Northland 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.
Implement sound stormwater management infrastructure in the Kerikeri River to protect flood-prone property, businesses and community.
Review existing reports on sediment loads and macro sedimentation entering Bay of Islands and Whangaroa and develop a schedule of works to address this.
Seek non-ratepayer funding for the development of long-term flood protection infrastructure.
Co-ordinate hapū-led responses to invasive pest caulerpa working alongside multiple agencies and Ministers to protect marine ecosystems.
Secure funds for real-time water quality monitoring and public alerts, establish harbour health monitoring framework and support community groups.
Enforce strict slash controls and tougher rules on forestry and agriculture runoff with real compliance penalties to protect our awa.
Implement sound stormwater management infrastructure in the Kerikeri River to protect flood-prone property, businesses and community.
Review existing reports on sediment loads and macro sedimentation entering Bay of Islands and Whangaroa and develop a schedule of works to address this.
Seek non-ratepayer funding for the development of long-term flood protection infrastructure.
Co-ordinate hapū-led responses to invasive pest caulerpa working alongside multiple agencies and Ministers to protect marine ecosystems.
Secure funds for real-time water quality monitoring and public alerts, establish harbour health monitoring framework and support community groups.
Enforce strict slash controls and tougher rules on forestry and agriculture runoff with real compliance penalties to protect our awa.
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