About the Trust

The Trust administers a number of Restoration and Mitigation funds for the purposes of providing for or assisting in a range of environmental, cultural  and social projects. The funds will provide for the following communities: Motiti Island; Coastal Te Arawa; Tauranga Moana and the coastal volunteer community of the Bay of Plenty. This includes a contestable fund that provides for annual research and education scholarships for the duration of the consents.

In fulfilling this purpose, the Trust is responsible for reporting directly to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

It also involves two advisory groups - an Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) and Kaitiakitanga Reference Group (KRG).

The following plans, reports and information are all available on this website:

• Monitoring Plans and Physical Environment Reference Report

• The results of all monitoring and sampling being undertaken as part of the above Monitoring Plans, including video records and visual survey reports and summaries of the results

• Minutes of the meetings of the Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) and the Kaitiakitanga Reference Group (KRG).

• Any reports prepared under the Response and Contingency measures, including any Bay of Plenty Regional Council reports or advice provided

• The Wreck Access and Shoreline Debris Management Plans

• Annual Reports prepared by the Trust

• Other information relevant to the work of the KRG and the ITAG and implementing the consent.

If you would like to be notified when new materials are added to the Community Trust pages, please email us on AstrolabeCommunityTrust@beca.com