Upper Hutt City Council

Lobby government for interchanges on SH2 at Silverstream and Riverstone to remove idling cars in the traffic.

Build Upper Hutt's disaster resilience and food and water security including community gardens, planting more natives and growing the volunteer base.

Plant natives in unused areas of parks provided for free from localised community nurseries.

Develop a plan to minimise the coming climate change impacts on Upper Hutt that is community focused, fit-for-purpose and cost effective.

Have a duty of care and make Upper Hutt a safe and resilient city for (grand-)children to live and enjoy.

Outside the long overdue Three Waters investment, almost all the UHCC sustainability spend is focused on waste management – must do better.

Protect and kaitiaki existing biodiversity for the added benefit of survival and wellbeing.

Build resilience by making communities self-sufficient with harvested water, food forests and social connections.

Inventivise less is more together with redesigning living spaces and means of moving around.

Implement local processing of recyclable materials and up-cycle tonnes of recyclable items that are currently trucked out of Upper Hutt every year.

Minimise irrelevant carbon footprint reduction expenditure as Upper Hutt is a strong carbon sink. Other cities should be paying Upper Hutt for it.

Strengthen and expand infrastructure wherever really necessary. Monies spent on infrastructure may well be saving for a rainy day.

Back growth that respects the environment and protect green corridors from unsympathetic development, recognising Upper Hutt's environment as an asset.

Push for solar funding for civil defence centres to ensure power in disasters and push for this elsewhere.

Push for water-saving features to be standard in all new builds to reduce pressure on pipes and lower costs for ratepayers.

Follow government initiatives and encourage more use of low-emission vehicles through charging stations.

React to challenges and opportunities from climate change to make Upper Hutt safe and ready for what comes next.

Prepare Upper Hutt for any emergency through an active response group to civil emergencies.

Promote greener infrastructure to reduce emissions and foster sustainable urban development.

Protect waterways and green belts to enhance climate resilience and preserve biodiversity.

Strengthen community disaster preparedness through regular training and resources.

Encourage riparian planting beside all water courses in Upper Hutt.

Make all council vehicles including the library bus carbon neutral.

Put solar panels on council buildings including the swimming pool H2Oxtreme.

Review the sustainability strategy and check it against the work already done such as electric heating and solar panels for the pool.

Continue to attend community civil defence emergency practice events to familiarise with local risks and response capabilities.

Continue support for earthquake strengthening of buildings through the economic stimulus package.

Develop civil defence plans for fast, coordinated disaster response.

Reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy and efficiency.

Report annually on climate risks and progress toward resilience goals.

Establish a process so that young people have a voice in planning for the future they will inherit.

Identify ways in which the council can reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to New Zealand's carbon zero targets.

Review current plans to mitigate impacts of climate change so that Upper Hutt is resilient and well prepared.

Commit to strengthening community emergency preparedness and resilience in any disaster response to protect lives.

Commit to sustainable water storage on private property as part of new residential builds.

Review and update, where necessary, the Upper Hutt City Council 2020 sustainability strategy.

Decrease the time that building owners have to earthquake strengthen their premises.

Ensure civil defence operations are robust and up to date.

Set climate targets for council operations to adhere to, therefore providing leadership by example.

Phase in clean energy and efficiency upgrades for council buildings and vehicles, cutting costs over time while lowering emissions.

Prioritise upgrading stormwater and flood protection in the most vulnerable areas and push for government support to share the cost.

Commit to improving public transport infrastructure.

Promote cleaner transport by supporting more EV chargers and better bus links to Wellington.

Protect homes and roads from flooding by investing in better stormwater drains and riverbank planting along the Hutt River.

Strengthen community resilience by training more local volunteers and keeping emergency hubs well-stocked across Upper Hutt suburbs.

Ensure the council's sustainability strategy adapts the community to severe weather events and natural disasters.

Focus on reducing emissions as a region.

Work across the region on resilience issues and prepare for a major disaster that is likely to occur at some stage.

Support community groups to embed resilience in food and other networks.

Investigate land usage and ensure the district plan supports solar farms to reduce reliance on the grid.

Ensure the valley is adequately protected from Hutt River flooding.

Have emergency preparedness in place in the event of a natural disaster.

Advocate Moonshine to Whakatiki stopbanks to be heightened to increase their resiliency in a one-400 year flood.

Dredge Te Awa Kairangi (Hutt River) proactively and regularly rather than reactively to prevent sediment build up.

Invest in strengthening regional and rural rivers to improve flood protection.

Promote awareness of energy efficient options, ie solar panels for generation, to save household costs and build resilience.

Promote rainwater harvesting tanks for households for drinking water, backup if required, and use on gardens in dry spells.