Mayor of Palmerston North
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.
Protect and restore the city's biodiversity and support pragmatic, sensible solutions to better manage wastewater.
Strengthen emergency management preparedness and climate contingency planning and ensure systems and networks can respond when needed.
Take urgent action to achieve emissions reduction targets within the timeframes committed to.
Establish humane pest control including spay and release for cats and explore contraceptive baits for rats.
Provide rates subsidies for native planting and require roadside trees to be either natives or edible fruit trees.
Rewild open park areas in natives to provide wildlife corridors and promote community gardening.
Ensure the regional Waters Entity is established and the city's upgraded wastewater plant is affordable, sustainable and consented.
Continue the great biodiversity work done in the Turitea and Te Apiti Manawatu Gorge with pest and weed control to protect local birdlife.
Develop and instigate a new citywide waste minimisation plan.
Protect and restore the city's biodiversity and support pragmatic, sensible solutions to better manage wastewater.
Strengthen emergency management preparedness and climate contingency planning and ensure systems and networks can respond when needed.
Take urgent action to achieve emissions reduction targets within the timeframes committed to.
Establish humane pest control including spay and release for cats and explore contraceptive baits for rats.
Provide rates subsidies for native planting and require roadside trees to be either natives or edible fruit trees.
Rewild open park areas in natives to provide wildlife corridors and promote community gardening.
Ensure the regional Waters Entity is established and the city's upgraded wastewater plant is affordable, sustainable and consented.
Continue the great biodiversity work done in the Turitea and Te Apiti Manawatu Gorge with pest and weed control to protect local birdlife.
Develop and instigate a new citywide waste minimisation plan.
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