The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Protect freshwater flows by setting fair limits and prioritising ecosystem health, especially as climate pressures increase.
Push for fairer water standards so everyone can safely swim, drink and gather from clean, healthy rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
Support innovation in real-time water monitoring to react quickly, learn and adapt, creating proactive cultures within communities.
Assist landowners in the fortification of their waterways to ensure they are free from livestock and direct nutrient runoff.
Help back-country landowners in the tributaries to combat erosion by assisting in reforestation and fencing programmes.
Shut down and remediate the toxic waste dump run by Remediation NZ in the Uruti Valley, ending the polluting of the Mimi River.
Protect freshwater flows by setting fair limits and prioritising ecosystem health, especially as climate pressures increase.
Push for fairer water standards so everyone can safely swim, drink and gather from clean, healthy rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
Support innovation in real-time water monitoring to react quickly, learn and adapt, creating proactive cultures within communities.
Assist landowners in the fortification of their waterways to ensure they are free from livestock and direct nutrient runoff.
Help back-country landowners in the tributaries to combat erosion by assisting in reforestation and fencing programmes.
Shut down and remediate the toxic waste dump run by Remediation NZ in the Uruti Valley, ending the polluting of the Mimi River.
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