Mayor of Rotorua
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.
Preserve water quality and improve maintenance through local control. Protect our lakes and waterways, eg floating marshes, ecosystem balancing.
Incentivise to reduce, reuse and recycle. Support public and individual food gardens. Paper instead of plastic. Lessen council footprint.
Create and support initiatives for tree planting, reforestation. Encourage offset emissions by high-density short-rotation tree planting.
56% of waste to landfill is organic! So I'll introduce organic waste collection for households, business and events to reduce bad emissions.
Support a 'Wood First' policy that encourages the use of wood as a preferred and sustainable building material in projects.
Upgrade the wastewater treatment plant to protect our lakes, and keep up with the growing population and housing needs in Rotorua.
We need to work closely with the farmers to monitor any nutrient discharging into our lakes and streams. Regulatory and policy support.
Council's implementation of Food Organics Garden Organics will see wastage minimised.
Work with the regional council and government agencies around the dropping of 1080 and other safe pest control implementation.
Increase renewable energy capacity in the district, with a focus on geothermal.
Enhance our infrastructure to ensure it can withstand, absorb and adapt to changing climate.
Continue to improve the health of our lakes, working closely with iwi.
Start an organic waste collection service and support the expansion of the current waste collection service to all rural communities.
Start an urban tree planting program to bring more nature into our city and neighbourhoods.
Work with iwi and regional council to continue to improve lake water quality and biodiversity.
Reduce the amount and repurpose waste to make a quicker contribution to cutting greenhouse gases than recycling – which is also more costly and slower.
Move from linear economy (take, make, dispose with energy from finite sources), to circular economy (with return cycle using renewables).
Encourage individuals and organisations to adopt healthier and more environmentally responsible waste minimisation strategies.
Reduce waste to landfill through increased recycling, including kerbside collection.
Upgrade and design stormwater systems for increased rainfall modelling.
Plant more trees strategically and specifically according to environment, ie along our lake and river beds.
Preserve water quality and improve maintenance through local control. Protect our lakes and waterways, eg floating marshes, ecosystem balancing.
Incentivise to reduce, reuse and recycle. Support public and individual food gardens. Paper instead of plastic. Lessen council footprint.
Create and support initiatives for tree planting, reforestation. Encourage offset emissions by high-density short-rotation tree planting.
56% of waste to landfill is organic! So I'll introduce organic waste collection for households, business and events to reduce bad emissions.
Support a 'Wood First' policy that encourages the use of wood as a preferred and sustainable building material in projects.
Upgrade the wastewater treatment plant to protect our lakes, and keep up with the growing population and housing needs in Rotorua.
We need to work closely with the farmers to monitor any nutrient discharging into our lakes and streams. Regulatory and policy support.
Council's implementation of Food Organics Garden Organics will see wastage minimised.
Work with the regional council and government agencies around the dropping of 1080 and other safe pest control implementation.
Increase renewable energy capacity in the district, with a focus on geothermal.
Enhance our infrastructure to ensure it can withstand, absorb and adapt to changing climate.
Continue to improve the health of our lakes, working closely with iwi.
Start an organic waste collection service and support the expansion of the current waste collection service to all rural communities.
Start an urban tree planting program to bring more nature into our city and neighbourhoods.
Work with iwi and regional council to continue to improve lake water quality and biodiversity.
Reduce the amount and repurpose waste to make a quicker contribution to cutting greenhouse gases than recycling – which is also more costly and slower.
Move from linear economy (take, make, dispose with energy from finite sources), to circular economy (with return cycle using renewables).
Encourage individuals and organisations to adopt healthier and more environmentally responsible waste minimisation strategies.
Reduce waste to landfill through increased recycling, including kerbside collection.
Upgrade and design stormwater systems for increased rainfall modelling.
Plant more trees strategically and specifically according to environment, ie along our lake and river beds.
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