Seeking Sensible and Intelligent Governance for the Bay of Plenty Region 

2013 will to be another big year full of challenges and change.  The key to our success will be good information and analysis, wise decision-making and effective collaboration.  Let's work together to ensure that positive change delivers good outcomes for our community and our environment.

Recent Posts

  • Listening to Our Youth Early morning isn’t generally the best time of the day for teenagers.  However, I was very impressed at a recent SmartGrowth breakfast where student leaders from ten Tauranga and ...
    Posted May 19, 2013, 4:58 PM by Jane Nees
  • Potential for Maori Economy Many people are unaware of the size and potential of the Maori contribution to our economy in the Bay of Plenty.  In the wider Bay of Plenty, the Maori asset ...
    Posted May 19, 2013, 4:57 PM by Jane Nees
  • Support for Community Gardens Last week I visited Whangamata and saw attractive civic gardens filled with spinach and parsley, from which local residents are encouraged to harvest produce for their use.  What a great ...
    Posted May 6, 2013, 4:24 PM by Jane Nees
  • Draft Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan Last week the Bay of Plenty Regional Council signed off a draft Regional Coastal Environment Plan for public feedback.  The plan has been updated to give effect to the New ...
    Posted Apr 29, 2013, 4:24 PM by Jane Nees
  • Council Catchup Newsletter May 2013 Here is a copy of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's newsletter on what is happening in the Bay of Plenty as at May 2013.
    Posted Apr 29, 2013, 4:22 PM by Jane Nees
  • Treaty Settlement Impacts Last week some Bay of Plenty Regional Councillors and staff took a two day tour of the eastern Bay of Plenty to look at issues and actions underway to address ...
    Posted Apr 29, 2013, 4:20 PM by Jane Nees
  • Seeking Productivity Gains Through Technology Use The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is undertaking a business improvement programme across the organisation to seek economies and efficiencies in the way we do things, while still delivering ...
    Posted Apr 14, 2013, 10:10 PM by Jane Nees
  • Working Together is the Way of the Future The power of and scale of the new Auckland Council is causing other regions to look at how they do things.  For us in the Bay of Plenty, it is ...
    Posted Apr 14, 2013, 10:07 PM by Jane Nees
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