Policies

No to Three Waters.

My priority is fixing public transport, this is my specialty.

Committed to freshwater abundance and quality, and not accepting water take consents, new or old, in fully allocated water zones.

Committed to the phasing out of fresh water bottling consents – to zero tolerance.

Create a coastal water zone committee for the first time.

Allow existing local authority's legislation to work and ensure strong auditing functions are conducted regularly.

Understand risks associated with water retention during large volume fluctuations resulting from climate change.

Stop water consents within over allocated catchments, where the primary allocation activity changes.

Support the increase of river bed capacity for Canterburys braided rivers by extraction and shifting stopbanks away from the main flow.

Establish regional parks on Canterbury's largest braided rivers with established policy and practice.

Implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management within the regional council's planning framework.

Reduce nitrate levels in rural drinking water supplies to a healthy level.

Aim for all rivers in the Canterbury region to be able to be swum in.