Wellington City Council

Incentives for reducing waste. Strict rules for stopping water pollution.

Stop wasting money on consultants. Involve locals on toxic, polluting, or degrading, so residents can choose to protect future generations.

Protect biodiversity, and enhance our regional parks and community spaces. Use of traps for predators. Ban 1080.

Reduce waste through compost and green waste collection, and reliable public ownership of our waste services.

Boost action on invasive weeds and predators, work to restore native forests and wetlands, and plant a million new native trees and shrubs.

Clean up and restore life in our urban streams, harbour, and coastal marine area, including uncovering our piped urban streams.

Support sensible/practical initiatives to reduce waste going into land fill and the effects of stormwater discharged into the harbour.

Promise to bring a strong community perspective to the council and to be an informed, positive voice.

Oppose making specific promises without having good advice, all the information, and recognising council decisions need to be made jointly.

Liaise with the other councils in the region to develop an integrated system for recycling and waste that is cheaper and more effective.

Commit to more effective pest control to preserve native flora and fauna.

Prioritise the repair of water infrastructure as an urgent issue.

Constrain sprawl both within and without Wellington's borders by enabling intensified use of existing suburban spaces.

Collaborate with other councils and stakeholders to forge a path to zero waste.

Support existing plans to expand predator-free zones beyond Te Motu Kairangi.

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.

Provide attractive, safe and accessible spaces such as parks and beaches for leisure and recreation.

Support and update the Green Network Plan. More plants and parks are good for our city's health and residents' and workers' health.

Fund local organisations and community groups that support local biodiversity and connect people to New Zealand's unique natural heritage.

Increase money for native tree regeneration.

Start a city-wide food and green waste collection to reduce waste.

Remove all sewage discharges to urban streams.

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.

Continue to support the city's recently approved policy implementation of waste reduction within the city (eg green waste collection).

Fix the sewerage network that infiltrates and pollutes our streams and harbours.

Fund Zealandia and our network of Wellington city gardens to continue to grow and improve the strength of the city's biodiversity.