Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board
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.
Support further management to reduce the effects of land use on water quality.
Encourage and support efforts by Council and other organisations to increase the biodiversity within the city, including pest control.
Support projects that seek to minimise waste production.
Create better infrastructure, which will reduce leaks in our roads that are wasting natural resources.
Create a zero waste target for our households, establish a way to measure this, make waste minimisation fun.
Create a group of people to teach families the benefit of companion planting to avoid using chemicals. To help us protect our bees.
Plant more to protect hills and slopes to reduce landslips, sediment into the bays.
Waste minimisation and sustainability as a normal part of business or organisation function.
Predator and pest control to allow biodiversity to thrive.
Prioritise the health of our harbour, improving water quality, protecting endemic species and boosting planting of native plants and trees.
Support, with funding, the local organisations and community groups involved in planting and pest control.
Support biodiversity projects that protect and enhance our natural environment.
Support further management to reduce the effects of land use on water quality.
Encourage and support efforts by Council and other organisations to increase the biodiversity within the city, including pest control.
Support projects that seek to minimise waste production.
Create better infrastructure, which will reduce leaks in our roads that are wasting natural resources.
Create a zero waste target for our households, establish a way to measure this, make waste minimisation fun.
Create a group of people to teach families the benefit of companion planting to avoid using chemicals. To help us protect our bees.
Plant more to protect hills and slopes to reduce landslips, sediment into the bays.
Waste minimisation and sustainability as a normal part of business or organisation function.
Predator and pest control to allow biodiversity to thrive.
Prioritise the health of our harbour, improving water quality, protecting endemic species and boosting planting of native plants and trees.
Support, with funding, the local organisations and community groups involved in planting and pest control.
Support biodiversity projects that protect and enhance our natural environment.
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