Report of the Ministry for the Environment

1 Overview

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

3 Financial Statements for the Ministry for the Environment

4 Non-Departmental Statement and Schedules for the Year Ended 30 June 2008

5 Strengthening our Capability

6 Development Goals for the State Services

7 Environmental Report

8 Management of the Ministry

9 Contact Information

3. Financial Statements for the Ministry for the Environment

Performance Indicators
for the Year Ended 30 June 2008

	Unit	Actual 30/06/2008	Supplementary forecast 30/06/2008
Operating results
Revenue: Crown	$000	65,689	61,296
Revenue: Departments and other	$000	2,119	3,397
Output expenses	$000	58,918	64,693
Gain on sale of assets	$000	0	5
Net surplus	$000	8,890	5
Working capital
Net current assets	$000	1,254	1,170
Current ratio	Ratio	1.07	1.18
Resource utilisation
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment at year-end	$000	1,824	2,325
Value per employee	$000	5.8	7.4
Additions as % of property, plant and equipment	%	21.9	18.2
Property, plant and equipment as % of total assets	%	7.8	21.1
Intangible assets
Intangible assets at year-end	$000	1,463	832
Value per employee	$000	4.7	2.6
Additions as % of intangible assets	%	33.9	119.5
Intangible assets as % of total assets	%	6.3	7.6
Taxpayers’ funds
Level at year-end	$000	3,712	3,712
Level per employee	$000	11.9	11.8
Net cash flows
Surplus/(deficit) from operating activities	$000	9,239	(1,995)
Surplus/(deficit) from investing activities	$000	(996)	(861)
Surplus/(deficit) from financing activities	$000	(4)	(3)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held	$000	8,239	(2,859)
Human resources
Staff turnover	%	20.9	16.0
Average length of service	Years	2.9	3.0
Total staff	No.	313	315

Statement of Financial Performance
for the Year Ended 30 June 2008²

Actual 30/06/2007 $000		Notes	Actual 30/06/2008 $000	Main estimates 30/06/2008 $000	Supplementary forecast 30/06/2008 $000
	Income
49,503	Revenue Crown		65,689	65,629	61,296
748	Revenue other	2	2,119	624	3,397
0	Gains	3	0	5	5
50,251	Total income		67,808	66,258	64,698
	Expenditure
21,250	Personnel costs	4	23,702	23,668	24,435
582	Depreciation and amortisation expense	8, 9	915	840	1,036
177	Capital charge	5	228	200	228
27,566	Other operating expenses	6	34,073	41,545	38,994
49,575	Total expenditure		58,918	66,253	64,693
676	Net surplus		8,890	5	5

Explanations of significant variances against budget are detailed in note 20.

Statement of Financial Position
as at 30 June 2008³

Actual 30/06/2007 $000		Notes	Actual 30/06/2008 $000	Main estimates 30/06/2008 $000	Supplementary forecast 30/06/2008 $000
	Assets
	Current assets
10,249	Cash and cash equivalents		18,488	6,485	7,390
1,231	Debtors and other receivables	7	1,369	350	350
155	Pre-payments		154	100	100
11,635	Total current assets		20,011	6,935	7,840
	Non-current assets
2,016	Property, plant and equipment	8	1,824	3,704	2,325
1,311	Intangible assets	9	1,463	1,533	832
3,327	Total non-current assets		3,287	5,237	3,157
14,962	Total assets		23,298	12,172	10,997
	Liabilities
	Current liabilities
9,193	Creditors and other payables	10	8,346	5,880	5,880
676	Repayment of surplus	11	8,890	5	5
1,300	Employee entitlements	12	1,521	785	785
11,169	Total current liabilities		18,757	6,670	6,670
	Non-current liabilities
754	Employee entitlements	12	829	615	615
754	Total non-current liabilities		829	615	615
11,923	Total liabilities		19,586	7,285	7,285
3,039	Net assets		3,712	4,887	3,712
	Taxpayers’ funds
3,039	General funds	13	3,712	4,887	3,712
3,039	Total taxpayers’ funds		3,712	4,887	3,712

Explanations of significant variances against budget are detailed in note 20.

