Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Continue working with the willing to improve water quality – Clean Water, Healthy Life.
Encourage recycling where it is real.
Focus on Taumata Arowai to ensure safe drinking water every day for everyone.
Keep streets clean and maintained, including tidy streetwise bins.
Prioritise Kaikōura's first dog park, a much-needed community asset currently lacking.
Increase food scrap collections to weekly.
Continue working with the willing to improve water quality – Clean Water, Healthy Life.
Encourage recycling where it is real.
Focus on Taumata Arowai to ensure safe drinking water every day for everyone.
Keep streets clean and maintained, including tidy streetwise bins.
Prioritise Kaikōura's first dog park, a much-needed community asset currently lacking.
Increase food scrap collections to weekly.
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