Rotorua District Council

Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
The Rotorua District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of ten councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the district). six councillors will be elected from the Te Ipu Wai Auraki ward. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Rotorua District Council election.

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.

  • Clamp down on public littering including stopping rubbish getting into lakes, parks and waterways.

    Ensure new housing is not built on wetlands and reestablish wetlands where appropriate.

    Plant more native trees in parks and alongside streams.

  • Commit to biodiversity and pest control.

    Commit to sustaining water quality and preservation.

    Commit to waste minimisation and management.

  • Reject proposed second bin for food scraps as costly and unpractical for all concerned.

    Review water quality and inlets from the new development in Ngongotaha.

  • Create more spaces for wetlands as a part solution to land-water issues and help preserve native birds, koura and fauna for the future.

    Improve collaboration with BOPRC and central government on lakes health, Ohau Channel Wall and Ngongotaha flood mitigations.

    Develop long-term solutions to continue the work of collecting food and green organic waste to reduce landfill dependence.

  • Embed climate resilience in core strategies and decision-making.

    Establish trusted, sustainable wastewater discharge methods with community input.

    Partner with mana whenua, communities, schools and businesses to minimise waste.

  • Expand predator control zones to restore biodiversity, native habitats and protect indigenous wildlife.

    Implement food waste collection service to divert organics from landfill and reduce emissions through waste minimisation and management.

    Protect water quality and lake health by reducing nutrient runoff through improved land management and riparian planting.

  • Clamp down on public littering including stopping rubbish getting into lakes, parks and waterways.

    Ensure new housing is not built on wetlands and reestablish wetlands where appropriate.

    Plant more native trees in parks and alongside streams.

  • Commit to biodiversity and pest control.

    Commit to sustaining water quality and preservation.

    Commit to waste minimisation and management.

  • Reject proposed second bin for food scraps as costly and unpractical for all concerned.

    Review water quality and inlets from the new development in Ngongotaha.

  • Create more spaces for wetlands as a part solution to land-water issues and help preserve native birds, koura and fauna for the future.

    Improve collaboration with BOPRC and central government on lakes health, Ohau Channel Wall and Ngongotaha flood mitigations.

    Develop long-term solutions to continue the work of collecting food and green organic waste to reduce landfill dependence.

  • Embed climate resilience in core strategies and decision-making.

    Establish trusted, sustainable wastewater discharge methods with community input.

    Partner with mana whenua, communities, schools and businesses to minimise waste.

  • Expand predator control zones to restore biodiversity, native habitats and protect indigenous wildlife.

    Implement food waste collection service to divert organics from landfill and reduce emissions through waste minimisation and management.

    Protect water quality and lake health by reducing nutrient runoff through improved land management and riparian planting.