

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.

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.
Protect freshwater quality by reducing pollution from urban and agricultural sources.
Maintain healthy river and stream flows to support ecosystems and community use.
Encourage responsible land use that safeguards water resources for the future.
Support the Hauraki Gulf Forum's work to extend agreed high protection areas in the gulf to enhance sea life and livelihoods for future generations.
Include flood resilience in street, park and stream asset renewals such as culverts and swales because prevention is cheaper than repair and provides good bang for buck.
Ensure a big focus on water quality in drains, streams, harbours and the gulf and pursue swimmable and fishable waters targets by the council.
Monitor nitrate discharge levels from farms.
Encourage and champion native riparian planting adjacent to waterways.
Minimise use of poisons for pest control in Waitakere and Hunua Ranges.
Protect freshwater quality by reducing pollution from urban and agricultural sources.
Maintain healthy river and stream flows to support ecosystems and community use.
Encourage responsible land use that safeguards water resources for the future.
Support the Hauraki Gulf Forum's work to extend agreed high protection areas in the gulf to enhance sea life and livelihoods for future generations.
Include flood resilience in street, park and stream asset renewals such as culverts and swales because prevention is cheaper than repair and provides good bang for buck.
Ensure a big focus on water quality in drains, streams, harbours and the gulf and pursue swimmable and fishable waters targets by the council.
Monitor nitrate discharge levels from farms.
Encourage and champion native riparian planting adjacent to waterways.
Minimise use of poisons for pest control in Waitakere and Hunua Ranges.
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