Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster team will be trialing a new tool to improve safety on the water this summer – a speed radar gun will be introduced to help crackdown on jetskiers breaking the boating rules. Regional Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters says over the last couple of years […]
Kawerau Water team wins IXOM award
Congratulations to the Kawerau District Council Water team who won the annual IXOM Operations Award at the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo in Hamilton recently. The award was for the team’s “resourceful solutions-oriented focus to improve their processes and operational outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The team comprises Riaan […]
New refill station a free and easy solution
Visitors to the Whakatāne CBD will no longer need to purchase single-use plastic water bottles, now that a permanent water bottle refill station has been installed in Wharaurangi on The Strand. The station operates via a foot pump, and the contactless design has grown in popularity during 2020 as a […]