Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi
Country:	New Zealand
Regional Council
Name:	Environment Bay of Plenty
Chair:	John Cronin
Population:	257,379 2006 Census
Land Area:	12,231 km²
Website:	http://www.envbop.govt.nz
Constituent Territorial Authorities
Names:	Tauranga City Part of Rotorua District Whakatane District Western Bay of Plenty District Kawerau District Opotiki District Part of Taupo District
Cities and Towns
Cities:	Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane
Towns:	Te Puke, Taneatua, Edgecumbe, Opotiki, Kawerau, Murupara, Matata, Maketu, Mount Maunganui, Ngongotaha

The Bay of Plenty (Māori: Te Moana-a-Toi), often abbreviated to BoP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. John Cronin is a New Zealand politician He is currently the chairperson of the Bay of Plenty 's regional council being one of four councillors elected by the city Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua Western Bay of Plenty District Council is a Municipality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The Taupo District covers 6350 km² of land as well as a further 610 km² of lake area both in Lake Taupo, New Zealand 's largest lake and also in After the local government reforms of 1989 the term "city" began to take on two meanings in New Zealand. This is a list of Towns in New Zealand. The term "town" has no current statutory meaning in New Zealand the few "Town Districts" having been abolished for the electorate see Tauranga (NZ electorate Tauranga (population 114500 2007 estimate after status was lost after 1989 Local Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua Whakatane (ɸakaˈtaːne in Māori; fɒkəˈtɑːni or /ʍɒkəˈtɑːni/ in English is a City in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Taneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand 's North Island. Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. Kawerau is a Town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. Murupara is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a Peninsula to the north of the neighbouring city Tauranga and north west of the Ngongotaha is a town on the western shores of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand 's North Island. The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there, in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand 's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay.

As of the 2006 Census, the Bay of Plenty has an estimated resident population of 257,379, making it the fifth-most populous region in New Zealand. ^[1] The region also has the third-highest regional population density in New Zealand, with only the 11th-largest land area. The major population centres in the region are Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane. for the electorate see Tauranga (NZ electorate Tauranga (population 114500 2007 estimate after status was lost after 1989 Local Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua Whakatane (ɸakaˈtaːne in Māori; fɒkəˈtɑːni or /ʍɒkəˈtɑːni/ in English is a City in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island The Bay of Plenty is also one of the fastest growing regions in New Zealand: the regional population increased by 7. 5% between 2001 to 2006,^[1] with significant growth along the coastal and western parts of the region, and is projected to increase to 277,900 by the year 2011.

Significant horticultural, forestry and tourism industries are well established in the region. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel However, the Bay of Plenty is also the third-most economically 'deprived' region in New Zealand, with the Opotiki, Whakatane and Kawerau Districts being among the most deprived in the country. ^[2]

History

According to local Māori traditions, the Bay of Plenty was the landing point of several migration canoes that brought Māori settlers to New Zealand. Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the Legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided Various Māori traditions recount how their ancestors set out from a mythical homeland in great ocean-going canoes (or waka) These include the Mataatua, Nukutere, Tākitimu and Arawa canoes, as well as the Tainui canoe. In Māori tradition, Mataatua was one of the great voyaging canoes by which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand. Nukutere was one of the Māori migration canoes that brought Polynesian migrants to New Zealand. In several Māori traditions the Tākitimu was one of the great Māori migration canoes that brought Polynesian migrants to New Zealand from In Māori tradition, Arawa was one of the great ocean-going voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Tainui is a tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori Iwi. Many of the descendent iwi maintain their traditional homelands (rohe) in the region, including Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Te Arawa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pūkenga. In New Zealand society iwi (iwi form the largest everyday Social units in Māori populations. Rohe is a word used by the Māori of New Zealand to describe the territory or boundaries of tribal groups Te Whānau-ā-Apanui is a Māori Iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions of New Zealand 's Te Whakatōhea are a Māori Iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Ngāi Tai (also Ngāti Tai) is a Māori tribal group in the area around Tōrere in the East Coast area of the North Island New Zealand, and Ngāi Tūhoe (IPA'ŋaɪː 'tuːhoe a Māori Iwi ("tribe" of New Zealand, takes its name from an ancestral figure Tūhoe-pōtiki Ngāti Awa is a Māori Iwi (tribe centred in the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an Iwi ( Māori tribe descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand For the canoe from Māori tradition see Arawa (canoe. Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori Iwi and Ngāi Te Rangi (sometimes spelt Ngāiterangi) is a Māori Iwi (tribe based in Tauranga. Ngāti Ranginui is a Māori Iwi centred in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Ngāti Pūkenga is a Māori Iwi centred in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. ^[3] Early Māori settlement gave rise to many regional town and city names used today.

