Upper Harbour Local Board
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Oppose Three Waters reform that would reduce the influence that Auckland would have over the management of water.
Advocate and support Watercare to reuse water from Rosedale treatment plant to water community sports facilities.
Encourage council to provide separated rubbish and recycling facilities in local parks and facilities as standard.
Review the current and planned work for our community and utilise the information gained from public consultation for our future needs.
Investigate opportunities to support our communities to participate in a circular economy and reduce waste to landfill.
Investigate opportunities to work with neighbouring local boards to identify needs for facilities, eg a community resource recovery centre.
Organise "Keep Our Hood Tidy" drives with all local schools. Create community events on a regular basis. Rubbish is a shared responsibility!
Encourage recycling and up-cycling projects. Invite ideas from creatives, urban artists and innovators on keeping the streets clean.
Establish a clear message of "put your dog on leash all the time." Letting your dog off-leash is an offence. It can cause serious consequences.
Ensure resilience of the water supply and availability of top grade drinking water for Upper Harbour residents.
Ensure we have presentable streetscapes and parks in Upper Harbour free of litter and leaves and mowed regularly to a high standard.
Continue provision of rubbish, recycling and inorganic collections and fund projects focused on minimising the volume of waste.
Introduce policy which offers more private rubbish collection.
Introduce policy which encourages more recycling of goods.
Introduce policy which rewards more glass recycling with the retailers of that glass who have sold product via glass.
Report issues, make quick changes, and keep the community informed when issues curb-side issues arise so our streets are safe and clean.
Engage with groups that educate people about waste minimisation. Review where possible our water rates for different housing zones.
Protect and restore the health of water for all uses. Ensure dog parks have the basics like free running water, fenced and waste disposal.
Repeal Three Waters.
Remove asbestos pipes from drinking water supply and treatment plants. Remove fluoride from our drinking water.
Reduce the dog licensing fee.
Three Waters to stay local.
Reduce the costs for rubbish tag and encourage recycling as well as reduce food wastage and reduce illegal rubbish dumping.
Introduce incentives for water tanks and also solar panels at private homes for better environment.
Continue to oppose Three Waters reforms. Planned reforms result in loss of governance and control by the owners of the assets.
Encourage council to provide separated rubbish and recycling facilities in local parks and facilities as standard.
Ensure rubbish collections happen in ways that encourage waste minimisation and maximisation of recycling.
Support council's Waste Plan and Strategy to collect refuse, recycling, food scraps, local resource recovery facilities as rates-funded.
Manage water carefully as a public good. Prefer natural, not engineered solutions requiring maintenance. Support water demand management.
Encourage council enforcement officers (animal control, pools etc) to be kind and friendly to residents when asking them to follow the rules.
Fully support Three Waters and support central government because Auckland leads the way for many New Zealanders and help lesser fortunate.
Reassign ram raiders and criminals for street cleaning and rubbish collection as free remedial work community consequential responsibility.
Reduce all animal control and dog licensing costs and fees and reward pet owners for caring for pets. And give free rubbish bag collection.
Support installation of new and larger bins for rubbish and recycling for council bins in high traffic areas where bins overflow quickly.
Support more frequent clearing of council owned bins to clean up the overflow of bins, especially those located in front of food businesses.
I am against the Three Waters take over of council assets. I support the need to upgrade our water drainage solutions in our communities.
Oppose Three Waters reform that would reduce the influence that Auckland would have over the management of water.
Advocate and support Watercare to reuse water from Rosedale treatment plant to water community sports facilities.
Encourage council to provide separated rubbish and recycling facilities in local parks and facilities as standard.
Review the current and planned work for our community and utilise the information gained from public consultation for our future needs.
Investigate opportunities to support our communities to participate in a circular economy and reduce waste to landfill.
Investigate opportunities to work with neighbouring local boards to identify needs for facilities, eg a community resource recovery centre.
Organise "Keep Our Hood Tidy" drives with all local schools. Create community events on a regular basis. Rubbish is a shared responsibility!
Encourage recycling and up-cycling projects. Invite ideas from creatives, urban artists and innovators on keeping the streets clean.
Establish a clear message of "put your dog on leash all the time." Letting your dog off-leash is an offence. It can cause serious consequences.
Ensure resilience of the water supply and availability of top grade drinking water for Upper Harbour residents.
Ensure we have presentable streetscapes and parks in Upper Harbour free of litter and leaves and mowed regularly to a high standard.
Continue provision of rubbish, recycling and inorganic collections and fund projects focused on minimising the volume of waste.
Introduce policy which offers more private rubbish collection.
Introduce policy which encourages more recycling of goods.
Introduce policy which rewards more glass recycling with the retailers of that glass who have sold product via glass.
Report issues, make quick changes, and keep the community informed when issues curb-side issues arise so our streets are safe and clean.
Engage with groups that educate people about waste minimisation. Review where possible our water rates for different housing zones.
Protect and restore the health of water for all uses. Ensure dog parks have the basics like free running water, fenced and waste disposal.
Repeal Three Waters.
Remove asbestos pipes from drinking water supply and treatment plants. Remove fluoride from our drinking water.
Reduce the dog licensing fee.
Three Waters to stay local.
Reduce the costs for rubbish tag and encourage recycling as well as reduce food wastage and reduce illegal rubbish dumping.
Introduce incentives for water tanks and also solar panels at private homes for better environment.
Continue to oppose Three Waters reforms. Planned reforms result in loss of governance and control by the owners of the assets.
Encourage council to provide separated rubbish and recycling facilities in local parks and facilities as standard.
Ensure rubbish collections happen in ways that encourage waste minimisation and maximisation of recycling.
Support council's Waste Plan and Strategy to collect refuse, recycling, food scraps, local resource recovery facilities as rates-funded.
Manage water carefully as a public good. Prefer natural, not engineered solutions requiring maintenance. Support water demand management.
Encourage council enforcement officers (animal control, pools etc) to be kind and friendly to residents when asking them to follow the rules.
Fully support Three Waters and support central government because Auckland leads the way for many New Zealanders and help lesser fortunate.
Reassign ram raiders and criminals for street cleaning and rubbish collection as free remedial work community consequential responsibility.
Reduce all animal control and dog licensing costs and fees and reward pet owners for caring for pets. And give free rubbish bag collection.
Support installation of new and larger bins for rubbish and recycling for council bins in high traffic areas where bins overflow quickly.
Support more frequent clearing of council owned bins to clean up the overflow of bins, especially those located in front of food businesses.
I am against the Three Waters take over of council assets. I support the need to upgrade our water drainage solutions in our communities.
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