Horizons Regional Council
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.
Clean the Manawatu river and plant more native trees.
Monitor water quality in real-time for transparency.
Support local community groups and schools in water clean-ups.
Ensure a sound and workable freshwater policy that protects our rivers and lakes is implemented.
Ensure the take from waterways for uses such as irrigation is sustainable for the health of the river.
Fix the consenting process where landowners' consents are not being renewed because of an aspirational interpretation instead of using data.
Promote and grow catchment groups with landowners who are improving water quality using local knowledge.
Ensure all waterways and rivers are clean, safe and inhabitable.
Support Horizons' Oranga Wai strategy, accelerate riparian planting and strengthen freshwater farm plans to restore water quality.
Develop a long-term vision for freshwater and identify appropriate actions through discussion with tangata whenua and our communities.
Enhance aquatic biodiversity via fish passage, riparian planting and fencing programmes and contestable funds for community-led projects.
Restore and protect the health of waterways: stop further degradation, reverse damage and bring freshwater ecosystems to a healthy state.
Aim to ensure all waterways are improved to become swimmable over time.
Ensure appropriate processes are in place for sustainable water allocations.
Clean the Manawatu river and plant more native trees.
Monitor water quality in real-time for transparency.
Support local community groups and schools in water clean-ups.
Ensure a sound and workable freshwater policy that protects our rivers and lakes is implemented.
Ensure the take from waterways for uses such as irrigation is sustainable for the health of the river.
Fix the consenting process where landowners' consents are not being renewed because of an aspirational interpretation instead of using data.
Promote and grow catchment groups with landowners who are improving water quality using local knowledge.
Ensure all waterways and rivers are clean, safe and inhabitable.
Support Horizons' Oranga Wai strategy, accelerate riparian planting and strengthen freshwater farm plans to restore water quality.
Develop a long-term vision for freshwater and identify appropriate actions through discussion with tangata whenua and our communities.
Enhance aquatic biodiversity via fish passage, riparian planting and fencing programmes and contestable funds for community-led projects.
Restore and protect the health of waterways: stop further degradation, reverse damage and bring freshwater ecosystems to a healthy state.
Aim to ensure all waterways are improved to become swimmable over time.
Ensure appropriate processes are in place for sustainable water allocations.
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