Horizons 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.
Aim to ensure all of our waterways are improved to become swimmable over time.
Ensure we have appropriate processes in place for sustainable water allocations.
Aim to speed up council planning process.
Improve fresh water at catchment areas.
Support fresh water policy implementation.
Aim for improving our awa by protecting it's mauri and enhance its mana.
Fresh water quality and flow – committed to keeping our awa safe.
Aim to improve irrigation usage and find solutions that will benefit the environment, awa, whenua me ngā tangata.
Implement central government's essential freshwater package, including the revised National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.
Develop a long-term vision for freshwater through discussion with tangata whenua and our communities, and give effect to Te Mana o te Wai.
Restore and protect the health of our waterways – stop further degradation, reverse damage and bring freshwater ecosystems to a healthy state.
Ensure our plan change under the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management sets standards that will properly and permanently address freshwater quality and quantity issues.
Aim to ensure all of our waterways are improved to become swimmable over time.
Ensure we have appropriate processes in place for sustainable water allocations.
Aim to speed up council planning process.
Improve fresh water at catchment areas.
Support fresh water policy implementation.
Aim for improving our awa by protecting it's mauri and enhance its mana.
Fresh water quality and flow – committed to keeping our awa safe.
Aim to improve irrigation usage and find solutions that will benefit the environment, awa, whenua me ngā tangata.
Implement central government's essential freshwater package, including the revised National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.
Develop a long-term vision for freshwater through discussion with tangata whenua and our communities, and give effect to Te Mana o te Wai.
Restore and protect the health of our waterways – stop further degradation, reverse damage and bring freshwater ecosystems to a healthy state.
Ensure our plan change under the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management sets standards that will properly and permanently address freshwater quality and quantity issues.
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