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.
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, 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.
Public Health in New Zealand is broken into regions. Bay of Plenty and Lakes District Health Boards have public health provided by Toi Te Ora - Public Health.
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)