What the Board will do:

• Drive the development of the Port Hills Plan

• Ensure the inclusion of the revegetation of reserves

• Feed this vision into management plans for reserves that are Council owned or managed

• Actively support sediment management of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River to improve overall water quality, river health, flood risk and general amenity of the waterway

• Address historic stormwater discharge in hillside suburbs

• Include consideration for upstream areas that affect the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River

• Continue to support environmental weed and pest management (including trapping) along the Heathcote River and Port Hills

• Investigate strategic options to reduce the workload of busy volunteers

• Support the implementation of the Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote Guidance Plan

• Support the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network and the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Planting Plan

• Continue to support planting in Red Zone areas

We will measure our success by:

• Implementation plans are budgeted for in the Long Term Plan (LTP)

• The completion of the Port Hills Plan vision document

• New restoration zones are adopted by community groups, ensuring they are planted and maintained

• Pest management initiatives are effective, and increase native biodiversity and bird populations

• Volunteer hours supported through Board funding, annually

Progress to date/actions taken

The Community Board has adopted its Community Board Plan 26-28.

On track: in progress