Bay of Plenty: ishareBOP

Participants

Environment Bay of Plenty; Western Bay, Tauranga, Whakatane, Opotiki, Kawerau and Rotorua district councils; Bay of Plenty District Health Board; Ministry for the Environment; and other invited members.

Established

2002

Purpose

Exchange and sharing of data, knowledge and expertise in information and data management; advance the measurement of environmental performance indicators; enhance state of the environment reporting in the Bay of Plenty; to identify and resolve data acquisition, information technology and management issues.

Resources Available

• Memorandum of Understanding (detailing mutual benefits to be gained, member responsibilities)
• Summary of Measured Parameters identifying which agencies collect information for each parameter, whether the indicators are confirmed, supported and measured by each agency
• Sets of indicators (agreed by all ishareBOP members)
• Website (hosted by Environment Bay of Plenty) on which indicator monitoring data is stored.

Datasets/Indicators

Indicators have been developed for the following issues:

• Solid waste
• Perception
• Tangata whenua
• Residential development
• Consents and compliance
• Works and network utilities
• Transportation
• Recreation facilities and amenity
• Hazards
• Heritage.

Comments

Progress has been very good. Has been a useful forum for discussing and reviewing monitoring initiatives.

Meeting Intervals

4 monthly.

Contact

0800 368 267; Bruce Gardner (bruce.gardner@envbop.govt.nz).