Bay of Plenty-Waiariki
The Bay of Plenty-Waiariki region covers the north eastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island, from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. It is comprised of 10 education catchments. Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane are its main urban centres, with Ōtumoetai, Pāpāmoa, Mount Maunganui, Waihi, Katikati, Maketu, Pukehina Beach and Ōpōtiki some of its smaller settlements
Size and growth
The Bay of Plenty–Waiariki region is expected to experience a mix of high, complex and steady growth over the next 10 years.
Education network plans
There are seven education network plans (outside the highest growth catchments) in the Bay of Plenty-Waiariki region.
See the Bay of Plenty-Waiariki region education network plans here.
Catchment plans within the National Education Growth Plan
The Bay of Plenty-Waiariki region has three individual catchment plans within the National Education Growth Plan.
See the Bay of Plenty-Waiariki region catchment plans.
Have a say
Our communities are changing all the time. When we work with School Boards to come up with options to meet the demand of students in particular areas, we look at the whole network rather than individual schools.
Join the conversation
Find out what consultation on enrolment schemes is happening in your region.
To participate in other Ministry consultations see the Consultation hub(external link).
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