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Better future for inanga on the Whakatāne River
Whakatāne residents of both the human and fish kind are enjoying new inanga (whitebait) ponds and spawning habitat built in the river berm alongside the Whakatāne River. The riverside berm has been leased for grazing by Bay of Plenty Regional Council for many years as...
Chair of Eastern Bay Leadership Group resigns following the success of securing more than $300m into the region
Kiri Allan, founding Chair of the Eastern Bay Regional Growth Leadership Group (RGLG), has announced she is stepping down from the role of Chairperson. She made the announcement at the most recent full meeting of the RGLG on Monday in Whakatāne at the meeting she...
All Port of Tauranga high priority workers negative for Covid-19
The test results from the 720 high priority workers tested for COVID-19 at the Port of Tauranga last week have now all returned negative. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board began testing at its dedicated testing facility at the Port of Tauranga from midday Monday...
BOPDHB completes priority worker testing at Port of Tauranga
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has completed the COVID-19 testing of all Port of Tauranga high priority workers – in advance of the Ministry of Health deadline. BOPDHB Incident Controller Dr Joe Bourne said close to 720 high priority port workers had been...
Call goes out for Catchment and River Scheme nominations
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. Council’s Rivers and Drainage Asset Manager Kirsty Brown says the Advisory...
New research launched to help improve workplace health and safety outcomes for Māori
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, in partnership with ACC, is pleased to launch ‘Haumaru Tāngata: keeping our whānau safe’, a three-year research project that aims to help improve workplace injury and fatality statistics for Māori. The project, which runs through to...
Feedback open for climate change actions and targets
Starting this week, Whakatāne District Council seeks feedback on its draft climate change strategy and action plans. The documents are based on earlier feedback from the community, and follow international and national best-practice. The documents are guided by an...
New Catfish control option to be investigated
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. The partnership between Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the Te Arawa Lakes Trust breaks new ground in...
PANUI – COMMUNITY NOTICES
Ōhope Wharf Reconstruction Project is underway
The remediation complements work already underway to remediate Whakatāne Town Wharf and signals a significant investment in infrastructure improvments by Whakatāne District Council. The work will be carried out by Construction Techniques Ltd - trading as BBR Contech,...
Couple’s gender reveal backfires and hits dad in the crotch
Gender reveals can be fun, but this couple found out the hard way that things can quickly backfire... They planned on using powder cannons to reveal the gender of their new arrival - but things took a bit of a turn after the man's cannon fired on him instead of into...
Saying thanks to footpath crews
Ōpōtiki Mayor, Lyn Riesterer, provided afternoon tea to say thank you on behalf of the community for the outstanding work of the three contracting crews currently installing footpaths in the Ōpōtiki township. The footpath work has been funded by the Provincial Growth...
New courtesy crossing proving popular
Pedestrians and cyclists are already benefiting from a new courtesy crossing installed on Hinemoa Street recently. Located near the Awatapu Lagoon, the crossing includes ‘dragon’s teeth’ and ‘red carpet’ road markings, and a centre refuge island. Part of the Whakatāne...
COVID-19 LATEST UPDATES
“Higher Police visibility and checkpoints to be established under Auckland Alert Level 3”
Police will increase reassurance visits and establish road checkpoints when regional Alert Level 3 restrictions for Auckland come into effect from midday today. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said Police staff had planned for the possibility of COVID-19 returning...
COVID-19 assessment and testing to move to General Practice
With the country at Alert Level 2, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s (BOPDHB) COVID-19 pandemic response is also moving to the next phase. This includes the process for assessment and swabbing for COVID-19. From Monday 25 May 2020, people with symptoms of...
Visiting Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals at Alert Level 2
People planning to visit whānau, family and friends in Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals are reminded of the DHB’s Alert Level 2 Visitor Policy. The focus at Alert Level 2 continues to be on protecting everyone from the risk of exposure to COVID-19, at the same time...
Whakatāne COVID-19 assessment centre to open weekdays only
The Whakatāne COVID-19 assessment centre will be open weekdays only going forward. The Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC), based at Whakatāne War Memorial Hall, will no longer be open on Saturday mornings effective immediately. New opening hours: Whakatāne CBAC,...
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