Waitaki 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.
Encourage the mindset of environmental protection over profit. No one should profit from environmental degradation without making it right.
Keep pressure on policy makers that have inadvertently encouraged pine plantations on inappropriate farmland to fix their legislation.
Install a non fluoridated water source available for public use.
Support the intent of Three Waters. We may not like this policy delivery, but clean, fresh water is imperative to our health and wellbeing.
Encourage regenerative agriculture. With depleted land on our lifestyle block, the expert advice – plant regenerative species. Result – sustainability.
Rethink waste management. Trucking waste from North Otago to AB Lime at Winton is not an environmentally sustainable practice.
Enhance our existing reserves by planting more natives and developing and maintaining tracks to encourage more community use.
Support the Oamaru Urban Trapping Alliance in its efforts to introduce a tunnel trap into every backyard/garden and public space in Oamaru.
Review how Waitaki deals with its rubbish and recycling and support waste minimisation efforts and recycling opportunities.
Work with NIWA, Fish and Game and other agencies to ensure our rivers, waterways and lakes are clean, fishable, swimmable and usable by all.
Ensure our productive soils are valued, work with educators to develop and deliver agri-science programmes here. Restrict carbon farming.
Make recycling easier and more accessible. Encourage the use of bio-degradable containers. Harsher penalties for fly-tippers.
Collaborate and familiarise myself with relevant available science and policy recommendations for informed, evidence-based decision making.
Facilitate a charitable entity to take control of parks and reserves and form a cohesive approach to predator free, biodiverse reserves.
Council rubbish collection that uses technology to facilitate a semi-user pays system. Land fill costs. Recycling/composting free.
Uphold the mana and preserve our role as kaitiakitanga to protect our natural environment as part of our identity, place and culture.
Ensure our ability to keep tikanga and Māori mahinga kai practice sustainable.
Continue to protect our diverse landscapes by creating reserves and ensuring our water bodies are kept clean.
Educate our community on how to reduce waste and the importance of waste minimisation and management.
Commit to a locally focused water quality and care development plan.
Commit to native Emission Trading Scheme planting for new titles to increase development opportunity and strengthen native biodiversity.
Commit to increased community education opportunities for land and biodiversity preservation.
Initiate discussion around open fires and explore initiatives to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.
Support household composting initiatives and other reductions in waste to landfill.
Support a 'total solution' kerbside recycling programme.
Encourage the mindset of environmental protection over profit. No one should profit from environmental degradation without making it right.
Keep pressure on policy makers that have inadvertently encouraged pine plantations on inappropriate farmland to fix their legislation.
Install a non fluoridated water source available for public use.
Support the intent of Three Waters. We may not like this policy delivery, but clean, fresh water is imperative to our health and wellbeing.
Encourage regenerative agriculture. With depleted land on our lifestyle block, the expert advice – plant regenerative species. Result – sustainability.
Rethink waste management. Trucking waste from North Otago to AB Lime at Winton is not an environmentally sustainable practice.
Enhance our existing reserves by planting more natives and developing and maintaining tracks to encourage more community use.
Support the Oamaru Urban Trapping Alliance in its efforts to introduce a tunnel trap into every backyard/garden and public space in Oamaru.
Review how Waitaki deals with its rubbish and recycling and support waste minimisation efforts and recycling opportunities.
Work with NIWA, Fish and Game and other agencies to ensure our rivers, waterways and lakes are clean, fishable, swimmable and usable by all.
Ensure our productive soils are valued, work with educators to develop and deliver agri-science programmes here. Restrict carbon farming.
Make recycling easier and more accessible. Encourage the use of bio-degradable containers. Harsher penalties for fly-tippers.
Collaborate and familiarise myself with relevant available science and policy recommendations for informed, evidence-based decision making.
Facilitate a charitable entity to take control of parks and reserves and form a cohesive approach to predator free, biodiverse reserves.
Council rubbish collection that uses technology to facilitate a semi-user pays system. Land fill costs. Recycling/composting free.
Uphold the mana and preserve our role as kaitiakitanga to protect our natural environment as part of our identity, place and culture.
Ensure our ability to keep tikanga and Māori mahinga kai practice sustainable.
Continue to protect our diverse landscapes by creating reserves and ensuring our water bodies are kept clean.
Educate our community on how to reduce waste and the importance of waste minimisation and management.
Commit to a locally focused water quality and care development plan.
Commit to native Emission Trading Scheme planting for new titles to increase development opportunity and strengthen native biodiversity.
Commit to increased community education opportunities for land and biodiversity preservation.
Initiate discussion around open fires and explore initiatives to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.
Support household composting initiatives and other reductions in waste to landfill.
Support a 'total solution' kerbside recycling programme.
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