New Plymouth District Council
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.
Continue investment in water. Council has invested almost $260 million in three waters upgrades, including $40 million for installing 30,000 water metres and undertake massive riparian planting.
Encourage participation in predator-free Taranaki. New Plymouth District Council works alongside the Taranaki Regional Council, iwi and hapū, and community groups to encourage people to be involved.
Achieve zero waste by 2040 and build a commercial waste sorting depot to reduce building waste going into landfills.
Continue to work with the regional council to ensure water quality and preservation is at a high standard for the New Plymouth area.
Maintain current policy for biodiversity and pest control with the regional council.
Work with farmers to ensure good environmental outcomes while ensuring farmers stay viable.
Fully discharge all treated effluent to land, revegetate those areas creating a biodiverse ecological area and aim for zero discharge to water.
Actively control exotic pests on council estate helping native flora and fauna recover and flourish using least toxic means.
Remain open minded about new technologies to enhance existing recycling strategy, identify plastic as a major peril and take immediate action.
Fully discharge all treated effluent to land, revegetating those areas and creating a biodiverse ecological area with zero discharge to water as the goal.
Actively control exotic pests on council estate to help native flora and fauna recover and flourish using least toxic means.
Remain open minded about new technologies to enhance existing recycling strategy, identify plastic as a major peril and take immediate action.
Safeguard a robust and sustainable supply of drinking water for people, ecosystems and future generations.
Preserve biodiversity that underpins the health of our planet and keeps ecosystems in balance.
Eliminate waste where possible as it makes great financial sense and benefits our planet and future generations.
Enforce the requirement for landowners to actively control or remove designated pest plants on their property in a responsible manner.
Invest in wastewater infrastructure so sewerage does not pollute local waterways, harbours or beaches.
Oppose reducing bin collection frequency as residents expect reliable services they already pay for.
Focus on basics including street cleaning, graffiti removal, mowing and care of parks and open spaces.
Require new developments in the suburbs to include green space and stormwater filtration planting paid for by developers.
Create green linkages between parks, walkways and reserves for native birds and pollinators.
Accelerate stormwater upgrades and wetland restoration to improve Waitara, Waiwhakaiho and other local rivers.
Create more storage catchment areas to supply more water and fix aging pipelines to supply better water for the community.
Continue separating building waste from general waste to support waste minimisation.
Continue investment in water. Council has invested almost $260 million in three waters upgrades, including $40 million for installing 30,000 water metres and undertake massive riparian planting.
Encourage participation in predator-free Taranaki. New Plymouth District Council works alongside the Taranaki Regional Council, iwi and hapū, and community groups to encourage people to be involved.
Achieve zero waste by 2040 and build a commercial waste sorting depot to reduce building waste going into landfills.
Continue to work with the regional council to ensure water quality and preservation is at a high standard for the New Plymouth area.
Maintain current policy for biodiversity and pest control with the regional council.
Work with farmers to ensure good environmental outcomes while ensuring farmers stay viable.
Fully discharge all treated effluent to land, revegetate those areas creating a biodiverse ecological area and aim for zero discharge to water.
Actively control exotic pests on council estate helping native flora and fauna recover and flourish using least toxic means.
Remain open minded about new technologies to enhance existing recycling strategy, identify plastic as a major peril and take immediate action.
Fully discharge all treated effluent to land, revegetating those areas and creating a biodiverse ecological area with zero discharge to water as the goal.
Actively control exotic pests on council estate to help native flora and fauna recover and flourish using least toxic means.
Remain open minded about new technologies to enhance existing recycling strategy, identify plastic as a major peril and take immediate action.
Safeguard a robust and sustainable supply of drinking water for people, ecosystems and future generations.
Preserve biodiversity that underpins the health of our planet and keeps ecosystems in balance.
Eliminate waste where possible as it makes great financial sense and benefits our planet and future generations.
Enforce the requirement for landowners to actively control or remove designated pest plants on their property in a responsible manner.
Invest in wastewater infrastructure so sewerage does not pollute local waterways, harbours or beaches.
Oppose reducing bin collection frequency as residents expect reliable services they already pay for.
Focus on basics including street cleaning, graffiti removal, mowing and care of parks and open spaces.
Require new developments in the suburbs to include green space and stormwater filtration planting paid for by developers.
Create green linkages between parks, walkways and reserves for native birds and pollinators.
Accelerate stormwater upgrades and wetland restoration to improve Waitara, Waiwhakaiho and other local rivers.
Create more storage catchment areas to supply more water and fix aging pipelines to supply better water for the community.
Continue separating building waste from general waste to support waste minimisation.
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