95% of submitters to the Waikato Regional Council’s draft Public Transport Plan support much stronger public transport links within and between local towns such as Whitianga, Tairua, Coromandel, Waihi, Thames and Whangamata. This adds even more weight to the strong case I have been making for government funding for new bus connections in Thames Coromandel and Hauraki.
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Before and After – The Dramatic Impact of Restoration Planting
Peninsula Planting and Restoration Groups Have Received $2M Funding From Waikato Regional Council.
These photos were taken over three years at a local stream near the edge of Colville Bay, on the Coromandel Peninsula. Stream banks and saltmarsh were planted and fenced with help from Colville Harbour Care and funding from Waikato Regional Council. The results are amazing. The plants have survived and matured, the stream now has a stony bottom, and the native birds are back.
Denis Tegg, Thames Coromandel representative on the Waikato Regional Council urges people to call the council on 0800 800 401 if they have a similar project in mind, because funding and expertise may be available.
“If you have a wetland, bush, beach, or stream enhancement project in mind, want to carry out river work or weed control or need help to connect with your nearest environmental care group who strives to have our native bush predator free then get in touch. Regional Council staff have a wealth of knowledge, and the council can offer financial help for restoration works, soil and stream management, and animal and plant pest control,” Cr Tegg said.
Thames Coromandel pest trapping, kiwi care, and river catchment, harbour and beach restoration groups have received almost $2 million from Waikato Regional Council in the last 3 years. Thames Coromandel restoration groups get an outsized slice of regional council funds due to the high quality of their work and their great community effort and commitment.
In addition, Regional Council secured $1million of ‘Shovel Ready’ funding for local ‘Clean Streams’ and harbour restoration projects to keep our waterways swimmable.
Read More »I’m Standing for Re-election as Thames Coromandel Representative on Waikato Regional Council
As your Thames Coromandel representative on Waikato Regional Council since 2019, I’ve had a significant influence on the council’s actions to control rates, tackle climate change, improve water quality and public transport, boost economic development, and enhance the overall well-being of our communities. This is great momentum, but there is so much more I wish to achieve for our communities. That is why I am asking for your vote to re-elect me as your regional council representative.
My positive influence on WRC’s actions includes:
Community Benefits/Rates
- A loan scheme I proposed for eco-retrofitting homes is now WRC’s flagship policy (at no cost to general ratepayers). This scheme will provide low-interest loans to households of up to $15,000 for installations such as double-glazing, insulation, heat pumps, water tanks and solar panels, repayable by way of a targeted rate.
- A zero-rates increase in the first year of the Covid-19 crisis and better rates relief for low-income households
Public Transport
- Planning is more advanced for new public transport services in Thames Coromandel than in any other Waikato rural district, due to my advocacy
- Future of Thames Urban Bus future secured, and $400,000 to volunteer community transport
- New subsidised transport services for disabled persons started in Thames Coromandel
Economic Development
- $200,000 grant towards the purchase of the iconic New Chums Beach headland
- Regional development grant of $2m for the development of Sugarloaf Wharf, Coromandel
Climate Change
- 45% reduction in WRC’s emissions resulting in lower operating costs for ratepayers
- A bold plan to make Waikato public transport carbon emissions “negative” by 2027 and greater emphasis on public transport connections in rural areas
- Focus on drought, drinking water supply, river and coastal flooding and other climate change risks
- Ending WRC investment in fossil fuels
- Installing solar power on council buildings gaining significant savings for ratepayers
- Keeping WRC climate-focused with a climate action committee, a climate action roadmap and a decision-making framework
Protecting Waterways Forests and Wildlife
- Secured government funding for kauri dieback and wilding pine control on the Peninsula
- Local pest trapping, kiwi care, and restoration groups receiving almost $2 million
- $1million ‘Shovel Ready’ funding gained for local ‘Clean Streams’ and river restoration projects to keep our waterways swimmable
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