Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board

The Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board represents your local community and advocates to Dunedin City Council about local issues, including public transport and facilities such as libraries and parks. The board is made up of six members. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board election.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.

  • Commit to the community board recognising and supporting local businesses that consider social responsibility with our carbon footprint.

    Commitment to support local contingency plans and the need for them to be organic to meet the uncertainty of climate change.

    Collaboration on the emergency plan to contribute to the Civil Defence Emergency Management.

  • Transition to an innovative, low-emission economy.

    Understand and prepare for the ongoing impacts of climate change.

    Protection of our natural environment and taonga.

  • Ensuring everything is done to protect Mosgiel and the Taieri from flooding during adverse weather events.

    Advocating for increased fast charging and home charging infrastructure for Mosgiel to support the avalanche of new electric vehicles arriving.

    Establish a crisis team to respond immediately to weather related threats to homes and businesses on the Taieri.

  • Adapt to climate change and ensure our council puts solid plans in place for flooding on the Taieri.

  • Educate the population of what would be available in an emergency to the greater population and where and how it would be accessed.

    Build stronger relationships with the community education of how to cope in the event of a climate crisis.

    Formulate a strategy for neighbours to be able to care for each other for the first few hours until aid could reach them.

  • Commit to the community board recognising and supporting local businesses that consider social responsibility with our carbon footprint.

    Commitment to support local contingency plans and the need for them to be organic to meet the uncertainty of climate change.

    Collaboration on the emergency plan to contribute to the Civil Defence Emergency Management.

  • Transition to an innovative, low-emission economy.

    Understand and prepare for the ongoing impacts of climate change.

    Protection of our natural environment and taonga.

  • Ensuring everything is done to protect Mosgiel and the Taieri from flooding during adverse weather events.

    Advocating for increased fast charging and home charging infrastructure for Mosgiel to support the avalanche of new electric vehicles arriving.

    Establish a crisis team to respond immediately to weather related threats to homes and businesses on the Taieri.

  • Adapt to climate change and ensure our council puts solid plans in place for flooding on the Taieri.

  • Educate the population of what would be available in an emergency to the greater population and where and how it would be accessed.

    Build stronger relationships with the community education of how to cope in the event of a climate crisis.

    Formulate a strategy for neighbours to be able to care for each other for the first few hours until aid could reach them.