Archived publications

These publications are no longer current or have been superseded.

Air quality publications

National Environmental Standards documents | Best practice guides and guidelines | Technical reports | Consultation documents

National Environmental Standards documents

Updated Users Guide to Resource Management (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins and Other Toxics) Regulations 2004 (Including Amendments 2005) (second draft) October 2005 ME 695
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Analysis of the costs and benefits May 2004 ME 514
Proposed National Environmental Standard to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfills Resource Management Act Section 32: Analysis of the costs and benefits May 2004 ME 515
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Report on Submissions February 2004 ME 503
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Landfill Gas: Report on Submissions February 2004 ME 504
Proposed emission design standard for wood and coal burning appliances in houses October 2003 INFO 37
Proposed Prohibited Standards October 2003 INFO 38

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Best practice guides and guidelines

Guidance documents provide well-debated, current expert advice for managing air quality issues. These are not legislation, but can be useful for decision making under the Resource Management Act.

Name Date Reference
Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Industry: Report on Submissions on Draft for Consultation June 2008 ME 882
Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Land Transport: Report on Submissions on Draft for Consultation June 2008 ME 883

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Technical reports

Information for development of national environmental standards

Name Date Reference
Monitoring of PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 40

Domestic home heating emissions and air quality

Name Date Reference
Warm Homes Technical Report: Real-life Emissions Testing of Pellet Burners in Tokoroa June 2007 ME 813
Reducing Emissions from Domestic Home Heating May 2002 AQTR 26

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Environmental Reporting – air quality

Name Date Reference
Review of Environmental Performance Indicators for Toxic Contaminants in the environment - air, water and land October 1998 TR 37

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Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS)

The Ministry also runs the Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) monitoring sites in New Zealand. Particle, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead and carbon monoxide concentrations are measured at two sites in Auckland and one in Christchurch. The monitoring data collected are fed into the Environmental Performance Indicators Programme and sent to the World Health Organisation as part of a worldwide collection of monitoring data. Annual GEMS monitoring reports are available.

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Consultation documents

The Ministry is not currently consulting on any air documents. Past documents used for discussion are available below.

Past consultation documents

Name Date Reference
Review of the Ambient Air Quality Guidelines: Seeking Comments from Māori April 2001 AQTR 30

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