2. Statement of Service Performance for the Year Ended 30 June 2008

Performance Reporting

Following publication of the Statement of Intent 2007 – 2010, the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministers responsible for Vote: Environment and Vote: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, agreed to amend some performance measures for clarity, or to more accurately reflect changes to work programmes. Where this has occurred, it is noted within the body of the relevant performance measure.

This section provides detailed information about the specific outputs provided and the achievements against performance measures during 2007/08 that contributed to the Ministry’s end outcomes.

End outcomes
New Zealand’s air, water, land and built communities are healthy. Healthy and liveable communities are supported by high air, water and soil quality. Quality urban design enables efficient movement of people and products, access to good local services and amenities, and quality housing. The impacts of activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone are well managed.The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are: fresh water urban design and development oceans.	Risks to people, the economy and the environment from pollution, contamination and other environmental hazards are minimised. Risks are well managed, making communities and work places safer and healthier places in which to live and work. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are: fresh water waste minimisation.	New Zealand is able to capitalise on its natural environmental advantages. The high quality of New Zealand’s natural environment underpins New Zealand’s global competitive advantage and reputation. New Zealand adapts well to a low-carbon economy and helps lead international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are: environmental sustainability in key sectors climate change.	New Zealand’s natural resources are managed effectively and New Zealanders use resources sustainably. New Zealand adapts well to meeting higher environmental standards and to the potential impacts of climate change. All sectors use energy, transport and resources efficiently and minimise waste. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are: environmental sustainability in key sectors climate change waste minimisation.
Environmental governance
Environmental reporting

End outcomes

New Zealand’s air, water, land and built communities are healthy. Healthy and liveable communities are supported by high air, water and soil quality. Quality urban design enables efficient movement of people and products, access to good local services and amenities, and quality housing. The impacts of activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone are well managed.The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are:

fresh water
urban design and development
oceans.

Risks to people, the economy and the environment from pollution, contamination and other environmental hazards are minimised. Risks are well managed, making communities and work places safer and healthier places in which to live and work. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are:

fresh water
waste minimisation.

New Zealand is able to capitalise on its natural environmental advantages. The high quality of New Zealand’s natural environment underpins New Zealand’s global competitive advantage and reputation. New Zealand adapts well to a low-carbon economy and helps lead international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are:

environmental sustainability in key sectors
climate change.

New Zealand’s natural resources are managed effectively and New Zealanders use resources sustainably. New Zealand adapts well to meeting higher environmental standards and to the potential impacts of climate change. All sectors use energy, transport and resources efficiently and minimise waste. The priority work programmes contributing to this outcome are:

environmental sustainability in key sectors
climate change
waste minimisation.

Environmental governance

Environmental reporting

The outputs and performance measures are those set out in the Forecast Financial Statements in the Ministry for the Environment’s Statement of Intent for 2007 – 2010.

In this section similar outputs are grouped into output classes within Vote: Environment and Vote: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. There is no simple one to one relationship between the output classes and the Ministry’s end outcomes. However, each output may have contributed to more than one of the Ministry’s end outcomes.

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