Environment Canterbury

Address the decline of the coastal area and catch up on protecting marine species as 20 years have passed since the previous coastal plan.

Consider water first. Give importance to the appropriateness of water allocation for environmental improvement, as land use.

Monitor the environment extensively to understand current issues and future trends and obtain more data to fully understand the environment.

Address immediately Christchurch dumping over 300,000 tonnes of rubbish, equivalent to 1100 tonnes per household per year excluding green waste.

Remove all ECan policies, legislation and staff preventing logical changes.

Streamline proposed waste to energy and any activities that actually reuse recycling rather than dumping and hiding them.

Advance biodiversity on farms and in towns by supporting landowners and communities in planting native species and controlling pests.

Protect Canterbury's wildlife by strengthening protection for native birds, fish and invertebrates.

Protect native habitats by safeguarding and expanding native bush, coastal areas and braided river systems through conservation projects.

Improve landscape resilience to manage faecal runoff and soil erosion better and reduce pathogen levels in recreational waters.

Make recreational waters swimmable again.

Prioritise forest regeneration in sensitive areas such as hills around recreational waters.

Accelerate the move from petrol and diesel personal transport to EVs and zero-emission public transport.

Require future planting of exotic commercial forestry to use trees that are infertile to eliminate risk of wilding.

Support local volunteer groups working on animal and plant pest control.