The first recorded European contact in the Bay of Plenty came when James Cook sailed through the bay in 1769. Cook noted the abundance of food supplies, in comparison to Poverty Bay further back along the eastern coast of the North Island. Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand 's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay. Further reports of European contact are scarce prior to the arrival of missionary Samuel Marsden to the Tauranga area in 1820. The Reverend Samuel Marsden ( 25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society, credited with During the 1820s and 1830s, northern iwi including Ngā Puhi invaded the Bay of Plenty in their campaign throughout the North Island, fighting local Māori tribes. Ngā Puhi is a Māori Iwi located in the Northland region of New Zealand. The Musket Wars were a series of battles fought between various tribal groups of Māori in the early 1800s primarily on the North Island in New Zealand However, the 1830s and 1840s saw increased contact between Bay of Plenty Māori and Europeans through trade,^[4] although few Europeans settled in the region. Missionary activity in the region also increased during this time. ^[3] In 1853, New Zealand was subdivided into provinces, with the present-day region incorporated into Auckland Province. Provinces in New Zealand were used from 1841 until the Abolition of the Provinces Act came into force on November 1, 1876. (For the current top-level subdivision of Auckland in New Zealand see Auckland Region) The Auckland Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until

Conflict returned to the Bay of Plenty during the 1860s amid the New Zealand Land Wars. The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand Initial conflicts in the region stemmed from Tauranga iwi supporting the Waikato iwi in their conflict with the government. In retaliation, British Crown and government-allied Māori forces attacked the Tauranga iwi, including at the famous Battle of Gate Pā in 1864. Gate Pā is the name given to provocative fortress the Māori built in 1864 only 5km (3 miles from the main British base of Camp Te Papa at Tauranga during Further conflict with the government arose in 1865 when German missionary Carl Völkner and interpreter James Fulloon were killed by local Māori at Opotiki and Whakatane, respectively. Carl Sylvius Völkner (c 1819-1865 was a German-born Protestant missionary in New Zealand. Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. The ensuing conflict resulted in the confiscation of considerable land from several Bay of Plenty iwi by the government. ^[3]

Confiscated Māori land in the Bay of Plenty deprived local iwi of economic resources (among other things), and also provided land for expanding European settlement. The government established fortified positions across the region, including at Tauranga, Whakatane and Opotiki. European settlers arrived throughout the latter half of the 19th century, establishing settlements in Katikati, Te Puke and the Rangitaiki area. Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. In 1876, settlements were incorporated into counties following the nationwide dissolution of the provincial system. After New Zealand abolished its Provinces in 1876 a system of counties similar to other countries' systems was instituted lasting with Initial settlements in the region struggled: the regional climate was ill-suited to sheep farming and the geography was inaccessible, further hindered by a lack of infrastructure. By the end of the century the regional population had started to dwindle. However, after experimenting with different crops, local settlers found success with dairy production. Dairy factories sprang up across the Bay of Plenty in the 1900s, with butter and cheese feeding economic prosperity throughout the early 20th century (although local Māori continued to live on the fringe of this prosperity). Timber also became a major export in the 1950s, and later, kiwifruit. ^[3]

The present Bay of Plenty region was formed in 1989 after a nationwide review and shakeup of top-level local government in New Zealand. The new region incorporated the former counties of Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane and Opotiki.

