Tasman District Council

Lakes-Murchison Ward
The Tasman District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also passes local regulations and makes decisions about infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage, and about the region’s resources, including water, soil and the coastline. The council is made up of 13 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the district). One councillor will be elected from the Lakes-Murchison 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 Tasman District Council election.

Freshwater

The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.

Freshwater

The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.

  • Work on addressing the high nitrate issue with Tasman waterways.

    Celebrate the excellent job that most land owners are doing in our region that give us some of the cleanest rivers in the country.

    Ask DOC to fence the animals out of the rivers and streams in the parks in our region.

  • Establish standard of making all waterways drinkable as the bottom line. Start from there and work upwards.

    Examine and discuss whether water resource harm is actually necessary today. Must we compromise? How long for? At what true cost?

  • Meet responsibilities under Te Mana o Te Wai.

    Ensure water takes do not deplete freshwater flows.

    Use quantitative data to understand freshwater catchments and inform decision-making.

  • Use and improve quantitative data to inform actions to protect freshwater systems. Communicate data more effectively through Tasman District Council website.

    Support Motueka Catchment Collective initiatives.

    Disband ineffective Council Irrigators Committee and call more frequent meetings for all irrigators to share data and clarify policy.

  • Work on addressing the high nitrate issue with Tasman waterways.

    Celebrate the excellent job that most land owners are doing in our region that give us some of the cleanest rivers in the country.

    Ask DOC to fence the animals out of the rivers and streams in the parks in our region.

  • Establish standard of making all waterways drinkable as the bottom line. Start from there and work upwards.

    Examine and discuss whether water resource harm is actually necessary today. Must we compromise? How long for? At what true cost?

  • Meet responsibilities under Te Mana o Te Wai.

    Ensure water takes do not deplete freshwater flows.

    Use quantitative data to understand freshwater catchments and inform decision-making.

  • Use and improve quantitative data to inform actions to protect freshwater systems. Communicate data more effectively through Tasman District Council website.

    Support Motueka Catchment Collective initiatives.

    Disband ineffective Council Irrigators Committee and call more frequent meetings for all irrigators to share data and clarify policy.