Woodend-Sefton Community 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.
Minimise building waste that goes to landfill in council-led projects and encourage home and commercial builders to do the same.
Work with the community to help develop local sustainable food production.
Work with trusts and communities to continue native plantings by using planting days to encourage biodiversity, birdlife and other fauna.
Work to ensure water quality is what the community deserves.
Protect natural wetlands and other areas that enhance the environment.
Prioritise and grow community-led predator-free initiatives like the volunteer trappers of Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust.
Prevent livestock in waterways trampling down banks and promoting discharge of sediment downstream with accelerated fencing projects.
Invest in community-led zero waste education to encourage zero waste behaviour change and zero waste lifestyles.
Minimise building waste that goes to landfill in council-led projects and encourage home and commercial builders to do the same.
Work with the community to help develop local sustainable food production.
Work with trusts and communities to continue native plantings by using planting days to encourage biodiversity, birdlife and other fauna.
Work to ensure water quality is what the community deserves.
Protect natural wetlands and other areas that enhance the environment.
Prioritise and grow community-led predator-free initiatives like the volunteer trappers of Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust.
Prevent livestock in waterways trampling down banks and promoting discharge of sediment downstream with accelerated fencing projects.
Invest in community-led zero waste education to encourage zero waste behaviour change and zero waste lifestyles.
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