Whanganui District Council

Working in partnership with iwi and support the introduction of Te Heke Ngahuru the all of river strategy being developed by Te Kopuka.

Work to support iwi and other agencies in the long-term restoration of the Whanganui Awa and its tributaries.

Tidy up a seemingly fractured waste management system. Minimalization of waste in general.

Establish a district wide parakore system that reduces rubbish and waste.

Provide communities within our district with civil defense community resources in case of natural disasters.

Provide council grants to ensure every house in Whanganui district has a heat pump.

Implement user pays recycling and food waste disposal.

Focus on self-sustainability from the family unit upwards, not council down.

Ensure transparency of Whanganui's waste and recycling.

Support, adequately resource and constantly review the planned kerbside recycling collection.

Advocate strongly for our region in the new entity formation for what is best for the Whanganui region.

Commence the planned Kerbside Recycling Collection in 2023 and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.

Review the Kerbside Food Waste Collection planned for 2025 to evaluate the implications of making the service opt in rather than mandatory.

Implement and promote council's new kerbside recycling and food waste collection service.

Identify new opportunities for the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre and ensure this facility remains open to the public.

Reestablish traditional wetland areas to minimise flood zones and create cleaner waterways.

Reduce the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides on council land.

Identify appropriate council land for tree planting.

Support kerb-side pick-up for recyclables and compost already planned for implementation 2023 and 2024.

Resist Three Waters reforms being imposed by central government. We have fairly good infrastructure here so there is no need for change.

Fund continual improvement in our own Three Waters infrastructure to ensure it stays fit for purpose.

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.

Improve our recycling and waste collection. Make it more efficient. Keep an eye on the overall picture.

Provide safe pest control for all council properties and parks. Encourage native tree planting.

Promote rainwater collection for garden use. Make sure suburban run-off doesn't affect streams and lakes.

Agree to preserve and increase the quality of our drinking water, waste water quality and treatment.

Agree. Council should play an active part in pest control and environmental protection, education and active programmes.

Establish a kerb side recycling service. We must reduce our waste and council must play a leading roll.

Encourage trapping rats, possums and other pests so that urban and rural communities create a pest free environment supporting large projects

Ensure all homes have rainwater tanks, creating reduced loads on town supply and better summer resilience, especially for home gardens.

Teach composting and waste minimisation to the willing to remove waste from the system and end plastic contamination of the environment.

Tupua te Kawa to put Awa and environment custodianship into policy and decision process as intrinsic not check-in values.

Support Kohohuia wetlands project to build high value wetland, serve as flood attenuation.

Support recycling coming in from 2023. Would like to go further with rubbish collection mandate so no households need to fly tip.

Continue to lobby government to get an improved outcome for the Three Waters reform.

Encourage community driven re-establishment of natural wetlands as much as possible.

Support and monitor the implementation of Whanganui District Council recycling and food waste collection service.