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Community helps restore Oturu Stream

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Caption: The site where the local community will work to restore the Oturu Stream.(Picture – Environment Bay of Plenty)

Bus driver goes the extra mile

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Caption: Winning smiles from Driver of the Season Yvonne Kuiper with Environment Bay of Plenty Transport Policy Manager Garry Maloney.(Picture – Environment Bay of Plenty)

Pongakawa School turns green into gold

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Help prevent the spread of wild kiwifruit

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Caption: Wild kiwifruit can spread easily and poses a major threat to our region. (Picture – Environment Bay of Plenty)

Dune driving on the decrease

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Caption: Local Coast Care volunteer and long time resident Shirley Burt stands in front of some recent vehicle damage to plants near Matatā. (Picture – Environment Bay of Plenty)

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Caption: Local Coast Care volunteer and long time resident Shirley Burt stands in front of some recent vehicle damage to plants near Matatā. (Picture – Environment Bay of Plenty)

Bridge Beam

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Caption: Environment Bay of Plenty Councillor Malcolm Whitaker with Fletcher Construction’s Paul Gurran and Tony Pike in front of the 35m long beam that will save the Rangitāiki-Tarawera Rivers Scheme more than $100,000.

Tai Eru

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Beetle the thorn in thistle's side

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Image size: 1.7MB. Caption: The green thistle beetle larva

Image size: 6MB Caption: Sisam and Sons Ltd Infrastructure Manager Bill Wycherley and Environment Bay of Plenty Pest Plant Office Des Pooley release the beetle.

Asiatic Knotweed targeted for control

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Caption: Asiatic Knotweed

Environment Bay of Plenty to fund University of Waikato role

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Pictured: Environment Bay of Plenty Chairman John Cronin (left) and University of Waikato Vice Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford sign a Memorandum of Agreement for a Chair in Coastal Science

Flowering privet a common problem

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Caption: Chinese privet

Wave Buoy back in the water

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Caption: Environment Bay of Plenty's Wave Buoy being returned to the water.

Councils work together on sea lettuce

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Caption: Environment Bay of Plenty Senior Environmental Scientist Stephen Park.

Whitebait considered during stopbank works

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Caption: Environment Bay of Plenty Principal Works Engineer Tony Dunlop and Environmental Scientist Matt Bloxham inspect stopbank maintenance works on the Whakatane River near the Landing Road Bridge. In front of the pair is the start of a cut which will be developed into a whitebait spawing area.

Free computer recycling event on this weekend

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 Caption: Volunteers at last year's eDay collect and sort computers.