Masterton District Council

Masterton District At Large
The Masterton District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of eight councillors and the mayor. This election is for the three councillors elected by all voters in the district. The other councillors will be elected to represent wards (areas in the district). This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Masterton District Council election.

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.

  • Commit to doing better for water quality obligations, ie reducing treated effluent discharges to river.

    Commit to pursuing biodiversity through planning and plantings.

    Continue with waste minimisation policies.

  • Reduce, reuse and recycle. Build a resource recovery unit at the entrance to the transfer station to recycle goods.

    Offer food waste collection to reduce this going into the waste stream which creates carbon.

    Stop planting pines on friable land and increase planting of natives. Plant trees across the town to reduce heat and absorb carbon.

  • Ensure the Wairarapa Water Resilience strategy, is supported by council in conjunction with Greater Wellington Regional Council.

    Water storage. Commit to subsidised storage tanks on residential properties, new and existing, make it a consent condition.

    Ensure all rural communities have a recycling station in each of their areas to dispose of recyclable waste.

  • Commit to reduce pollution in local waters.

    Work to ensure that water supply is never a issue .

    Commit to maintaining local wildlife.

  • Commit to doing better for water quality obligations, ie reducing treated effluent discharges to river.

    Commit to pursuing biodiversity through planning and plantings.

    Continue with waste minimisation policies.

  • Reduce, reuse and recycle. Build a resource recovery unit at the entrance to the transfer station to recycle goods.

    Offer food waste collection to reduce this going into the waste stream which creates carbon.

    Stop planting pines on friable land and increase planting of natives. Plant trees across the town to reduce heat and absorb carbon.

  • Ensure the Wairarapa Water Resilience strategy, is supported by council in conjunction with Greater Wellington Regional Council.

    Water storage. Commit to subsidised storage tanks on residential properties, new and existing, make it a consent condition.

    Ensure all rural communities have a recycling station in each of their areas to dispose of recyclable waste.

  • Commit to reduce pollution in local waters.

    Work to ensure that water supply is never a issue .

    Commit to maintaining local wildlife.