Henderson-Massey Local Board

Empower and resource local community groups, ie Te Wai O Pariera etc. and mana whenua, to improve and monitor, water and the environment.

Increase the tree canopy across the whole area and continue to advocate for central government to reinstate tree protection.

Implement the Harbourview-Orangihina ecological restoration plans and support a community-lead nursery at Te Rangi Hiroa.

Build biodiversity by providing funding to reopen the former Waitāikere City plant nursery in Rānui.

Support the community to develop more community gardens, to empower them to learn new skills and enhance their environment.

Assist the community to build mara kai – food gardens in their local area. This improves health and promotes self-reliant projects.

Work with any future legislation on water quality from the government.

Creating new solutions to manage waste.

Support/empower local environmental organisations like Rivercare Group Te Wai O Pariera, Project Twin Streams, EcoMatters and others.

Advocate/support the planting of more trees in the area (Urban Ngahere (Forest) Strategy).

Support initiatives/continue education around waste minimisation, the importance of biodiversity and pest control.

Ensure green space protection provisions provide good quality parks and adequate green spaces particularly in areas of increasing density.

Invest in environmental sector including beach and waterway clean-ups and support to local community tree-planting and pest eradication efforts.

Increase local board control and funding to better manage local parks and playground maintenance.

Support our community environmental partnerships that contribute hugely to improving ecology – 80 activities at present.

Preserve and protect native flora and fauna, hugely important, pest control and development new natural control methods important.

Get much tougher on building industry waste; control of the waste stream and new reuse systems researched and supported by government.

Re-open the former Waitākere City Council Plant Nursery in Ranui to help improve plantings in the Henderson Massesy Local Board area.

Activate a comprehensive tree cover analysis of parks and reserves in the Henderson Massey Local Board area to see where opportunities exist for more trees.

Encourage developers to ensure plantings and green space are part of new subdivisions.

Provide funding for ecological restoration in Sunnyvale.

Help community groups develop more community gardens.

Help community groups develop more mara kai in our local area.

Watercare is doing a good job, leave it alone to carry on.

Need more parks and many parks can be left unchanged by council and allow other groups to look after them in their natural state.

Reuse, and recycle more of our waste.

Clean our rivers and streams by making them swimmable again.

Fund community groups that support ecological community restoration projects.

Encourage better composting and recycling systems.

Step up ecological restoration of Orangihina Reserve, Starling Park and Taipare Strand and encourage neighbourhood planting projects.

Develop community native nursery projects to restore wetlands and urban forest areas.

Initiate a weed bin programme for Henderson-Massey to encourage the eradication of pest plant species.

Advocate for better freshwater management systems including holding council accountable for water quality issues.

Work with council and the community to increase the number of appropriate urban ngāhere and farms, māra kai and community gardens.

Encourage biodiversity through appropriate ecological management systems that include pest-control and empower the community as kaitiaki.