{"id":73005,"date":"2025-08-15T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=73005"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:23:48","slug":"vote-clean-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/freshwater\/vote-clean-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote clean drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Vote clean drinking water!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We all care about freshwater – the health of our drinking water, local rivers and lakes. And right now, we have the power to make our voices heard – it’s time to vote for clean drinking water in the local elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Join the campaign!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the candidate scorecard!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Order campaign merch!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Environment Canterbury candidates – freshwater scorecard<\/h2>\n\n

We’ve created this handy scorecard so you can see which candidates in the Environment Canterbury elections will be freshwater champions – and which won’t.<\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n

Authorised by Will Appelbe, Greenpeace Aotearoa, 4 Ash Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, <\/strong>greenpeace.org\/aotearoa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

\n
Find out more about how we got these results!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Join the campaign for clean water in the upcoming local elections<\/h2>\n\n

Canterbury is a hotspot for the freshwater crisis. Many people can\u2019t drink the water coming out of their kitchen tap or go swimming in the local river without getting sick.<\/p>\n\n

But the Government is removing freshwater protections to make it easier for intensive dairying to expand. And, there are plans to allow more than 16,000 dairy cows to be added to the Canterbury plains.<\/p>\n\n

This means more dirty rivers and aquifers, and a higher risk of polluted drinking water<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In Canterbury, we\u2019ll be calling on candidates for Environment Canterbury (ECan) to protect freshwater by committing to: <\/p>\n\n