As well as environmental improvements, Project Twin Streams aims to bring economic, social and cultural benefits to all the communities within its area:
Environmental Aims
- Integrate land-use planning and management of water supply, wastewater and stormwater to minimise flooding, reduce pollution and sedimentation in streams and the harbour
- Recreate & restore ecological corridors
- Create lower impact footprints in the future with low-impact urban design
- Encourage use of sustainable technologies
- Contribute towards the mitigation of climate change
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of PTS in improving the environmental & ecological health of the catchment
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Economic Aims
- Create opportunities for collaborative ventures with government, business, iwi, urban Maori and academic institutions
- Be a catalyst for iwi, Maori and community-based economic and enterprise development
- Develop opportunities for research and new water, waste and energy efficient technologies
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Social Aims
- Encourage communities to understand and take ownership for the social, environmental, cultural & economic development of their localities
- Foster sustainable community leadership
- Work in ways that develop and promote an integrated holistic approach to connect with people’s minds, bodies and spirits
- Create lifelong learning opportunities about how to live, work and play sustainably
- Provide pedestrian and cycle linkages that promote healthy lifestyles
- Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the community development approach
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Cultural Aims
- Foster sharing of diverse cultures through creative methods such as storytelling, art, music, literature and drama
- Ensure inclusiveness of and learning from different cultural views
- Recognise, record, respect, promote and profile the heritage of local areas
- Promote creative ways for learning
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of using arts & culture to increase the understanding and uptake of local community & iwi
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