Below are the recommendations of from the final report of the Te Whanganui-a-tara Whaitua Committee.  They are actions to enhance Te Mana o te Wai.

Actions to enhance Te Mana o te Wai

Our recommendations complement those in Te Mahere Wai and are focused on actions under the following headings: 

  • Strengthen community connections with water 
  • Avoid toxic algal blooms 
  • Address sources of pollution and reduce future risks 
  • Balance the needs of nature and people in the places we live 
  • Ensure we are responsible and respectful in our use of water
  • Develop the workforce needed to realise Te Mana o Te Wai 
  • Make clear where we expect central government to act 
  • Improve information available for better decision making in the future. 

See interactive maps, detailed descriptions, photos and water health targets for the catchment areas.

Overarching recommendations

Strengthen community connections with water

Avoid toxic algal blooms

Address sources of pollution and reduce future risks

Appropriate waste and stormwater management

Appropriate rural land use practices

Council leadership to ensure best practices that do right by water

Avoiding and managing risks from the use of contaminants

Identifying and addressing risks to water from historic contaminated land

Paying extra respect to water sources

Balance the needs of water and people in the places we live

Making water sensitive urban design the norm

Approaching flooding risks in ways that better respect natural processes

Protecting and restoring wetlands

Letting the fish move freely throughout the whaitua

Redesigning our water allocation system

Moving towards more natural flows in our rivers and streams

Only using the amount of water we need

Future planning for our public water supply

Develop the workforce needed to realise Te Mana o Te Wai

Make clear where we expect central government to act

Improve information available for better decision making in the future

Updated March 17, 2022 at 3:06 PM

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