Governance

The region is subdivided into territorial authorities, which include the Western Bay of Plenty District, Tauranga City, Whakatane District, Kawerau District and Opotiki District, as well as parts of Rotorua District and the town of Rangitaiki in Taupo District. Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils.

Environment Bay of Plenty, otherwise known as the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, is the administrative body responsible for overseeing regional land use, environmental management and civil defence in the region. The regional council also oversees local-tier governing councils for each of the territorial authorities. In 1989, the town of Whakatane was selected as the seat for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, as a compromise between the two dominant cities of Tauranga and Rotorua. However, in 2007 it was decided that Tauranga would assume this role. ^[5]

Geography

Satellite image of the Bay of Plenty (top half)

The Bay of Plenty region covers 12,200 km² of land and 9,500 km² of coastal marine area. ^[6] The region extends along the eastern coast of the North Island, from the base of the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. The Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Runaway is the eastern extremity of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand 's North Island. It extends 12 nautical miles from the coastlines of the North Island and several other islands in the bay, notably Mayor Island/Tuhua, Motiti Island, Whale Island and the active volcano of Whakaari/White Island. Mayor Island (or Tuhua) is located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand 's North Island. Motiti Island is located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand 's North Island. Whale Island - Moutohora, is a small island located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand 's North Island. Whakaari/White Island is one of two New Zealand islands known as White Island The region extends inland to the sparsely populated forest lands around Rotorua and Murupara. Murupara is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand.

The geographical bay defines 259 km of open coastline used for economic, recreational and cultural purposes. The coastline from Waihi Beach in the west to Opape is defined as sandy coast, while the coast from Opape to Cape Runaway Bay is rocky shore. Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand 's North Island. ^[7] Major harbours are found at Tauranga, Whakatane and Ohiwa. Major estuaries include Maketu, Little Waihi, Whakatane, Waiotahi and Waioeka/Otara. The Waioeka River is found in the north of New Zealand 's North Island. The Otara River is found in the north of New Zealand 's North Island. Eight major rivers empty into the bay from inland catchments, including Wairoa, Kaituna, Tarawera, Rangitaiki, Whakatane, Waioeka, Motu and Raukokore Rivers. The Kaituna River is located in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The Tarawera River is in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand. Not to be confused with the Rangitikei River in the southwestern North Island The Whakatane River is located in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand. The Waioeka River is found in the north of New Zealand 's North Island. Motu River is a major waterway in the eastern portion of the North Island of New Zealand. ^[6]

Geothermal activity at Whakarewarewa

Much of the central part of the region lies within the Taupo Volcanic Zone, which extends from the centre of the North Island to Whakaari/White Island. Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning The uprising of the warriors (war party of Wahiao, often abbreviated to The Taupo Volcanic Zone is a highly active volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand. Volcanic mountains and lakes, geothermal areas and geological fault lines all dot the landscape. The geothermal region around Rotorua is a major tourist site, while many hot springs in the region are used as swimming areas. The geothermal field near Kawerau is the site of a geothermal power plant currently under construction, which will reportedly provide up to one third of the region's electricity when fully operational. Kawerau is a Town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. Whakaari/White Island, the site of a former sulfur mining operation, is an active volcanic island popular with tourists. The eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1896 and the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake were two disasters related to geological activity in the volcanic plateau. Mount Tarawera is a volcanic Mountain 241 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. The Edgecumbe earthquake of 1987 was an Earthquake measuring 6

