March 2023 media releases
Prosecution shows importance of correct effluent management practices
1 March - Two Aongatete farmers have been convicted and fined a total of $28,000 for discharging dairy shed effluent to land where it entered a tributary of the Aongatete estuary.
Speed key concern in navigation safety bylaws feedback
Safer speed limits in recreational areas, the future of current ski zones and a buoyed swim lane in Pilot Bay were shot topics as part of the Regional Council’s Navigation Safety Bylaws review.
Restoration of Tarawera awa focus for new Treaty co-governance group
The Tarawera Awa Restoration Strategy Group (TARSG) had its inaugural hui in Whakatāne on Tuesday 28 February.