Collaborate with Kāi Tahu, WAI Wānaka, Mana Tāhuna, Friends of Lake Hayes, ORC and others to accelerate catchment -scale planning and community-led initiatives that enhance freshwater health, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
5.8 Supporting community-led water initiatives
Action
Key Initiatives
- Support community action: Work with partners to support community-led projects and initiatives that are focused on water quality improvement and catchment regeneration. Examples include riparian planting, invasive species control, citizen science, water quality monitoring, and adopt a drain.
- Integrated catchment planning: Collaborate with partners on initiatives such as the Upper Lakes Integrated Catchment Management Plan to develop community-led, catchment-level strategies and work programmes.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing: Coordinate resources, technical expertise, and funding opportunities. Draw on ORC’s Deep Lakes Technical Advisory Group to support local groups in enhancing their environmental efforts including monitoring and data collection.
- Community education and engagement: Support local communities, schools, and volunteers through education programmes that encourage participation in environmental regeneration and climate adaptation.
5.8
Project Details
Investment
What is this?
Investment Value (Estimate)
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<$20k
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$20K - $100K
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$100K - $500K
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>$500K
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To be confirmed/still under review
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Key Partners
Kāi Tahu, WAI Wānaka, Mana Tāhuna, Friends of Lake Hayes, ORC, community groups.
Kāi Tahu Value Alignment
Haere whakamua - Future focused
Mauri - Life force
Whanaukataka - Family and community focused
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5.1Sustainable project managementEmbed sustainable project management practices aligned with international best practice throughout the lifecycle of capital projects to reduce environmental impacts and enhance long-term sustainability.
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5.2Best practice carbon managementEmbed best practice carbon management standards, such as PAS 2080:2023, into all stages of infrastructure planning and delivery to track, reduce, and manage whole-of-life carbon in major capital works projects.
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5.3Designing for climate resilienceEmbed climate resilience into infrastructure strategic planning and engineering codes of practice to future proof for a changing climate.
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5.4Promoting a better building standardPartner with the Better Building Working Group to implement a comprehensive education and outreach programme that empowers the community and building industry to adopt climate smart, resilient, and healthy construction practices.
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5.5Sustainable Council buildingsImplement eco-design principles, low-impact construction methods, and renewable energy integration in Council-led building projects to minimise environmental impact, enhance resilience, improve long-term efficiency, and reduce operation costs.
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5.6Promoting responsible water usageImplement the Water Demand Management Plan to encourage responsible and efficient water use, helping safeguard our pristine sources for future generations.
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5.7Strengthening stormwater resilienceDevelop and implement integrated stormwater catchment management plans across the district to ensure a science-based, nature-positive approach to stormwater management.