2022

Napier City Council

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward
The Napier City 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 12 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the city). Two councillors will be elected from the Onekawa-Tamatea ward. 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 Napier City Council election.

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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.

  • Create more urban green spaces city wide as well as encouraging new developments to do the same.

    Explore the option of kerbside food collection to help minimise waste.

  • Reduce waste by reusing, or redirecting by separation to recycling centres, reuse before recycle.

    Introduce green waste bins to stop it going to landfill.

    Enable more tree planting in the city's parks and reserves, less talking about it and more doing, let's get the bird life back.

  • Divert green waste from landfill by implementing the initiatives developed with the community in the waste minimisation plan.

    Begin works on the Ahuriri Regional Park to treat storm water and build flood retention systems.

    Plant our urban drainage systems to further encourage birdlife and biodiversity into the city.

  • Create more urban green spaces city wide as well as encouraging new developments to do the same.

    Explore the option of kerbside food collection to help minimise waste.

  • Reduce waste by reusing, or redirecting by separation to recycling centres, reuse before recycle.

    Introduce green waste bins to stop it going to landfill.

    Enable more tree planting in the city's parks and reserves, less talking about it and more doing, let's get the bird life back.

  • Divert green waste from landfill by implementing the initiatives developed with the community in the waste minimisation plan.

    Begin works on the Ahuriri Regional Park to treat storm water and build flood retention systems.

    Plant our urban drainage systems to further encourage birdlife and biodiversity into the city.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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