Kāpiti Coast District Council
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.
Deliver and preserve water quality as one of the core functions of council.
Manage the level of waste production and disposal for human and environmental health.
Protect the environment for current and future generations. Manaaki Papatuanuku, manaaki atu, manaaki mai.
Restore wetlands, dunes and native forests to act as natural buffers against sea-level rise, flooding and erosion.
Embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi and mātauranga Māori into council decisions on land use, energy, transport and housing.
Restore and protect Waikanae, Ōtaki and Kāpiti waterways by planting riparian zones, cleaning pollution and reconnecting wetlands.
Recognise oranga taiao, oranga tāngata Māori ma kua oho ake maranga mai rā.
Establish an environmental framework for Te Iwi Māori that works for everybody.
Establish a process and protocol tikanga and kawa framework in council for Te Taiao, ko au te wai Māori te take.
Support ongoing advancement of the Greater Wellington Regional Council Kapiti Whaitua implementation plan developed with mana whenua.
Strengthen resilience by adapting to climate change impacts with flood protection, resilient adaptive local planning and sustainable land use.
Source funding support for marae and urupā trustees to develop a climate change and natural disaster response and recovery action plan.
Investigate Kāpiti Coast District Council becoming a unitary authority council to bring water quality and preservation solutions back to local decision makers.
Investigate Kāpiti Coast District Council becoming a unitary authority council to bring biodiversity and pest control decisions back to local decision makers.
Encourage more recycling from businesses and residents to keep items out of landfill.
Deliver and preserve water quality as one of the core functions of council.
Manage the level of waste production and disposal for human and environmental health.
Protect the environment for current and future generations. Manaaki Papatuanuku, manaaki atu, manaaki mai.
Restore wetlands, dunes and native forests to act as natural buffers against sea-level rise, flooding and erosion.
Embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi and mātauranga Māori into council decisions on land use, energy, transport and housing.
Restore and protect Waikanae, Ōtaki and Kāpiti waterways by planting riparian zones, cleaning pollution and reconnecting wetlands.
Recognise oranga taiao, oranga tāngata Māori ma kua oho ake maranga mai rā.
Establish an environmental framework for Te Iwi Māori that works for everybody.
Establish a process and protocol tikanga and kawa framework in council for Te Taiao, ko au te wai Māori te take.
Support ongoing advancement of the Greater Wellington Regional Council Kapiti Whaitua implementation plan developed with mana whenua.
Strengthen resilience by adapting to climate change impacts with flood protection, resilient adaptive local planning and sustainable land use.
Source funding support for marae and urupā trustees to develop a climate change and natural disaster response and recovery action plan.
Investigate Kāpiti Coast District Council becoming a unitary authority council to bring water quality and preservation solutions back to local decision makers.
Investigate Kāpiti Coast District Council becoming a unitary authority council to bring biodiversity and pest control decisions back to local decision makers.
Encourage more recycling from businesses and residents to keep items out of landfill.
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