New Plymouth District Council
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Review and shake up civil defence policies to ensure readiness for major impact events.
Invest in stormwater systems and stop banks to protect homes, businesses and communities from severe weather.
Remove emissions considerations from all council decisions and consents and prioritise value for money.
Stop wasting ratepayers' money on emissions cuts and focus council on core local services, not climate activism.
Expand urban green infrastructure with more street trees, wetlands and rain gardens to absorb floodwater and reduce heat.
Improve public transport by prioritising high frequency, direct routes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Prioritise housing and infrastructure investment in areas safe from flooding, landslides and sea-level rise. Prevent new builds in high-risk zones.
Offset council emissions by planting 34 hectares of council-owned land with plants to improve biodiversity and achieve zero waste by 2040.
Prioritise civil defence. New Plymouth has a state-of-the-art civil defence headquarters and collaborates with the Taranaki Regional Council and other councils.
Use an emissions reduction plan and allocate some money from the perpetual investment fund dividend toward adapting to climate change and install LED street lights.
Show the people the actual benefits of individual and collective council action by engaging in practical measures to demonstrate the same.
Be cognisant of emerging climate trends, enable community awareness and form a mitigatory response to likely climate change effects.
Strengthen civil defence capabilities as they lie at the heart of adequate responses to disaster, and strengthen or remove at-risk buildings.
Prohibit building on identified and susceptible coastal and low-lying land to avoid costly buybacks and future costs.
Right-size emissions reduction targets as NZ only produces 0.17% of the world's total climate contribution.
Strengthen civil defence infrastructure by investing more to build resilience for rural communities and outlying townships.
Develop a green building code for new builds and major renovations in New Plymouth.
Upgrade infrastructure including drains, roads and power supplies to withstand category 4–5 storms.
Continue to support and facilitate civil defence to a standard the community expects and needs.
Leave climate change policies to central government as ratepayers cannot afford to pay a council trying to make a difference to the climate.
Wait for new government standards to be published and then act accordingly regarding earthquake standards and strengthening.
Review and shake up civil defence policies to ensure readiness for major impact events.
Invest in stormwater systems and stop banks to protect homes, businesses and communities from severe weather.
Remove emissions considerations from all council decisions and consents and prioritise value for money.
Stop wasting ratepayers' money on emissions cuts and focus council on core local services, not climate activism.
Expand urban green infrastructure with more street trees, wetlands and rain gardens to absorb floodwater and reduce heat.
Improve public transport by prioritising high frequency, direct routes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Prioritise housing and infrastructure investment in areas safe from flooding, landslides and sea-level rise. Prevent new builds in high-risk zones.
Offset council emissions by planting 34 hectares of council-owned land with plants to improve biodiversity and achieve zero waste by 2040.
Prioritise civil defence. New Plymouth has a state-of-the-art civil defence headquarters and collaborates with the Taranaki Regional Council and other councils.
Use an emissions reduction plan and allocate some money from the perpetual investment fund dividend toward adapting to climate change and install LED street lights.
Show the people the actual benefits of individual and collective council action by engaging in practical measures to demonstrate the same.
Be cognisant of emerging climate trends, enable community awareness and form a mitigatory response to likely climate change effects.
Strengthen civil defence capabilities as they lie at the heart of adequate responses to disaster, and strengthen or remove at-risk buildings.
Prohibit building on identified and susceptible coastal and low-lying land to avoid costly buybacks and future costs.
Right-size emissions reduction targets as NZ only produces 0.17% of the world's total climate contribution.
Strengthen civil defence infrastructure by investing more to build resilience for rural communities and outlying townships.
Develop a green building code for new builds and major renovations in New Plymouth.
Upgrade infrastructure including drains, roads and power supplies to withstand category 4–5 storms.
Continue to support and facilitate civil defence to a standard the community expects and needs.
Leave climate change policies to central government as ratepayers cannot afford to pay a council trying to make a difference to the climate.
Wait for new government standards to be published and then act accordingly regarding earthquake standards and strengthening.
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