Stinky smells, agrichemical sprays, smoky fires and dust cause more than a thousand calls to be lodged with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's pollution hotline each year.
To address these concerns the rules which exist to protect this region's air quality have recently been updated.
The regional council is responsible for managing air quality in the Bay of Plenty and senior policy analyst Karen Parcell said if you cared about air quality now was the time to have your say.
"The Air Plan is a complex set of rules which place a number of controls on activities that impact air quality.
"The updated rules take a stricter approach to the way some of these activities are controlled and aim to reduce the amount of air pollutants entering the atmosphere so we can breathe cleaner."
Parcell said the Bay of Plenty had a number of air quality issues, such as winter air quality in Rotorua or air pollutants in the Mount Maunganui industrial area.
"Other issues are region-wide and relate to smoky fires, sprays and dust near earthworks sites. If you are concerned about air quality we encourage you to give feedback."
People wishing to know more or wanting to make a submission can visit www.boprc.govt.nz/air-plan-change or contact Karen on 0800 884 880 or email karen.parcell@boprc.govt.nz.
Submissions close 4pm on April 18.
To learn more about air quality issues and compliance by consent holders for the 2016/17 period click here.