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Food makes up 18% of Auckland’s consumption emissions, through how it's grown, processed, transported and wasted.

Climate change increases the risk of drought, flooding, pests and extreme weather, making food more expensive and insecure.

A low-carbon, climate-resilient local food system is based on a regenerative, collaborative and circular economy that:
Involves multi-sector collaborations to restore ecosystems and support and support long-term wellbeing for all.

Minimises or avoids synthetic fertilisers and pesticides

Eliminates food waste from landfills

Reduces transportation costs and impacts

Redistributes surplus food to feed people, animals and nourish soil

Local kai systems improve community wellbeing, build resilience, reduce emissions, and create jobs.

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Councils have a key role to play in enabling food systems that are good for people, climate and place. They can:

Enable a thriving, low-carbon food system by working with communities, growers and retailers to ensure everyone has access to fresh, affordable kai.

This includes supporting home and community food growing, improving access to low-emissions food retailers, and providing land, funding and infrastructure for local initiatives.

Councils can deliver education and mentoring programmes, shift procurement to prioritise sustainable kai, support food rescue and expand composting.

By collaborating with Māori and community groups to restore mahinga kai, protecting productive soils through regenerative practices, and advocating for regulatory changes that remove barriers to local food production and trading, councils can help create a localised, inclusive and climate-resilient food system that meets the needs of all Aucklanders.

What local food, gardening, composting or kai sovereignty initiatives have you taken part in or supported?

If elected, how will you fund and enable climate-resilient food systems in your area?

How will you protect productive soils and support regenerative kai production?

What will you do to ensure local kai is accessible, affordable, and the first choice for consumers?

How will you support community food enterprises, food rescue, composting and behaviour change?

Will you advocate for reducing regulatory barriers to local food production and distribution?

Where to ask these questions?

Ask these questions and more, at your local meet the candidate events, submit questions to local media, or send them directly to candidates via email or social media.