Wairoa District Council
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Dredge the river and improve egress at the Wairoa Bar.
Improve flood mitigation and stop-bank resilience along the Wairoa River.
Proceed with the flood mitigation scheme.
Apply a pragmatic, common-sense approach to climate change, reject carbon forestry and support planting the right tree in the right place.
Strengthen Wairoa's civil defence capability following lessons learnt in Gabrielle.
Call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry for Cyclone Gabrielle as Genesis Energy opened all the floodgates. Unforgivable.
Extend the free district council Wi-Fi network for the whole town using low-cost microwave technology.
Use Wairoa's abundant hydro generation resources. Payback is possible within 5 years.
Commit to achieving district-wide carbon neutrality by 2040 to protect our future.
Invest in community-led emergency readiness for natural disasters.
Strengthen flood and storm resilience through upgraded infrastructure and planning.
Dredge the river and improve egress at the Wairoa Bar.
Improve flood mitigation and stop-bank resilience along the Wairoa River.
Proceed with the flood mitigation scheme.
Apply a pragmatic, common-sense approach to climate change, reject carbon forestry and support planting the right tree in the right place.
Strengthen Wairoa's civil defence capability following lessons learnt in Gabrielle.
Call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry for Cyclone Gabrielle as Genesis Energy opened all the floodgates. Unforgivable.
Extend the free district council Wi-Fi network for the whole town using low-cost microwave technology.
Use Wairoa's abundant hydro generation resources. Payback is possible within 5 years.
Commit to achieving district-wide carbon neutrality by 2040 to protect our future.
Invest in community-led emergency readiness for natural disasters.
Strengthen flood and storm resilience through upgraded infrastructure and planning.
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