Welcome to the Ministry for the Environment
Manatū Mō Te Taiao
We work to achieve high environmental standards for New Zealand, while sustaining and enhancing social and economic development.
Info about...
Natural environment- Fresh water, oceans, land, air, biodiversity, more... about the natural environment
Built environment- Urban design protocol, building and housing, transport, energy, more... about the built environment
Climate change- Policies and initiatives, greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, carbon accounting (LUCAS) , more... about climate change
Environmental governance- Resource management, RMA reviews and amendments, national environmental standards, call-ins, Treaty and iwi, more... about environmental governance
Resource efficiency- Waste, sustainability, sustainable industry, more... about resource efficiency
Minimising environmental hazards- Hazardous substances, new and genetically modified organisms, ozone layer, more... about minimising environmental hazards
Environmental reporting- State of the Environment, environmental indicators, more... about environmental reporting
Other topics and Site index- Environmental awards, funding sources, what you can do, more... about other topics and the site index
Popular pages
- Investigation of the Performance of Environment Canterbury
- Working at the Ministry
- Proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil
- Authorised wood burners
- Proposal for a wind farm at Turitea
News
From the Beehive
- Govt consulting on tree weed exemption - 26 February 2010
- Govt releases resource management reports - 19 February 2010
From the Ministry
- Consultation on allocating emission units to the fishing sector under the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme - 22 March 2010
- Review of the Projected Balance of Kyoto Protocol Units - 10 March 2010
What's new
- Mackenzie Basin Dairying Proposals Call-In - Background Information on the call in of the Southdown Holdings Ltd, Williamson Holdings Ltd and Five Rivers Ltd proposals.
- Do you know an environmental champion? Make a nomination now
- Report and recommendations of the Board of Inquiry for the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.
- Proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil
