Otago Regional Council
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Implement an effective pest control and eradication plan that measures success or failure as one of the ORC's greatest priorities.
Establish a more effective monitoring regime for the region's wastewater treatment plants, recognising this as a major threat to freshwater quality in Otago.
Develop an Otago Lakes Plan to protect, preserve and enhance iconic alpine lakes through to recreational waterways, such as Waihola and Dunstan.
Establish a strong and enduring predator control program aiming for a predator-free Otago before 2050.
Provide education and support for enhancing the environment rather than relying on compliance and enforcement to make the longest lasting impacts.
Use real-time environmental monitoring tools that create action at the right time in the right place.
Acknowledge and celebrate those landholders who are good kaitiaki and spend more time and resources enforcing those who are not.
Look to overseas examples on how to plan for more efficient waste management and reduce impact on the whenua and land.
Support the good work of catchment management action plans managing waterways, wilding conifers, pest animals and pest plants.
Implement an effective pest control and eradication plan that measures success or failure as one of the ORC's greatest priorities.
Establish a more effective monitoring regime for the region's wastewater treatment plants, recognising this as a major threat to freshwater quality in Otago.
Develop an Otago Lakes Plan to protect, preserve and enhance iconic alpine lakes through to recreational waterways, such as Waihola and Dunstan.
Establish a strong and enduring predator control program aiming for a predator-free Otago before 2050.
Provide education and support for enhancing the environment rather than relying on compliance and enforcement to make the longest lasting impacts.
Use real-time environmental monitoring tools that create action at the right time in the right place.
Acknowledge and celebrate those landholders who are good kaitiaki and spend more time and resources enforcing those who are not.
Look to overseas examples on how to plan for more efficient waste management and reduce impact on the whenua and land.
Support the good work of catchment management action plans managing waterways, wilding conifers, pest animals and pest plants.
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