Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Commit to agreeing with previous council's testing and managing of freshwater reserves. Look at rainwater collection on Hawke's Bay Regional Council properties.
Agree to listen to the rural community on what is best for them and help where possible with their decision making.
Agree to listen to the rural community on what they believe is the best way to manage farmland with water shortages and trial different crops.
New regional plan to restore 'Te Mana o te Wai' – the comprehensive framework of policy and regulation directed at putting river health first.
Water demand management and storage options to provide water security for all, and for sustainable horticulture, viticulture and farming.
Continue to invest in erosion control scheme to provide funding support to farmers with riparian fencing and planting.
Move investment to protecting riparian margins for every catchment across the region.
Reduce water demand through changed land uses and water conservation.
Introduce a city-wide network of "purple pipes" recycling waste and storm water back to households.
Commit to agreeing with previous council's testing and managing of freshwater reserves. Look at rainwater collection on Hawke's Bay Regional Council properties.
Agree to listen to the rural community on what is best for them and help where possible with their decision making.
Agree to listen to the rural community on what they believe is the best way to manage farmland with water shortages and trial different crops.
New regional plan to restore 'Te Mana o te Wai' – the comprehensive framework of policy and regulation directed at putting river health first.
Water demand management and storage options to provide water security for all, and for sustainable horticulture, viticulture and farming.
Continue to invest in erosion control scheme to provide funding support to farmers with riparian fencing and planting.
Move investment to protecting riparian margins for every catchment across the region.
Reduce water demand through changed land uses and water conservation.
Introduce a city-wide network of "purple pipes" recycling waste and storm water back to households.
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