Tararua District Council

Maintain and build relationships with external partners to protect and promote healthy waterways.

Minimise landfill waste, recover resources and create a circular economy that benefits ratepayers and the environment.

Set and support regulation that halt carbon credited foresters which threaten biodiversity, ecosystems and encourage pests.

Protect freshwater by reducing runoff, upgrading systems and preserving catchments for future generations.

Reduce landfill by boosting recycling, supporting composting and promoting circular resource use. Get tougher on fly-tippers.

Restore native ecosystems, control invasive species and support iwi and community-led biodiversity initiatives.

Fix the water reservoir once and for all and secure supplies not just from local rivers.

Investigate prepaid rubbish bags for collection as many other councils have for easier public access to household rubbish collection.

Provide access to fluoride-free drinking water via public taps from bores or before fluoride is added at the source.

Educate residents on the costs of sending waste to landfill and encourage recycling and alternatives such as composting.

Encourage communities to change behaviours in terms of water consumption to look after water sources.