Prominent mountains in the region include Mount Maunganui, Mount Tarawera and Mount Edgecumbe/Putauaki, which also have cultural significance to local Māori. Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a Peninsula to the north of the neighbouring city Tauranga and north west of the For other mountains named Edgecumbe see Mount Edgecumbe. Mount Edgecumbe or Pūtauaki is an extinct Dacite The Kaimai and Mamaku mountain ranges lie at the western border of the region. The Kaimai Range is a mountain range in the North Island of New Zealand. The Mamaku Ranges are a range of rugged hills in the North Island of New Zealand. Swamp land was formerly concentrated around a number of rivers in the region, but much of this was dredged in the early part of the 20th century to increase land for settlement and other uses. ^[3] Large native and foreign (planted) forest areas are found in the inland parts of the region. The Kaingaroa Forest is the world's largest planted forest, comprising Radiata Pine mainly used for timber. Kaingaroa Forest is the largest forest in the North Island of New Zealand, and the largest plantation in the southern hemisphere Pinus radiata (family Pinaceae is known in English as Monterey Pine in some parts of the world (mainly in the USA, Canada and the

Climate

The Bay of Plenty has a subtropical, temperate, maritime climate,^[8] with warm, humid summers and mild winters. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes The region is one of the warmest in New Zealand, particularly along the coastline, and most areas experience at least 2,000 hours of sunshine per annum. Average daily maximum temperatures in the region range from 9–16 °C in winter to 22–26 °C in summer. Rainfall occurs more frequently in winter than in summer, but tropical storms in summer and autumn can produce heavy rain with high winds. ^[9] Central parts of the region can receive up to 2000 mm of rainfall annually, while the eastern and western areas can receive up to 4000 mm. ^[8]

Economy

Maersk container freight ship heading into the Port of Tauranga

Agriculture, natural resources and tourism are the major industries in the Bay of Plenty. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel 96 per cent of the region is defined as 'rural', with 22% of land usage representing farm land and 38% representing nature reserve land. ^[2] The most common agricultural land uses in the region are horticulture, dairy, grazing and sheep farming. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep Grazing generally describes a type of Predation in which an Herbivore feeds on Plants (such as Grasses, or more broadly on a multicellular Notable horticultural crops include kiwifruit, apples and avocadoes. The kiwifruit (or kiwi is the edible Berry of a cultivar group of the woody Vine Actinidia deliciosa and The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. The avocado ( Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl) also known as aguacate ( Spanish) butter pear or The region also has an abundance of coastal, forestry and geothermal resources. Forestry emerged as a vital industry in the 1950s, with Radiata Pine being planted during the early 20th century. Forestry in the region is commercially planted and managed, mostly using planted foreign tree species, and timber is sent to the Port of Tauranga for export. Port of Tauranga is the port of Tauranga, New Zealand, the second-largest port in the country (as well as being first in terms of bulk tonnage as of 2006 with Geothermal activity is a source of tourism in the region, and geothermal energy is soon to become a major regional source of electricity. Tourism is the other notable industry in the Bay of Plenty, accounting for 15% of the region's GDP from March 2000 to 2004. ^[10] The Bay of Plenty received over 645,000 tourists in 2003, equivalent to one in three visitors to New Zealand visiting the region. Tourism in New Zealand is the country's biggest 'export' earner with two million tourists visiting per year ^[10] Rotorua is a popular destination for international visitors, in particular the surrounding geothermal areas and Māori cultural centres. Tauranga is a popular domestic tourism destination, but becoming very popular internationally.

The region's total GDP in the year to March 2004 was $7. 5 billion, accounting for 5. 5% of national GDP. Overall economic growth in the Bay of Plenty averaged 2. 1% between March 2000 and 2004, compared with the national rate of 3. 5%, although per capita real GDP growth in the region in the five years to March 2003 matched the national growth rate at an averaged 2. Real GDP is a macroeconomic measure of the size of an economy adjusted for price changes and inflation 3%. ^[10] As of the 2006 Census, the median annual income in the Bay of Plenty is $22,600, below the national median of $24,400. Further, 45. 4% of people aged 15 years or older earn an annual income of less than $20,000, compared with 43. 2% of people nationally. Unemployment in the region is at 6. 1% of people 15 years or older, compared with 5. 1% nationally. ^[1]

