

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.

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.
Improve monitoring and enforcement to protect waterways.
Support planting and fencing programmes to restore rivers and harbours and back groups already doing this work.
Reduce waste to landfill by improving recycling systems and creating local composting options for food waste.
Upgrade wastewater systems to keep Kaipara's waterways, harbours and beaches clean and safe for people and nature.
Promote community pest trapping across Kaipara to protect biodiversity and reduce pests in native bush, wetlands and reserves.
Use private partners and council oversight to boost plastic and glass recycling by cash incentives and urban composting for less landfill.
Commit council to initiating kerbside organic collection.
Commit council to ensuring that land developers adopt practices that prevent run-off into estuaries, harbours and the oceans.
Create a mechanism and funding to encourage farmers to participate in riparian planting of their waterways.
Improve monitoring and enforcement to protect waterways.
Support planting and fencing programmes to restore rivers and harbours and back groups already doing this work.
Reduce waste to landfill by improving recycling systems and creating local composting options for food waste.
Upgrade wastewater systems to keep Kaipara's waterways, harbours and beaches clean and safe for people and nature.
Promote community pest trapping across Kaipara to protect biodiversity and reduce pests in native bush, wetlands and reserves.
Use private partners and council oversight to boost plastic and glass recycling by cash incentives and urban composting for less landfill.
Commit council to initiating kerbside organic collection.
Commit council to ensuring that land developers adopt practices that prevent run-off into estuaries, harbours and the oceans.
Create a mechanism and funding to encourage farmers to participate in riparian planting of their waterways.
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