Upper Harbour Local Board
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.
Prioritise action to protect and restore habitats and ecosystems and ensure clean air and water, healthy land, soils, wetlands and coastal areas.
Support community-based resource recovery, product stewardship and recycling initiatives to educate people and reduce waste to landfill under the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan.
Support evidence-based community projects to protect, restore and enhance ecological systems, biodiversity, water quality and control pests.
Cut waste, reuse more and recycle more by turning rubbish into resources and keeping NZ clean and green during Keep NZ Beautiful clean up week.
Protect healthy habitats through pest control and biodiversity and protect native species and restore nature's balance.
Protect water by reducing pollution, restoring ecosystems and ensuring clean access for future generations.
Continue to support volunteer-led environmental projects across Upper Harbour in Whenuapai, Herald Island, Paremoremo and Hobsonville.
Continue to support volunteer-led pest eradication initiatives and implementation of the Pest Free Strategy for Upper Harbour.
Put systems in place to monitor the health of waterways and fund student education programmes to promote early awareness.
Build a community recycling centre as the closest to Upper Harbour are too far away. This will reduce waste to landfill.
Enhance the North West Wildlink to create safe, pest-free, connected and healthy habitats for native wildlife across Upper Harbour.
Increase funding for community-led biodiversity and pest control. The local board should provide overall strategy and fund hard projects.
Continue supporting environmental community organisations with funding, education and activators to allow volunteers to do what they enjoy.
Plan the development of neighbourhoods with a long-term lens to ensure biodiversity increases as urban development grows.
Prioritise the completion of existing programs like the North-West Wildlink, Ngāhere strategy and blue-green networks.
Continue to support environmental groups to protect biodiversity through native tree planting, pest control and wildlife habitat creation.
Continue to support water quality projects, eg restoring streams, wetlands and coastal areas, and reducing sediment and pollution runoff.
Promote waste minimisation by improving recycling, composting and community education.
Back local schools, businesses and volunteers in restoring streams through clean-ups, pollution reduction and native planting.
Advocate to developers and Auckland Council for stronger environmental standards in planning and infrastructure projects.
Prioritise protecting low-lying areas to safeguard streams and reduce flooding risks.
Advocate for making the North-West Wildlink a council priority again for Upper Harbour as an excellent ecological corridor.
Advocate for registration and microchipping of cats, noting that the Upper Harbour Local Board area is home to more than 15,000 cats.
Expand native planting programmes along streets, in reserves and on stream banks to create green channels for birds and insects.
Prioritise action to protect and restore habitats and ecosystems and ensure clean air and water, healthy land, soils, wetlands and coastal areas.
Support community-based resource recovery, product stewardship and recycling initiatives to educate people and reduce waste to landfill under the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan.
Support evidence-based community projects to protect, restore and enhance ecological systems, biodiversity, water quality and control pests.
Cut waste, reuse more and recycle more by turning rubbish into resources and keeping NZ clean and green during Keep NZ Beautiful clean up week.
Protect healthy habitats through pest control and biodiversity and protect native species and restore nature's balance.
Protect water by reducing pollution, restoring ecosystems and ensuring clean access for future generations.
Continue to support volunteer-led environmental projects across Upper Harbour in Whenuapai, Herald Island, Paremoremo and Hobsonville.
Continue to support volunteer-led pest eradication initiatives and implementation of the Pest Free Strategy for Upper Harbour.
Put systems in place to monitor the health of waterways and fund student education programmes to promote early awareness.
Build a community recycling centre as the closest to Upper Harbour are too far away. This will reduce waste to landfill.
Enhance the North West Wildlink to create safe, pest-free, connected and healthy habitats for native wildlife across Upper Harbour.
Increase funding for community-led biodiversity and pest control. The local board should provide overall strategy and fund hard projects.
Continue supporting environmental community organisations with funding, education and activators to allow volunteers to do what they enjoy.
Plan the development of neighbourhoods with a long-term lens to ensure biodiversity increases as urban development grows.
Prioritise the completion of existing programs like the North-West Wildlink, Ngāhere strategy and blue-green networks.
Continue to support environmental groups to protect biodiversity through native tree planting, pest control and wildlife habitat creation.
Continue to support water quality projects, eg restoring streams, wetlands and coastal areas, and reducing sediment and pollution runoff.
Promote waste minimisation by improving recycling, composting and community education.
Back local schools, businesses and volunteers in restoring streams through clean-ups, pollution reduction and native planting.
Advocate to developers and Auckland Council for stronger environmental standards in planning and infrastructure projects.
Prioritise protecting low-lying areas to safeguard streams and reduce flooding risks.
Advocate for making the North-West Wildlink a council priority again for Upper Harbour as an excellent ecological corridor.
Advocate for registration and microchipping of cats, noting that the Upper Harbour Local Board area is home to more than 15,000 cats.
Expand native planting programmes along streets, in reserves and on stream banks to create green channels for birds and insects.
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