Bay of Plenty Regional Council 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.
| Regional council | |
 | |
| Formation | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Region | Bay of Plenty Region |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Website | boprc.govt.nz |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Doug Leeder[1] |
| Deputy Chair | Jane Nees[1] |
| Chief Executive | Fiona McTavish[2] |
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.[3]
Regional parks
The council administers two regional parks.[4]