawn blessing marks the opening of Papamoa Hills Upgrade Project
Pet food company fined $70,000 for odour discharge
December 2023
Bay of Plenty Regional Council begins process to consider staged sell down in Port of Tauranga shareholding
School Sustainability and Resilience Fund
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Next to a flood defence? Check before you DIY this summer
Rotorua Te Arawa lakes still at record levels heading into summer
Follow the rules to stop the spread of freshwater pests
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January 2022
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Lack of lifejackets biggest concern for Harbourmaster
Tongan shockwave detected in Bay of Plenty
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Dry summer sees reactivation of Rotorua Focus Zone
February 2022
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Bus timetables about to change following COVID-19 concerns
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Pig farm prosecution shows importance of correct farming practices
March 2022
Coast Care stalwarts set to retire
Half price bus fares on the way for all Bay of Plenty Regional Council services
Further fines for CRS Tauranga Limited
eDNA testing of rivers may reveal secretive fish
People urged to stay off dunes
Reduced timetables for all Rotorua Cityride bus services from tomorrow
Fish to have easier passage across Ohiwa
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April 2022
Out of bounds: Safeguarding the Whakatane stopbank
Whakatane Futureproof investigations continue
Rotorua Cityride bus services to resume normal timetables from this Monday
May 2022
Regional Council Environmental Fund opens
eDNA confirms threatened fish species in the Ohiwa area
Tauranga's central bus interchange on the move in June
July 2022
Community-led Adaptation Funding supports three more projects
Lake Rotorua highest level in five years
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August 2022
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One year of the Motiti Protection Area
October 2022
Bus driver shortages tackled head on
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November 2022
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December 2022
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