Mayor of Waikato
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.
Support and enable private and community wetland creation, restoration to improve water quality and gully restoration and planting projects.
Support community initiatives and action groups focused on ecological and pest control, such as Environmental Action Tuakau and Predator Free Tamahere.
Support sensible and workable waste minimisation initiatives and give more regard to learnings from Xtreme Zero Waste at Raglan.
Create Three Waters Council Controlled Organisation IAWAI with Hamilton to deliver scalable, affordable, improved waters, and river protection and upgrade through a holistic waters network approach.
Implement waste minimisation strategy Turning the Tide on Waste together with the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2025–2031 with a focus on reduction and education.
Partner with localism and waste management education. This has begun through the Raglan Zero Waste initiative supporting holistic waste, circular economics and reduction.
Support and enable private and community wetland creation, restoration to improve water quality and gully restoration and planting projects.
Support community initiatives and action groups focused on ecological and pest control, such as Environmental Action Tuakau and Predator Free Tamahere.
Support sensible and workable waste minimisation initiatives and give more regard to learnings from Xtreme Zero Waste at Raglan.
Create Three Waters Council Controlled Organisation IAWAI with Hamilton to deliver scalable, affordable, improved waters, and river protection and upgrade through a holistic waters network approach.
Implement waste minimisation strategy Turning the Tide on Waste together with the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2025–2031 with a focus on reduction and education.
Partner with localism and waste management education. This has begun through the Raglan Zero Waste initiative supporting holistic waste, circular economics and reduction.
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