Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s senior leadership team is choosing to donate from their salaries, and has offered to forego any salary increase in the coming financial year, in response to COVID-19’s local impact. Chief Executive Fiona McTavish says she is incredibly proud of her leadership team members for their […]
Call for safer streets
The lockdown has seen locals of all ages and abilities exploring their neighborhoods on foot and bike, perhaps more than ever before. The Bike Whakatane Trust is calling on the Whakatane District Council to make the town’s streets safer, healthier, and more delightful to use post-lockdown. “Before lockdown, many felt […]
Watch: Kawerau District Council Regulatory and Services Meeting
Kawerau District Council recorded meeting of the Regulatory and Services Meetin
Address health concerns with your family doctor as usual
Have any health concerns you would usually see your family doctor about? Get in touch with your GP as normal, irrespective of the lockdown, that’s the message coming from Bay of Plenty GPs. Local general practices and health organisations are strongly urging people to get in touch with their family […]
Covid-19: What life under level 3 will look like
The Government will make an announcement next week, on whether the country will remain in Alert Level 4 or downgrade to Alert Level 3. Today Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern painted the picture of what life will look like under Alert Level 3 – should the decision be made to downgrade. […]
Council agile, active and online
The ‘new normal’ for Council business is sinking in with the first ever audio-visual link Extraordinary Council meeting having now taken place online, and virtual meetings. Urgent changes to legislation following the Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown and declaration of a state of national emergency mean local Council meetings can now be held […]
Bay of Plenty leaders join for swift and strong recovery
The Bay of Plenty Mayoral Forum met Tuesday via audio-visual link to discuss projects from across the region that are being submitted to the Government’s Crown Infrastructure Partners group. The CIP is seeking “shovel-ready” projects to support economic recovery efforts across the country. The Mayoral Forum is comprised of all […]
Watch: Bay mayoral forum
The Bay of Plenty Mayoral Forum met Tuesday via audio-visual link to discuss projects from across the region that are being submitted to the Government’s Crown Infrastructure Partners group.