Selwyn District Council
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.
Work with central government to establish sustainable, cost effective infrastructure that provides long term safe drinking water for Malvern.
Establish a plan to address the inadequacies for protecting native biodiversity like in the High Country where habitat loss is accelerating.
Increase native planting areas to support our environment.
Support community initiatives to continue pest control.
Work with local authorities to increase our river and stream health.
Create native riparian planting zones to decrease erosion and run-off while improving water quality, and creating native wildlife habitats.
Actively support local community groups to humanely trap stoats, possums and rats.
Offer council land for community garden/composting projects to keep organics from landfills and increase residents health, self sufficiency.
Use every possible portion of our food and compost the rest.
Supply unchlorinated water, avoiding the use of that chemical, and treat contaminated supplies on an as-needed basis.
Encourage all-round biodiversity and natural pest control.
Work with central government to establish sustainable, cost effective infrastructure that provides long term safe drinking water for Malvern.
Establish a plan to address the inadequacies for protecting native biodiversity like in the High Country where habitat loss is accelerating.
Increase native planting areas to support our environment.
Support community initiatives to continue pest control.
Work with local authorities to increase our river and stream health.
Create native riparian planting zones to decrease erosion and run-off while improving water quality, and creating native wildlife habitats.
Actively support local community groups to humanely trap stoats, possums and rats.
Offer council land for community garden/composting projects to keep organics from landfills and increase residents health, self sufficiency.
Use every possible portion of our food and compost the rest.
Supply unchlorinated water, avoiding the use of that chemical, and treat contaminated supplies on an as-needed basis.
Encourage all-round biodiversity and natural pest control.
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