Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Toi Moana
Regional councils of New Zealand
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Type
Type
Established6 March 1989 (1989-03-06), 37 years ago
Leadership
Chair
Matemoana McDonald, Independent
October 2025
Deputy
Glenn Dougal, Independent
October 2025
CEO
Fiona McTavish
Structure
Seats14 seats
Graph of the party split among 14 seats.
Political groups
  •   Independent (14)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
11 October 2025
Next election
2028
Meeting place
5 Quay St, Whakatane
Website
boprc.govt.nz

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.

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. The council adopted the Māori version of its name, Toi Moana, in 2014.

Regional parks

The council owns and manages two regional parks.

List of chairpersons

Councillors

Councillor Affiliation Constituency Position
Matemoana McDonald Independent Mauao Māori Chair
Glenn Dougal Independent Tauranga general Deputy Chair
Mawera Karetai Independent Kōhi Māori Councillor
Iwi Te Whau Independent Ōkurei Māori Councillor
Stuart Crosby Independent Tauranga general Councillor
Kate Graeme Independent Tauranga general Councillor
Kat Macmillan Independent Tauranga general Councillor
Tim Maltby Independent Tauranga general Councillor
Sarah McCorkindale Independent Eastern Bay of Plenty general Councillor
Victor Luca Independent Eastern Bay of Plenty general Councillor
Anna Grayling Independent Rotorua general Councillor
Raj Kumar Independent Rotorua general Councillor
John Scrimgeour Independent Western Bay of Plenty general Councillor
Ken Shirley Independent Western Bay of Plenty general Councillor

Elections

Notes

  1. ↑ Luca, a former mayor of Whakatāne, was elected in a by-election on 25 September 2026 following the death of councillor Malcolm Campbell on 21 May 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Bay of Plenty – New Zealand Travel". newzealandtravel.org.
  2. ↑ "BOPRC adopts Maori name Toi Moana". Bay of Plenty Times. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via nzherald.co.nz.
  3. ↑ Bootham, Laura (10 October 2014). "Bay of Plenty council adopt Maori title". RNZ. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bay of Plenty Regional Parks". boprc.govt.nz. Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
  5. ↑ "Leeder re-elected BOPRC chair". Sunlive. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bay of Plenty Regional Council elects first-ever wahine Māori Chair". Bay of Plenty Regional Council. October 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Your councillors". Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Previous elections information". www.boprc.govt.nz. Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Elections". www.boprc.govt.nz. Bay Of Plenty Regional Council. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Eastern Bay byelection: Victor Luca leads with 3355 votes". Bay of Plenty Times. The New Zealand Herald. 25 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.