Construction on multimillion-dollar Ōpōtiki harbour infrastructure project starts 30 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM 3 minutes to read Aerial veiw of Ōpōtiki Harbour. Photo / File Rotorua Daily Post A milestone for Bay of Plenty jobs, businesses and regional economic development is being marked as construction gets under way on the multimillion-dollar Ōpōtiki harbour infrastructure project. Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash has joined Whakatōhea iwi, local councils and representatives of the aquaculture and marine industry at a ceremony with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to celebrate the beginning of the harbour construction. "We are today celebrating the growth of a community which is now able to move from strength to strength," Nash said.