Sustainability

Rotorua District Council is looking to embed sustainability and sustainable thinking in all areas of its activity. We aim to lead by example in our community and ‘walk the talk’.

The decisions Council makes in executing many functions influence energy use in the community. This includes the wastewater system, all buildings, the landfill and recycling services. Council also has an important role in assisting with emission reductions by providing better choices for public transport, walking and cycling.

Council plays an important leadership role in the promotion of energy efficiency and conservation and greater uptake of renewable energy and clean heating options.

This set of pages outlines many of the Council’s current initiatives and projects.

What we're doing:

Some examples of what the Council is doing in terms of sustainable development are provided below.

• Rotorua Aquatic Centre Energy Efficiency (pdf 788kb)
• Rotorua Aquatic Centre Sustainability Accreditation (pdf 507kb)
• Rotorua Aquatic Centre Water Conservation (pdf 402kb)
• Castlecorp Sustainability (pdf 485kb)
• Landfill Management (pdf 130kb)
• The Redwoods - Trees to the Rescue (pdf 555kb)
• Saving our Lakes (pdf 334kb)
• Waste 2 Gold (pdf 370kb)
• Waste Management & Recycling (pdf 239kb)
• Wastewater Treatment Plant (pdf 575kb)
• Helping the Grid (pdf 1.1mb)
• Workplace Travel Planning (pdf 392kb)

RDC supports Sustainable Business Network Awards. Business Manager, Kerry Starling talking sustainability

Click on the image below to see the first of the ‘Spring messages’ from our sponsors, first up starring Kerry Starling from Rotorua District Council…if you can’t see the image, please click here.

Links to some interesting sustainability themed videos:

• Home
• Population explosion
• Ray Anderson on Sustainability
• Cheat Neutral
• Dancing Wombat
• The Story of Stuff