network is being planned and constructed in Tauranga to join with its current network spanning on the western side of the city. The NZ Transport Agency, in conjunction with Environment Bay of Plenty, Tauranga City and the Western Bay of Plenty District Councils, is planning to build an Eastern Motorway bypassing Te Puke, a Western Motorway bypassing Ōmokoroa and a smaller Southern Motorway. 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 Mitre10 Cup. The Steamers are also a feeder club for the Chiefs who play in the Super Rugby competition. The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic compete in the ANZ Championship in netball, having previously played in the National Bank Cup. Bay of Plenty also makes up a part of the Northern Districts cricket region and the Midlands hockey region. Media Magazines Plenty Magazine UNO. Magazine Focus magazine Newspapers Weekend Sun/SunLive Bay of Plenty Times Rotorua Daily Post Te Puke Times Opotiki News Whakatane Beacon Radio stations Television TV Central (Freeview Channel 30) – Bay of Plenty & Waikato (shut down in April 2015) TV Rotorua-Rotorua (shut down in December 2013) Geyser Television-Rotorua (shut down in December 2013) Notable people Te Purewa (?–1842?), tribal leader, war leader and peacemaker Maharaia Winiata (1912–1960), a New Zealand tribal leader, Methodist minister, teacher, anthropologist, broadcaster and community leader Sister provinces Jiangxi Province, China See also List of schools in the Bay of Plenty Region References External links Bay of Plenty Regional Council Bay of Plenty Times – regional newspaper Bay of Plenty in Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Bay of Plenty Area Information