Warnings and Alerts

Active warnings and alerts for Bay of Plenty region

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  Lake Okaro

  17 JUN 2021 By BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL

  Toi te Ora Public Health has issued a health warning for Lake Okaro as testing by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae. The health warning means that people should avoid any contact with the lake water.  Contact with algal blooms can cause...
• Uretara River

  1 DEC 2020 By TOI TE ORA PUBLIC HEALTH

  Toi te Ora Public Health have issued a recreational water health warning for the Uretara River at Henry Road Ford and advised that it is an unsuitable location for swimming or other recreational contact.  This is because unsafe levels of faecal bacteria have been regularly recorded in water samples...
• Kaiate Falls Warning

  1 DEC 2020 By BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL

  Toi te Ora Public Health have issued a recreational water health warning for Welcome Bay's Kaiate Falls and advised that it is an unsuitable location for swimming or other recreational contact.  This is because unsafe levels of faecal bacteria have been regularly recorded in water samples collected...
• Ngongotaha at SH36

  1 DEC 2020 By BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL

  Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Toi Te Ora have issued warnings about waterways and swimming holes which have recorded unsafe levels of bacteria.  Ngongotaha at State Highway 36 has recorded unsafe levels of bacterial contamination and recreation is not advised.   Check the Toi Te Ora health wa...
• Utuhina at Lake Road

  1 DEC 2019 By BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL

  Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Toi Te Ora have issued warnings about waterways and swimming holes which have recorded unsafe levels of bacteria.  The Utuhina Stream at Lake Road has recorded unsafe levels of bacterial contamination and recreation is not currently advised.   Check the Toi Te Or...
• Kopurererua Stream at McCord Ave

  1 DEC 2020

  Avoid recreational water contact. Elevated levels of bacterial contamination. Visit Toi Te Ora Public Health for more information.
• Whakatāne Boat Ramp Warning

  26 JAN 2021

  Swimming near the high traffic Whakatāne boat ramp and wharf is not safe and should be avoided. Whakatāne District Council has invested in a designated bombing platform and a dedicated area that is cordoned off for swimming to encourage swimming away from the boat ramp area.