Statement of Changes in Taxpayers’ Funds
for the Year Ended 30 June 2008⁴

Actual 30/06/2007 $000		Note	Actual 30/06/2008 $000	Main estimates 30/06/2008 $000	Supplementary forecast 30/06/2008 $000
2,043	Balance at 1 July		3,039	2,668	3,039
676	Surplus for the year		8,890	5	5
676	Total recognised income and expense		8,890	5	5
(676)	Repayment of surplus to the Crown		(8,890)	(5)	(5)
996	Capital contribution		673	2,219	673
3,039	Balance at 30 June		3,712	4,887	3,712

Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 30 June 2008⁵

Actual 30/06/2007 $000		Note	Actual 30/06/2008 $000	Main estimates 30/06/2008 $000	Supplementary forecast 30/06/2008 $000
	Cash flows from operating activitiesCash provided from:
49,503	Receipts from Crown		65,689	65,629	61,296
833	Receipts from revenue other		1,169	624	3,632
(27,297)	Payments to suppliers		(34,873)	(41,725)	(42,252)
(20,799)	Payments to employees		(23,331)	(23,733)	(25,089)
(177)	Payments for capital charge		(228)	(200)	(228)
(643)	Goods and services tax (net)		813	0	646
1,420	Net cash flows from operating activities	14	9,239	595	(1,995)
	Cash flows from investing activities
	Cash provided from:
6	Receipts from sale of property, plant and equipment		9	5	5
(487)	Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(509)	(2,609)	(422)
(921)	Purchase of intangible assets		(496)	(200)	(444)
(1,402)	Net cash flows from investing activities		(996)	(2,804)	(861)
	Cash flows from financing activities
	Cash provided from:
996	Capital contributions		673	2,219	673
(1,902)	Repayment of surplus		(677)	(5)	(676)
(906)	Net cash flows from financing activities		(4)	2,214	(3)
(888)	Net (decrease)/increase in cash		8,239	5	(2,859)
11,137	Cash at the beginning of the year		10,249	6,480	10,249
10,249	Cash at the end of the year		18,488	6,485	7,390

The GST (net) component of operating activities reflects the net GST paid and received with the Inland Revenue Department. The GST (net) component has been presented on a net basis, as the gross amounts do not provide meaningful information for financial statement purposes.

Statement of Commitments as at 30 June 2008⁶

Capital Commitments

The Ministry has no capital commitments (2007: Nil).

Non-cancellable operating lease commitments

The Ministry leases property, plant and equipment in the normal course of its business. The majority of these are for both accommodation and operating leases in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.

The amounts disclosed below include amounts for both accommodation and operating leases in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.

Operating commitments include lease payments for premises, telephone contracts, vehicle leases and photocopiers. All commitments are disclosed at current rental rates.

Other non-cancellable commitments

The Ministry has entered into non-cancellable contracts for cleaning services, consulting services and other contracts for service.

	30/06/2008 $000	30/06/2007 $000
Non-cancellable operating lease commitments
Not later than one year	1,895	1,882
Later than one year but not later than five years	6,861	6,785
Later than five years	74	1,485
Total non-cancellable operating lease commitments	8,830	10,152
Other non-cancellable commitments
Not later than one year	10,205	8,495
Later than one year but not later than five years	11,681	13,068
Later than five years	14,513	15,835
Total other non-cancellable commitments	36,399	37,398
Total commitments	45,229	47,550

Statement of Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets as at 30 June 2008

There were no contingent liabilities and contingent assets as at 30 June 2008 (2007: Nil).

Statement of Unappropriated Expenditure for the Year Ended 30 June 2008

Departmental appropriations and Net Asset Schedule

Departmental output classes were produced within appropriation. (2007: no unappropriated expenditure.)

There was a breach of projected net assets in May 2008 due to an error in the Main Estimates figures. This was addressed in the Supplementary Estimates. (2007: Nil)

Non-departmental appropriations

The Ministry has incurred no unappropriated expenditure during the 2007/08 year. (2007: Nil)

Statement of Departmental Expenses and
Capital Expenditure Against Appropriations
for the Year Ended 30 June 2008⁷

Actual 30/06/2007 $000		Actual 30/06/2008 $000	Appropriation* 30/06/2008 $000
	Vote: Environment
	Appropriations for classes of outputs
34,618	Environmental Policy Advice	33,369	38,845
519	Administration of the Sustainable Management Fund	1,007	1,100
1,306	Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council	1,312	1,339
164	Environmental Assistance to the Pacific Islands	93	121
0	Resource Management Act Call-ins	1,502	2,343
0	World Environment Day	2,619	3,660
36,607	Total	39,902	47,408
	Vote: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
	Appropriation for departmental output class
208	Policy Advice – Energy Efficiency and Conservation	296	516
8,035	Policy Advice – Climate Change	12,478	14,125
4,731	Carbon Monitoring Programme	6,251	7,037
12,974	Total	19,025	21,678
	Capital appropriation
996	Capital contribution	673	673

* This includes adjustments made in the supplementary forecast and transfers under the Public Finance Act 1989.

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