Transport

The Bay of Plenty has 227 km of rail network and 4,460 km of roads. ^[2] The main rail line in the region is the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, which extends from Hamilton in the Waikato region to Kawerau and Taneatua via Tauranga, with the Murupara Branch Railway extending the Kawerau terminus to Murupara. History Construction In 1880 the North Island Main Trunk Railway had reached Frankton, Hamilton, from Auckland. Hamilton ( Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealand 's fourth largest Urban area, and is the country's seventh largest City Rail networks in the region are used exclusively for freight. The hub of regional economic activity is the Port of Tauranga, with well-established rail and road connections to other parts of the region. Three commercial airports also operate in the Bay of Plenty: Tauranga Airport, Rotorua Airport and Whakatane Airport. Tauranga Airport is a regional airport 2 NM to the north east of Tauranga city in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand Rotorua Regional Airport is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand. Whakatane Airport is an airport in Whakatane, New Zealand.It has an unusually shaped terminal designed and built in the 1970s

Car travel remains the dominant form of transport in the region. In 2002, the number of vehicles owned in the region was 189,000, with an average of 1. 51 vehicles per household. ^[2] Significant public transport bus services exist only in Tauranga and Rotorua. Significant growth in the Western Bay of Plenty District has seen increased strain on road infrastructure, particularly with increasing traffic congestion in Tauranga, due to this growth Tauranga is currently building and planning to build a highway network to join with its current network spanning on the western side of the city. Transit New Zealand, in conjunction with Environment Bay of Plenty and the Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District Councils, is planning to build an Eastern Motorway bypassing Te Puke, a Western Motorway bypassing Omokoroa and a smaller Southern Motorway. Transit New Zealand ( Māori: Ararau Aotearoa) was the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for operating and planning the New Zealand Omokoroa is a small urban area in the Western Bay of Plenty District of New Zealand. ^[11]

Demographics

Population density map of the Bay of Plenty at the 2006 Census. Red = High, Green = Low.

As of the 2006 Census, the total resident population of the Bay of Plenty region was 257,379, an increase of 7. 5% from 2001. The Bay of Plenty is the fifth-most populous region in New Zealand, accounting for 6. 4% of the national population. The regional population is projected to increase to 277,900 by the year 2011. The median age in the Bay of Plenty is 37. 2 years; 23. 0% of the population are under 15 years of age, while 14. 8% of people are aged 65 years or over. The male-to-female ratio is 0. 94. ^[1]

67. 1% of the resident population in the Bay of Plenty identify with the European ethnic group, while 27. The term New Zealand European refers to New Zealand residents of European descent who identify as New Zealand Europeans rather than some more specific European 5% of people identify themselves as Māori. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. This compares with 67. 6% of the national population identifying themselves as ethnic European and 14. 6% identifying themselves as Māori. Other ethnic groups are under-represented in the region: 14. 9% of the regional population was born overseas, compared with 22. 9% nationally. English is the most widely spoken language. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Te Reo Māori is the most common minority language, spoken by 9. 6% of the population, compared with 4. 1% nationally. ^[1]

Sport

The Bay of Plenty is represented in several domestic sporting competitions. The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union oversees the Bay of Plenty Steamers, who play in the Air New Zealand Cup. The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union' (BOPRU is the official governing body for Rugby union in the Bay of Plenty. The Air New Zealand Cup is New Zealand 's professional domestic Rugby union competition The Steamers are also a feeder club for the Chiefs who play in the Super 14. The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs) are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton New Zealand. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic compete in the ANZ Championship in netball, having previously played in the National Bank Cup. Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic are a Netball team based in the regions of Waikato and the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. The ANZ Championship is the elite Netball competition between five teams from Australia and five teams from New Zealand. Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. The National Bank Cup was New Zealand 's principal Netball competition

See also

• List of schools in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

References

External links

• Environment Bay of Plenty
• Bay of Plenty Times – regional newspaper