Malvern Community Board

Hawkins Subdivision
The Malvern Community Board represents your local community and advocates to Selwyn District Council about local issues, including public transport and facilities such as libraries and parks. The board is made up of six members: five members elected by voters, including Three members from your area, and one member from the Selwyn District council. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Malvern Community Board election.

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.

  • Allow home rainwater collection tanks with no requirement for resource consents.

    Ban 1080 and push for hunter permitted control of opossums.

    Push for a bottle refund scheme for glass bottles.

  • Make available current waste recycling data as a baseline and publish examples of new ways the public can help improve these metrics.

    Provide sample water quality improvement plans capable of being implemented locally in the community.

    Publish available local water quality data as a standard from which the benefits of improvement projects can be measured.

  • Establish a plan to address the inadequacies in protecting native biodiversity, ie in the high country where habitat loss is accelerating.

    Establish sustainable plans to manage wastewater and storm water to plan ahead for the rapid growth of Selwyn.

    Work with central government to establish sustainable and cost-effective infrastructure that provides long-term safe drinking water.

  • Allow home rainwater collection tanks with no requirement for resource consents.

    Ban 1080 and push for hunter permitted control of opossums.

    Push for a bottle refund scheme for glass bottles.

  • Make available current waste recycling data as a baseline and publish examples of new ways the public can help improve these metrics.

    Provide sample water quality improvement plans capable of being implemented locally in the community.

    Publish available local water quality data as a standard from which the benefits of improvement projects can be measured.

  • Establish a plan to address the inadequacies in protecting native biodiversity, ie in the high country where habitat loss is accelerating.

    Establish sustainable plans to manage wastewater and storm water to plan ahead for the rapid growth of Selwyn.

    Work with central government to establish sustainable and cost-effective infrastructure that provides long-term safe drinking water.