Mayor of Tasman
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Environment and biodiversity
Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.
Encourage wetland restoration as natural sponges and filters that boost biodiversity and provide flood protection to downstream communities.
Review TDC's forestry practices to lead by example, reinstate forests' sponge function, biodiversity and improve flood protection.
Stop the sprawl by directing growth to stronger towns and villages to protect natural landscapes and habitats from encroachment.
Educate around recycling and review economics of these policies.
Review pest weed policy for practicality and achievability.
Support predator control.
Acknowledge the fact that only money prevents access to adequate and plentiful housing for all in NZ, which is empty and full of building materials.
Empower people to supply and maintain their own communities beyond the psychopathic stranglehold of money and corporations.
Evolve beyond the constraints and distortions of profit to enable construction of high-quality, permanent buildings not just cheap ones.
Focus on waste reduction and reuse before recycling and support stewardship schemes including on tyres.
Continue investing in planting natives for riparian management and biodiversity enhancement to support landowners and community groups.
Shift emphasis of compliance and monitoring to be more proactive than reactive in responses to complaints.
Encourage wetland restoration as natural sponges and filters that boost biodiversity and provide flood protection to downstream communities.
Review TDC's forestry practices to lead by example, reinstate forests' sponge function, biodiversity and improve flood protection.
Stop the sprawl by directing growth to stronger towns and villages to protect natural landscapes and habitats from encroachment.
Educate around recycling and review economics of these policies.
Review pest weed policy for practicality and achievability.
Support predator control.
Acknowledge the fact that only money prevents access to adequate and plentiful housing for all in NZ, which is empty and full of building materials.
Empower people to supply and maintain their own communities beyond the psychopathic stranglehold of money and corporations.
Evolve beyond the constraints and distortions of profit to enable construction of high-quality, permanent buildings not just cheap ones.
Focus on waste reduction and reuse before recycling and support stewardship schemes including on tyres.
Continue investing in planting natives for riparian management and biodiversity enhancement to support landowners and community groups.
Shift emphasis of compliance and monitoring to be more proactive than reactive in responses to complaints.
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