Mayor of Wellington
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.
Recognise the high value of gardens and local natural features in our suburban areas, and encourage protection of these environments.
Ensure we invest in solid and sewage waste management to the highest level we can afford, with environment protection the highest priority.
Rescind all polices which punish homeowners for nurturing native bush.
Fix the leaks in our drinking water network, to manage this resource responsibly and efficiently.
Require water sensitive urban design to manage our stormwater, making us more resilient to floods and protect water quality.
Daylighting streams – bringing our awa out of the pipes, and using water sensitive urban design.
Support continuous improvements to water infrastructure, adequate water storage for dense urban areas, work with nature to maintain quality.
Harness the power of community groups to increase native biodiversity, and develop more urban green areas to act as nature corridors.
Make waste reduction easy for people, use procurement by council to support lower waste and emission products, good information for all key.
Increase pine removal and native bush regeneration to ensure greater hillside stability. This helps ensure accessibility after major earthquake events.
Reinvent Wellington Water – to ensure better, more resilient collection, distribution and maintenance.
Introduce a surcharge/refund system for plastic/metal/glass bottles to help minimise waste and provide a source of income for community groups.
Encourage planting of more trees that have berries that are the best diet for native birds by getting the WCC nursery to grow more of these.
Advise residents who are still throwing out recyclable items instead of putting these in recycle bins.
Increase assistance to Pest-Free Wellington.
Keep leading environmental restoration, complete green belts, Miramar heritage park, Kiwi re-introduced. Keep supporting Predator Free/Zealandia.
Complete key wastewater pipes to prevent future overflows to harbour (currently building Taranaki Street), roving crews checking pipes for breaks.
Sludge treatment (now agreed project) allows reduced general landfill waste. Suite of waste minimisation, reuse, recycling actions.
Fix Wellington's three waters infrastructure to stop water gushing down our streets and spilling sewage into our harbour.
Build a modern waste facility for Wellington to support waste minimisation and the circular economy.
Establish a city-wide food waste directory and leverage central government funding to progress food waste collection.
Recognise the high value of gardens and local natural features in our suburban areas, and encourage protection of these environments.
Ensure we invest in solid and sewage waste management to the highest level we can afford, with environment protection the highest priority.
Rescind all polices which punish homeowners for nurturing native bush.
Fix the leaks in our drinking water network, to manage this resource responsibly and efficiently.
Require water sensitive urban design to manage our stormwater, making us more resilient to floods and protect water quality.
Daylighting streams – bringing our awa out of the pipes, and using water sensitive urban design.
Support continuous improvements to water infrastructure, adequate water storage for dense urban areas, work with nature to maintain quality.
Harness the power of community groups to increase native biodiversity, and develop more urban green areas to act as nature corridors.
Make waste reduction easy for people, use procurement by council to support lower waste and emission products, good information for all key.
Increase pine removal and native bush regeneration to ensure greater hillside stability. This helps ensure accessibility after major earthquake events.
Reinvent Wellington Water – to ensure better, more resilient collection, distribution and maintenance.
Introduce a surcharge/refund system for plastic/metal/glass bottles to help minimise waste and provide a source of income for community groups.
Encourage planting of more trees that have berries that are the best diet for native birds by getting the WCC nursery to grow more of these.
Advise residents who are still throwing out recyclable items instead of putting these in recycle bins.
Increase assistance to Pest-Free Wellington.
Keep leading environmental restoration, complete green belts, Miramar heritage park, Kiwi re-introduced. Keep supporting Predator Free/Zealandia.
Complete key wastewater pipes to prevent future overflows to harbour (currently building Taranaki Street), roving crews checking pipes for breaks.
Sludge treatment (now agreed project) allows reduced general landfill waste. Suite of waste minimisation, reuse, recycling actions.
Fix Wellington's three waters infrastructure to stop water gushing down our streets and spilling sewage into our harbour.
Build a modern waste facility for Wellington to support waste minimisation and the circular economy.
Establish a city-wide food waste directory and leverage central government funding to progress food waste collection.
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