Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood 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.
Encourage more education, clean up days, and signage to help help limit and/or eliminate waste, rubbish and pollutants in our environments.
Retain what exists and plant more – not just natives but also flowers, fruit trees and exotics as they all contribute to our Garden City.
Support the preservation of our water quality as we are so fortunate in our ward to have some of the best tap water in the city, if not New Zealand.
Ensure that the implementation of the Coastal Hazards Management plan supports our ward.
Support bio-diversity in our ward. Advocate for 50% tree coverage across the city.
Ensuring that our community has access to the highest quality of water services, including the rebuilding of the wastewater treatment plant.
Enhance the quality of the Bottle Lake forest walkways and tracks.
Commit to more urban forestation and the planting of more native species.
Work with communities to establish pest control programmes and promote educational opportunities in biodiversity.
Support groups and businesses to minimise waste and support circular economies.
Introduce compulsory rainwater harvesting in new builds and support programmes that develop these systems for existing homes.
Encourage more education, clean up days, and signage to help help limit and/or eliminate waste, rubbish and pollutants in our environments.
Retain what exists and plant more – not just natives but also flowers, fruit trees and exotics as they all contribute to our Garden City.
Support the preservation of our water quality as we are so fortunate in our ward to have some of the best tap water in the city, if not New Zealand.
Ensure that the implementation of the Coastal Hazards Management plan supports our ward.
Support bio-diversity in our ward. Advocate for 50% tree coverage across the city.
Ensuring that our community has access to the highest quality of water services, including the rebuilding of the wastewater treatment plant.
Enhance the quality of the Bottle Lake forest walkways and tracks.
Commit to more urban forestation and the planting of more native species.
Work with communities to establish pest control programmes and promote educational opportunities in biodiversity.
Support groups and businesses to minimise waste and support circular economies.
Introduce compulsory rainwater harvesting in new builds and support programmes that develop these systems for existing homes.
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