Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board

The Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board is one of 21 local boards in Auckland. The local board makes a plan for your area and decides on local issues, activities and facilities. It also oversees council services and facilities in your area, including libraries and parks. The local board is made up of five members. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board election.

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.

  • Seek ways to protect way of life and preserve biodiversity of the island's various ecosystems for future generations.

    Support local environmental groups and projects.

    Support local waste management programmes and recycling.

  • Avoid contaminants entering streams and beaches through the careful management of residential waste water systems.

    Ensure waste management systems are the best they can be by using best in class sustainability principles.

    Lobby for the sustainable management of wetlands that filter stormwater and pasture runoff before the run to the sea.

  • Seek ways to protect way of life and preserve biodiversity of the island's various ecosystems for future generations.

    Support local environmental groups and projects.

    Support local waste management programmes and recycling.

  • Avoid contaminants entering streams and beaches through the careful management of residential waste water systems.

    Ensure waste management systems are the best they can be by using best in class sustainability principles.

    Lobby for the sustainable management of wetlands that filter stormwater and pasture runoff before the run to the sea.