Environment Canterbury
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Freshwater
The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for regional councils, which play a leading role in managing freshwater in their areas. To this end, regional councils create plans to protect water resources from contaminants and overuse.
Make polluters fix their impacts with practical advice over heavy regulation.
Publish clear, regular water quality results for public accountability.
Support landowner-led waterway restoration with council as coordinator.
Work in a collaborative space with stakeholders to achieve mutually agreed goals and consider issues as a whole, not in isolation.
Balance policy and regulation to be economically achievable and deliver community cohesion.
Ensure flow and allocation regimes look to the future impact of climate change to preserve the life-supporting characteristics of the rivers.
Make polluters fix their impacts with practical advice over heavy regulation.
Publish clear, regular water quality results for public accountability.
Support landowner-led waterway restoration with council as coordinator.
Work in a collaborative space with stakeholders to achieve mutually agreed goals and consider issues as a whole, not in isolation.
Balance policy and regulation to be economically achievable and deliver community cohesion.
Ensure flow and allocation regimes look to the future impact of climate change to preserve the life-supporting characteristics of the rivers.
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