March 2021

31 March - Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has recently completed its second annual audit as part of the Toitū carbon reduce certification.

29 March - Tomorrow we will be in the Matua/Fergusson Park area from 8:30am to 3:30pm to do a biannual oil spill response training exercise.

24 March - CRS Tauranga Limited (CRS) has been convicted and fined $86,250 in the Tauranga District Court after pleading guilty to charges of discharging contaminants into Tauranga Harbour.

19 March - Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Public Transport Committee has approved a feasibility study to scope the decarbonisation of the urban and regional bus fleet in the Bay of Plenty.

18 March - Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana has confirmed people with mobility impairment will be able to travel on the region’s buses for free from July 1st.

18 March - Whakatāne District Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council plan changes to address the unacceptably high debris flow loss-of-life risk on the Awatarariki Fanhead in Matatā will come into effect later this month.

1 March - The Minister of Conservation has approved the Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan, resolving the two outstanding appeals relating to the Motiti Protection Area and Matakana Island.