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Over the past two Kiwifruit seasons, Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council has prosecuted five orchardists for illegally taking more than 100 million litres of water.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana is seeking applications from rivers and drainage scheme ratepayers to join its Rivers Scheme Advisory Groups.

A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator.

A kiwifruit orchard has been convicted and fined $35,000 in the Tauranga District Court for unlawfully taking more than 18 million litres of water for irrigation.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council says the region has received help in its pest control efforts from an online mapping system.

A Bay of Plenty school will be able to keep its fruit and veg plants hydrated with the help of a new rainwater tank.

With the change of season, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding rural landowners of the requirements to protect the region’s stopbanks from the effects of stock and overgrazing.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding rural landowners of their responsibility to protect the region's stopbanks this winter.

Purpose-built ponds that provide a safe haven for whitebait are being hailed as a success by Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff, following the results of a recent overnight trapping operation.

Dry weather conditions are putting Bay of Plenty Regional Council waterways under unusual pressure.