Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Māori: Toi Moana) is the administrative body responsible for overseeing regional land use, environmental management and civil defence in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana
Regional councils of New Zealand
Type
Type	Unicameral
Established	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06), 36 years ago
Leadership
Chair	Doug Leeder, Ind.
Deputy	Jane Nees, Ind.
CEO	Fiona McTavish
Structure
Seats	14 seats
Political groups	Independent (11)   Independent Green (1)   Te Pāti Māori (1)   vacant (1)
Length of term	3 years, renewable
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	11 October 2025
Next election	2028
Meeting place
5 Quay St, Whakatane
Website
boprc.govt.nz

It was founded as part of the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms. Whakatāne was selected as the seat for the council, as a compromise between the two dominant cities of Tauranga and Rotorua.^[1] The council adopted the Māori version of its name, Toi Moana, in 2014.^[2][3]

Regional parks

The council owns and manages two regional parks.^[4]

• Onekawa Te Mawhai Regional Park
• Papamoa Hills Regional Park

Councillors

Councillor[5]	Affiliation[6][7][8]		Constituency	In office since
Doug Leeder (Chair)		Independent	Eastern Bay of Plenty general
Jane Nees (Deputy)		Independent	Western Bay of Plenty general
Ken Shirley		Independent	Western Bay of Plenty general
Stuart Crosby		Independent	Tauranga general
Kat Macmillan		Independent Green	Tauranga general
Andrew von Dadelszen		Independent	Tauranga general
Ron Scott		Independent	Tauranga general
		vacant	Tauranga general	23 May 2025[9]
Kevin Winters		Independent	Rotorua general
Lyall Thurston		Independent	Rotorua general
Malcolm Campbell		Independent	Eastern Bay of Plenty general
Toi Kai Rākau Iti		Te Pāti Māori	Kōhi Māori
Te Taru White		Independent	Ōkurei Māori
Matemoana McDonald		Independent	Mauao Māori