Mayor of Westland District
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.
Preserve the natural wilderness of Westland, while balancing the benefits of economic growth and development.
Explore opportunities for alternative management of waste to landfill with a view to minimising our carbon footprint.
Engage with agencies to ensure appropriate enforcement to protect water quality in natural tributaries, rivers, and streams.
Establish sustainable, affordable waste management to protect both the residents and environment from rising costs fallout, like fly tipping.
Support external stakeholders around Biodiversity and pest control through new initiatives and technology.
Inform Westland around climate change and create a strategy to minimise its effects, this then needs to be included this in the Long Term Plan.
Design and build a new fit-for-purpose sewage treatment system for Hokitika within three years.
Overhaul waste management contracts and systems encouraging waste minimisation and eco-shops reducing the volume and cost of waste.
Review the Parks and Reserves Maintenance Contract to ensure it is delivering value for money and improved outcomes.
Stop the use of 1080 poison poisoning our drinking water and environment.
Stop the use of ecotoxic poisons Glysophate, 24D.
Treat possums, deer, tahr as resources not to be left around as toxic bait for our wildlife.
Continue ongoing BDC schemes. Join in community projects. Promote expansion of existing efforts. Ask the community what's most important.
Explore/share opportunities/paradigm changing possibilities presented by adopting a more holistic and equitable alternative economic system.
Consult widely, and deeply, with the community to establish our combined priorities and the ambitions and limitations of all our society.
Preserve the natural wilderness of Westland, while balancing the benefits of economic growth and development.
Explore opportunities for alternative management of waste to landfill with a view to minimising our carbon footprint.
Engage with agencies to ensure appropriate enforcement to protect water quality in natural tributaries, rivers, and streams.
Establish sustainable, affordable waste management to protect both the residents and environment from rising costs fallout, like fly tipping.
Support external stakeholders around Biodiversity and pest control through new initiatives and technology.
Inform Westland around climate change and create a strategy to minimise its effects, this then needs to be included this in the Long Term Plan.
Design and build a new fit-for-purpose sewage treatment system for Hokitika within three years.
Overhaul waste management contracts and systems encouraging waste minimisation and eco-shops reducing the volume and cost of waste.
Review the Parks and Reserves Maintenance Contract to ensure it is delivering value for money and improved outcomes.
Stop the use of 1080 poison poisoning our drinking water and environment.
Stop the use of ecotoxic poisons Glysophate, 24D.
Treat possums, deer, tahr as resources not to be left around as toxic bait for our wildlife.
Continue ongoing BDC schemes. Join in community projects. Promote expansion of existing efforts. Ask the community what's most important.
Explore/share opportunities/paradigm changing possibilities presented by adopting a more holistic and equitable alternative economic system.
Consult widely, and deeply, with the community to establish our combined priorities and the ambitions and limitations of all our society.
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