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.
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.
Provide better education around weeds in our district – many people have weeds growing in our district that are devastating land and trees.
Determine the amount of food waste generated in the city, its sources and characteristics.
Establish community/suburban vege gardens.
Work with the construction industry to limit building waste – and work to include waste plans as part of building consents.
Utilise our parks and reserves to foster our biodiversity – encouraging planting, wilding and predator control of our less used facilities.
Continue improving our stormwater system and advocate to regional council to include slash in harvesting plans to stop ingress into waterways.
Embed Kaitiakitanga as a key principle to ensure sustainability.
Educate Whanganui around the importance of their own actions that lead to issues with quality of water, pest control and waste.
Provide better education around weeds in our district – many people have weeds growing in our district that are devastating land and trees.
Determine the amount of food waste generated in the city, its sources and characteristics.
Establish community/suburban vege gardens.
Work with the construction industry to limit building waste – and work to include waste plans as part of building consents.
Utilise our parks and reserves to foster our biodiversity – encouraging planting, wilding and predator control of our less used facilities.
Continue improving our stormwater system and advocate to regional council to include slash in harvesting plans to stop ingress into waterways.
Embed Kaitiakitanga as a key principle to ensure sustainability.
Educate Whanganui around the importance of their own actions that lead to issues with quality of water, pest control and waste.
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