Prominent New Zealanders and Māori academics will be speaking at this month’s Tauranga conference for Bay of Plenty Māori.

The one-day conference, Te Tōanga Mai o Te Rā, or ‘the rising of the sun’, is hosted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and is being held at Tauranga’s TECT Arena Baypark on Monday, 23 April. So far 180 people have registered for the conference and anyone who now wants to attend will need to go on a waiting list for any cancellations.
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BOPRC rates rise 27/03/2012
 
Eastern Bay residents are looking at an increase in the amount they pay Regional Council.

The draft Ten Year Plan outlines a rise for all districts in the region - by an average of $7 in Kawerau, and $10 for Whakatane and Opotiki rate-payers.
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The Environment Court's granted Bay of Plenty Regional Council permission to operate Lake Rotoiti's Okere Gates.

Following a negotiated agreement between several parties, it's approved the resource consent for both the Gates and Ohau Weir on Lake Rotorua.
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Registered iwi members over the age of 15 years are being encouraged to apply now for a 2012 Recreational Permit, which gives them access to the Kaingaroa and Rotoehu forests during the hunting, fishing and game bird season.

The hunting and fishing season will commence from 5 May to 30 September, whilst the game bird season opens on 5 May and ends on 26 August.
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(Daily Post, Whare Akuhata. 26/03/2012) Ngāti Rangitihi has won the Te Arawa Games - for the second time in a row.
They beat 12 other Te Arawa tribes to take the top award competing in more than 13 sports including touch, netball, table tennis, basketball, squash and the traditional Māori game of ki-o-rahi.
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TUHOURANGI! NGATI HINEMIHI! NGATI RANGITIHI! ME TE ARAWA WHANUI HOKI!

LAKE ROTOMAHANA PROJECT

In a collaborative agreement between the Te Arawa Lakes Trust and GNS Science, the second phase of mapping the bed of Lake Rotomahana in the hope of discovering what happened to the Pink & White Terraces after the 1886 Tarawera Eruption has now been carried out.

You are invited to attend a presentation from the Research Team on their latest findings.

DATE:           Thursday 15 March 2012

TIME:            6.00pm

VENUE:        Hinemihi Marae, 23 Hona Road, Ngapuna, Rotorua

No reira nau mai haere mai whakatau mai

Na:Anaru Rangiheuea, Te Rangipuawhe Maika, Te Ohu Wikingi, Ken Raureti, Toby Curtis
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On Thursday morning (9.30am, 8 March 2012) the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will release an interim report of its independent inquiry into the grounding of the containership Rena on Astrolabe Reef, in the Bay of Plenty, on 5 October 2011.
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The country's best canoe slalom competitors will be testing their skills on an Eastern Bay river this weekend.

The North Island Canoe Slalom Championships are taking place on the Tarawera River, at Kawerau.
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On Sunday 11 March, volunteers and their families have been invited along to a fun afternoon at Main Mount beach with live bands and a sausage sizzle.

The event is supported by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Tourism Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City Council.
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Associate Health Minister Hon. Tariana Turia  has announced that the Hauora Maori Scholarships 2012 are now open for applications from Maori students seeking support to either start or finish their studies in health related courses.
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