Mayor of Ruapehu
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.
Biodiversity and pest control – protect the mountains for they are the sanctuary and sustenance for all things.
Committed to water quality and preservation – Te Mana ote Wai: Lift the standards of freshwater care to ensure life-supporting capacity.
Waste minimisation and management – phase out plastic use with council and help local businesses do the same.
Rethink the Three Waters model to ensure that the investment is made into our ageing infrastructure, with Te Mana o Te Wai at the heart.
Consult our community on the best, local, unique way to eradicate pests in hard to reach forestry.
Support the Pōkākā Eco Sanctuary project to protect nearly extinct species like Kererū, Kākā and Tītī in partnership with mana whenua.
Advocate for Te Mana O Te Wai, where the health of the water is paramount, the people secondary and then commercial benefits come third.
Zero Waste or Parekore by 2040, reducing waste to landfill by ten percent per annum equating to an overall reduction of 84% waste to landfill.
De-sex cats and implement a wild and feral cat eradication policy.
Biodiversity and pest control – protect the mountains for they are the sanctuary and sustenance for all things.
Committed to water quality and preservation – Te Mana ote Wai: Lift the standards of freshwater care to ensure life-supporting capacity.
Waste minimisation and management – phase out plastic use with council and help local businesses do the same.
Rethink the Three Waters model to ensure that the investment is made into our ageing infrastructure, with Te Mana o Te Wai at the heart.
Consult our community on the best, local, unique way to eradicate pests in hard to reach forestry.
Support the Pōkākā Eco Sanctuary project to protect nearly extinct species like Kererū, Kākā and Tītī in partnership with mana whenua.
Advocate for Te Mana O Te Wai, where the health of the water is paramount, the people secondary and then commercial benefits come third.
Zero Waste or Parekore by 2040, reducing waste to landfill by ten percent per annum equating to an overall reduction of 84% waste to landfill.
De-sex cats and implement a wild and feral cat eradication policy.
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