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Aquaculture | Maori values in the Marine Environment | Policy development | RMA and other Acts in the coastal zone | Technical reports | General publications

Aquaculture

Name Date Reference
Aquaculture Risk Management Options December 2007 CR 35
A Beginner's Guide to the 2004 Aquaculture Law Reforms March 2005 INFO 88
Aquaculture reform 2004 - Settling Māori Claims January 2005 INFO 86
Aquaculture reform 2004: From the old to the new - Moving to the New Regime January 2005 INFO 85
Aquaculture reform 2004: The Rules of the Game - Creating Aquaculture Management Areas January 2005 INFO 84
Aquaculture Reform 2004 - An Overview January 2005 INFO 83

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Maori values in the Marine Environment

Name Date Reference
Kaimoana Survey Guidelines for Hapu and Iwi October 2003 ME 490
ME 490A

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Policy development

Name Date Reference
Improving Regulation of Environmental Effects in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone: Summary of Submissions December 2007 ME 846
Improving Regulation of Environmental Effects in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone: Discussion Paper August 2007 ME 824
Environmental Best Practice Guidelines for the Offshore Petroleum Industry March 2006 ME 718
Offshore Options: Managing Environmental Effects in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone June 2005 ME 603
Getting Our Priorities Right: The role of information in setting priorities for management of New Zealand's ocean June 2005 ME 602
Economic Opportunities in New Zealand's Oceans: Informing the development of Oceans Policy June 2003 -
Oceans Management at the Local Level: Research Report for the Oceans Policy Secretariat May 2003 -
Stage Two working papers February 2003 -
Oceans Policy Stocktake December 2002 -
Healthy Seas: Healthy Societies - Towards an Oceans Policy for New Zealand September 2001 -

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RMA and other Acts in the coastal zone

Name Date Reference
Repealed and Transitional Provisions: Guide to Marine Farming Consent Conditions for Deemed Coastal Permits June 2006 ME 763
New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement May 1994  

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Technical reports

Name Date Reference
Snapshot – recreational water quality in New Zealand July 2010  
A Report on Possible Government Interventions to Promote the Sustainable Development of New Zealand’s Ocean Resources May 2006 CR 17
Market-based Approaches to Marine Environmental Regulation: Stage 2: Instrument assessment framework and case study 2006 CR 16
The New Zealand Marine Environment Classification June 2005 ME 594
Confirmed indicators for the marine environment June 2001 ME 398

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General publications

Name Date Reference
Our rivers & beaches: recreational water quality September 2009 INFO 432D
Environmental report card: Marine areas with legal protection December 2008 INFO 353
Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine and Freshwater Recreational Areas June 2003 ME 474
Hold it. . . We're Cleaning Up The Coast - Dealing With Sewage Safely and Responsibly on Your Boat May 2002 ME 436
Sewage Systems for Recreational Boats November 1999 ME 384A
ANZECC water quality guidelines for fresh and marine water quality 2000 -

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