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.
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 council to further improvements in lakes' water quality.
Commit council to weed removal and rewilding on land it controls and advocacy for increased biodiversity on land that it doesn't.
Partner with regional council in restoring native biodiversity in our road, reserves, stream and river corridors.
Protect our waterways and improve the quality of the lakes and rivers in Rotorua. Include the youth and community to help maintain these.
Continue with education to the public and schools and set up groups to manage an area.
Businesses are to be accountable for their waste. Excess packaging and used goods to be returned to supplier.
Reducing waste to landfill through increased recycling, including kerbside collection.
Upgrading and designing stormwater systems for increased rainfall modelling.
Work with EBOP to ensure nutrient run-off from farms that border our waterways is prevented. Improve effectiveness of waste water treatment.
Ensure council land that currently provides habitat for wildlife is protected. Work with EBOP, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and community groups on pest management.
Investigate new solutions for waste management currently employed successfully in other areas of NZ and globally.
Commit to keeping our lakes clean. If our lakes are healthy, our people are healthy. Ka ora te wai, ka ora te tangata.
Support ecological regeneration that provide healthy biodiverse ecosystems. Iwi/mana whenua partnerships and education within schools.
Increase waste minimisation by using green bins.
Plant two trees for every Rotorua resident to create new homes for wildlife and reduce our carbon footprint.
Protect our green spaces. I will advocate to enhance green spaces, not reduce them.
Investigate better ways to manage our waste than trucking it 100s of kms out of town like we do now. Commit to green waste bins for all.
Support local endeavours to protect Rotorua water from fluoridation. Monitor waterways to ensure water quality is preserved.
Continue to support iwi and wildlife pest control measures. Ban 1080 drops on our farms and forests.
Create a forum where local interest groups aim to reduce waste and encourage local entrepreneurship for the public and schools.
Increase programs of planting, particularly trees, to support climate change mitigation, biodiversity and improved water quality.
Support and advocate for those doing community projects around pest control and planting. Alongside good research to support their work.
Progress with current plans to minimise waste by committing to green waste collection and other such strategies.
Commit council to further improvements in lakes' water quality.
Commit council to weed removal and rewilding on land it controls and advocacy for increased biodiversity on land that it doesn't.
Partner with regional council in restoring native biodiversity in our road, reserves, stream and river corridors.
Protect our waterways and improve the quality of the lakes and rivers in Rotorua. Include the youth and community to help maintain these.
Continue with education to the public and schools and set up groups to manage an area.
Businesses are to be accountable for their waste. Excess packaging and used goods to be returned to supplier.
Reducing waste to landfill through increased recycling, including kerbside collection.
Upgrading and designing stormwater systems for increased rainfall modelling.
Work with EBOP to ensure nutrient run-off from farms that border our waterways is prevented. Improve effectiveness of waste water treatment.
Ensure council land that currently provides habitat for wildlife is protected. Work with EBOP, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and community groups on pest management.
Investigate new solutions for waste management currently employed successfully in other areas of NZ and globally.
Commit to keeping our lakes clean. If our lakes are healthy, our people are healthy. Ka ora te wai, ka ora te tangata.
Support ecological regeneration that provide healthy biodiverse ecosystems. Iwi/mana whenua partnerships and education within schools.
Increase waste minimisation by using green bins.
Plant two trees for every Rotorua resident to create new homes for wildlife and reduce our carbon footprint.
Protect our green spaces. I will advocate to enhance green spaces, not reduce them.
Investigate better ways to manage our waste than trucking it 100s of kms out of town like we do now. Commit to green waste bins for all.
Support local endeavours to protect Rotorua water from fluoridation. Monitor waterways to ensure water quality is preserved.
Continue to support iwi and wildlife pest control measures. Ban 1080 drops on our farms and forests.
Create a forum where local interest groups aim to reduce waste and encourage local entrepreneurship for the public and schools.
Increase programs of planting, particularly trees, to support climate change mitigation, biodiversity and improved water quality.
Support and advocate for those doing community projects around pest control and planting. Alongside good research to support their work.
Progress with current plans to minimise waste by committing to green waste collection and other such strategies.
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