Kaipātiki Local Board
Utilities and services
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.
Utilities and services
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.
Support ensuring all parks and reserves have appropriate rubbish bins.
Support greater patrols from animal management and compliance measures that result in more dog licensing and desexing.
Support street cleaning of town centres as a way of improving amenity.
Ensure sufficient staff for street cleaning to maintain residents' safety and hygiene standards.
Liaise with community dog patrols to catch wild dogs and protect local residents, especially those walking children and the elderly.
Liaise with rubbish and recycling companies to ensure smooth delivery of services and efficient waste and refuse clearance for hygiene.
Invest in water and wastewater infrastructure, not vanity projects or political distractions.
Oppose cuts to bin collection frequency and ensure reliable rubbish and recycling are basic services.
Streamline consents and dog registration to reduce delays, costs and fees for residents.
Advocate to Healthy Waters on fair and reasonable approaches to managing stormwater in the Wairau Valley catchment.
Increase the training capacity of compliance wardens to double as dog wardens.
Reinvest in more bins or the level of service where there is a clear need.
Create neighbourhood stormwater management hubs with rain gardens and community education to protect waterways and prevent flooding.
Establish Business Improvement District cleanliness standards with incentives for quality operators and support for sustainable practices.
Launch community-led waste reduction programmes in town centres with goals of 20% less landfill waste by 2027 and zero waste by 2040.
Avoid further degradation of wetlands and waterways, restore riparian zones and proactively monitor contaminants and water quality.
Increase street cleaning frequency and increase debris and blockage removal of critical stormwater devices and culverts to minimise home flooding.
Support circular economy and local community-led recycling hubs, including multilingual communication at community activities and training.
Increase the number of animal control compliance officers to raise awareness of the importance of registering and de-sexing dogs.
Return rubbish bins to local parks to help keep beautiful open spaces pristine and retain weekly rubbish collection.
Speed up investment in water infrastructure, including drinking, waste and stormwater, to keep pace with community expectations and a growing Shore.
Support improved maintenance of public spaces.
Support Kaipātiki-specific compliance officers to enforce local by-laws and support increased funding and support for dog control officers.
Support keeping rubbish bins in parks, town centres and other high use sites.
Support ensuring all parks and reserves have appropriate rubbish bins.
Support greater patrols from animal management and compliance measures that result in more dog licensing and desexing.
Support street cleaning of town centres as a way of improving amenity.
Ensure sufficient staff for street cleaning to maintain residents' safety and hygiene standards.
Liaise with community dog patrols to catch wild dogs and protect local residents, especially those walking children and the elderly.
Liaise with rubbish and recycling companies to ensure smooth delivery of services and efficient waste and refuse clearance for hygiene.
Invest in water and wastewater infrastructure, not vanity projects or political distractions.
Oppose cuts to bin collection frequency and ensure reliable rubbish and recycling are basic services.
Streamline consents and dog registration to reduce delays, costs and fees for residents.
Advocate to Healthy Waters on fair and reasonable approaches to managing stormwater in the Wairau Valley catchment.
Increase the training capacity of compliance wardens to double as dog wardens.
Reinvest in more bins or the level of service where there is a clear need.
Create neighbourhood stormwater management hubs with rain gardens and community education to protect waterways and prevent flooding.
Establish Business Improvement District cleanliness standards with incentives for quality operators and support for sustainable practices.
Launch community-led waste reduction programmes in town centres with goals of 20% less landfill waste by 2027 and zero waste by 2040.
Avoid further degradation of wetlands and waterways, restore riparian zones and proactively monitor contaminants and water quality.
Increase street cleaning frequency and increase debris and blockage removal of critical stormwater devices and culverts to minimise home flooding.
Support circular economy and local community-led recycling hubs, including multilingual communication at community activities and training.
Increase the number of animal control compliance officers to raise awareness of the importance of registering and de-sexing dogs.
Return rubbish bins to local parks to help keep beautiful open spaces pristine and retain weekly rubbish collection.
Speed up investment in water infrastructure, including drinking, waste and stormwater, to keep pace with community expectations and a growing Shore.
Support improved maintenance of public spaces.
Support Kaipātiki-specific compliance officers to enforce local by-laws and support increased funding and support for dog control officers.
Support keeping rubbish bins in parks, town centres and other high use sites.
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