Home Your council News and information Media releases Media releases 2022 January 2022 Check before you travel Funding open for school sustainability and resilience projects Lack of lifejackets biggest concern for Harbourmaster Tongan shockwave detected in Bay of Plenty Environmental fund makes Onepū wetland accessible ... February 2022 Awards keep flowing in for Kaituna River re-diversion project Bus timetables about to change following COVID-19 concerns Boaties encouraged to respect new Motiti Protection Area rules 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 ... April 2022 Out of bounds: Safeguarding the Whakatāne stopbank Whakatāne 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 Ōhiwa area Tauranga's central bus interchange on the move in June June 2022 Airshed Extension in Rotorua to help protect improved air quality Wet weather prompts stopbank grazing reminder New infrared camera technology to help detect illegal wood burners in Rotorua Value of dune planting and restoration easy to see at Mount Maunganui beach July 2022 Community-led Adaptation Funding supports three more projects Lake Rotorua highest level in five years Waihī Estuary health under the microscope August 2022 Boat salvages keep Harbourmaster team busy One year of the Motiti Protection Area September 2022 Kaituna field days provide outdoor education for local students October 2022 Bus driver shortages tackled head on Busy summer for Harbourmaster team Edgecumbe flood defences to be replaced November 2022 Science Speaker Series to shed light on the plight of the Te Arawa lakes December 2022 Successful safer boating pilot programme for iwi and hapū