Waikato Regional Council
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Manage environment monitoring proactively to reduce compliance.
Support continuation of private groups' activities in their pest eradication programmes.
Work with potential offenders to educate and assist their compliance with the law.
Continue and improve pest eradication programmes in accordance with science backed best practice with a focus on getting bang for the buck.
Stop charging rates on land areas that farmers have given over to riparian planting and other native ecosystem regeneration.
Normalise the use of public transport over private car ownership making roads less congested and reducing pollution.
Continue work on waste minimisation strategies to reduce waste going to landfill.
Ensure effective enforcement is undertaken for pollution breaches.
Support effective control of pest species including koi carp, golden clams and invasive seaweeds which are damaging our environment.
Develop regional resilience strategy, waste security, integrated farm plan, community adaptation plan and provide hazard and climate advice.
Maintain and improve indigenous land and coastal marine biodiversity and long-term management of animal pests, pest fish and pest plants.
Monitor region's rivers, lakes, estuaries and coasts, groundwater, soils, land, air and geothermal areas, and inform our communities on status.
Ensure State of the Environment reporting is current and robust and more directly informs policy and implementation responses.
Enhance support for iwi and community led environmental rehabilitation and restoration focusing on implementation.
Work closely with local authorities to ensure consenting, enforcement and compliance is consistent and proportionate to impact.
Ensure councils work with industry to get the infrastructure required for circular reuse of solid waste and organics.
Improve state of the environment monitoring and its communication to get community response and understand local risks, including microplastics.
Increase well-coordinated community-led weed and pest control through good use of technology and software and partnership with others.
Ensure rules are fair, consistent and enforceable.
Monitor and report environmental impacts openly to ensure compliance, build trust and drive continuous improvement.
Protect and enhance biodiversity by managing pests responsibly, restoring habitats and supporting ecosystem resilience.
Manage environment monitoring proactively to reduce compliance.
Support continuation of private groups' activities in their pest eradication programmes.
Work with potential offenders to educate and assist their compliance with the law.
Continue and improve pest eradication programmes in accordance with science backed best practice with a focus on getting bang for the buck.
Stop charging rates on land areas that farmers have given over to riparian planting and other native ecosystem regeneration.
Normalise the use of public transport over private car ownership making roads less congested and reducing pollution.
Continue work on waste minimisation strategies to reduce waste going to landfill.
Ensure effective enforcement is undertaken for pollution breaches.
Support effective control of pest species including koi carp, golden clams and invasive seaweeds which are damaging our environment.
Develop regional resilience strategy, waste security, integrated farm plan, community adaptation plan and provide hazard and climate advice.
Maintain and improve indigenous land and coastal marine biodiversity and long-term management of animal pests, pest fish and pest plants.
Monitor region's rivers, lakes, estuaries and coasts, groundwater, soils, land, air and geothermal areas, and inform our communities on status.
Ensure State of the Environment reporting is current and robust and more directly informs policy and implementation responses.
Enhance support for iwi and community led environmental rehabilitation and restoration focusing on implementation.
Work closely with local authorities to ensure consenting, enforcement and compliance is consistent and proportionate to impact.
Ensure councils work with industry to get the infrastructure required for circular reuse of solid waste and organics.
Improve state of the environment monitoring and its communication to get community response and understand local risks, including microplastics.
Increase well-coordinated community-led weed and pest control through good use of technology and software and partnership with others.
Ensure rules are fair, consistent and enforceable.
Monitor and report environmental impacts openly to ensure compliance, build trust and drive continuous improvement.
Protect and enhance biodiversity by managing pests responsibly, restoring habitats and supporting ecosystem resilience.
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