Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Enforce industrial nitrate limits with mandatory monitoring and use fines to fund riparian buffer zones along vulnerable waterways.
Partner with mana whenua to implement mātauranga Māori pest control programmes in Te Whanganui ā Orotu estuary.
Restore 50 hectares of coastal wetlands by 2027 to improve biodiversity and absorb floodwaters, with one hectare equalling 1.4 million litres.
Encourage regional action on waste by supporting WMMPs, sharing expertise and backing innovation towards a circular economy.
Support community-led biodiversity projects, eg Towards Predator Free HB, by backing them with funding, policy alignment and visibility.
Target monitoring and compliance where it matters most by focusing on big risks and actions that deliver the greatest environmental value.
Enforce existing rules by stopping plan-making and starting action as known breaches have occurred for years without consequences.
Invest in smart local waste and pest solutions focusing funding on frontline solutions rather than more reports and consultants.
Return evacuation and resilience planning to communities who live on the land and know it best, with council funding and no interference.
Restore native habitats around Ahuriri Estuary and wetlands, expanding pest management to protect local biodiversity and birdlife.
Strengthen environmental monitoring in Napier to reduce urban pollution and safeguard the estuary, coastlines and green spaces.
Support community-led conservation projects in Ahuriri Napier to enhance biodiversity, resilience and local pride in the environment.
Enforce industrial nitrate limits with mandatory monitoring and use fines to fund riparian buffer zones along vulnerable waterways.
Partner with mana whenua to implement mātauranga Māori pest control programmes in Te Whanganui ā Orotu estuary.
Restore 50 hectares of coastal wetlands by 2027 to improve biodiversity and absorb floodwaters, with one hectare equalling 1.4 million litres.
Encourage regional action on waste by supporting WMMPs, sharing expertise and backing innovation towards a circular economy.
Support community-led biodiversity projects, eg Towards Predator Free HB, by backing them with funding, policy alignment and visibility.
Target monitoring and compliance where it matters most by focusing on big risks and actions that deliver the greatest environmental value.
Enforce existing rules by stopping plan-making and starting action as known breaches have occurred for years without consequences.
Invest in smart local waste and pest solutions focusing funding on frontline solutions rather than more reports and consultants.
Return evacuation and resilience planning to communities who live on the land and know it best, with council funding and no interference.
Restore native habitats around Ahuriri Estuary and wetlands, expanding pest management to protect local biodiversity and birdlife.
Strengthen environmental monitoring in Napier to reduce urban pollution and safeguard the estuary, coastlines and green spaces.
Support community-led conservation projects in Ahuriri Napier to enhance biodiversity, resilience and local pride in the environment.
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