August 2020

31 August - It is not every day you find a jet ski buried in a patch of scrub. However, that is what five new chainsaw operators discovered when clearing pest plants from Walter Reid Reserve near Whakatāne.

28 August - Recent economic data suggests that despite the significant early impacts of COVID-19, the Bay of Plenty’s economy is faring better than the country as a whole.  

27 August - Tauranga school students will get another year of free bus use following a Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public Transport Committee Meeting today.

10 August - The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is currently seeking members for vacant positions on the Kaituna Catchment Control Scheme Advisory Group and the Rangitāiki-Tarawera Scheme Advisory Group.

6 August - Bay of Plenty Regional Council has committed to investigating and addressing health concerns raised by the Whareroa Marae community in Mount Maunganui.

5 August - The region’s biodiversity and water quality is set to receive a boost following Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s success in securing nearly $1.5 million funding under the One Billion Trees project.

4 August - The goal of eradicating Brown Bullhead Catfish in Lakes Rotoiti and Rotorua is being given another boost with investigation into a new biological control method.