Your opportunity to comment
The Government’s National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 requires councils to identify, through community and tangata whenua engagement, the values, visions, and aspirations for freshwater in the region. The findings of this engagement will be used to guide freshwater management.
During the first round of submissions, Council provided the public with an online survey and map-based survey, as well as hardcopies of submission forms at Council offices and libraries. Public outreach included industry meetings, community meetings, library displays and activities for youth, and stalls at public events. Ways to make a submission and community meetings organised by Council were advertised in newspapers, social media and Antenno over a seven-month period.
If you missed the first round of submissions or want to know more about the process and next steps, please contact us:
Policy Team
Freshwater Management
Marlborough District Council
15 Seymour Square
PO Box 443
Blenheim 7240
Email: freshwater@marlborough.govt.nz
Alternatively, the following recorded webinar is available, which explains the Government’s freshwater rules and Council’s obligations under these rules.
