Carterton District Council
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Manage and understand our own local water supply.
Continue the preservation of our native reserves and elimination and trapping of pests.
Use resources available for effective waste management, ongoing progress with oxidation, holding ponds and treated water disposal.
Promote product stewardship to lead the innovation of the circular economy.
Encourage riparian restoration on all our rivers, streams and water races.
Stop all contaminated water discharges into our waterways.
Create an all-inclusive off-lead dog park.
Provide more recycling options for rural fringe residents.
Implementing soft plastic recycling or more local collection points.
Encourage native planting alongside our streams.
Press for more sealing of unsealed roads in roading programmes (including government funding priorities) to lessen dust pollution.
Monitor the government's proposals to replace the Resource Management Act to keep control of our resource management and urban planning.
Promote and support backyard biodiversity programs to promote native flora and fauna in residents' gardens as well as council parks etc.
Expand the purview of council animal and dog control to include the pest control of feral cats, stoats and other vermin.
Expand animal registration to include domestic cats and encourage uptake among residents through fee discounts. Revise other fees.
Manage and understand our own local water supply.
Continue the preservation of our native reserves and elimination and trapping of pests.
Use resources available for effective waste management, ongoing progress with oxidation, holding ponds and treated water disposal.
Promote product stewardship to lead the innovation of the circular economy.
Encourage riparian restoration on all our rivers, streams and water races.
Stop all contaminated water discharges into our waterways.
Create an all-inclusive off-lead dog park.
Provide more recycling options for rural fringe residents.
Implementing soft plastic recycling or more local collection points.
Encourage native planting alongside our streams.
Press for more sealing of unsealed roads in roading programmes (including government funding priorities) to lessen dust pollution.
Monitor the government's proposals to replace the Resource Management Act to keep control of our resource management and urban planning.
Promote and support backyard biodiversity programs to promote native flora and fauna in residents' gardens as well as council parks etc.
Expand the purview of council animal and dog control to include the pest control of feral cats, stoats and other vermin.
Expand animal registration to include domestic cats and encourage uptake among residents through fee discounts. Revise other fees.
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