Regional councils (including unitary authorities) are responsible for the day-to-day management of our environment. They also monitor the overall state of the environment in their region, as part of their responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991.
New Zealand regions

They produce reports which provide comprehensive information on the state of your environment at a regional level. To check out your region follow the links below or contact your regional council.
Auckland Regional Council
21 Pitt St, Private Bag 92-012, Auckland
Phone (09) 366 2000
Email info@arc.govt.nz
Environment Bay of Plenty
PO Box 364, Whakatane
Phone 0800 ENV BOP (368 267)
Email info@ebop.govt.nz
Environment Canterbury
58 Kilmore Street, PO Box 345, Christchurch
Phone 0800 EC INFO (324 636) or (03) 365 3838
Email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz
Environment Southland
Corner of North Road and Price Street, Waikiwi, Private Bag 90116, Invercargill
Phone (03) 211 5115
Email service@es.govt.nz
Southland's joint coastal SOE report:
Environment Waikato
401 Grey Street, Box 4010, Hamilton East
Phone 0800 800 401 or (07) 859 0999
Email info@ew.govt.nz
www.ew.govt.nz
Gisborne District Council
15 Fitzherbert Street, PO Box 747, Gisborne
Phone (06) 867 2049
Email gdc@gdc.govt.nz
Greater Wellington
142 Wakefield Street, PO Box 11646, Wellington
Phone (04) 384 5708
Email info@gw.govt.nz
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
159 Dalton St, Private Bag 6006, Napier
Phone (06) 835 9200
Email info@hrbc.govt.nz
Horizons Manawatu-Wanganui
11-15 Victoria Avenue, Private Bag 11025, Palmerston North
Phone 0508 446 749 or (06) 952 2800
Email help@horizons.govt.nz
Marlborough District Council
15-21 Seymour Street, Seymour Square, PO Box 443, Blenheim
Phone (03) 578 5249
Email mdc@marlborough.govt.nz
Nelson City Council
Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, PO Box 645, Nelson
Phone (03) 546 0200
Email enquiry@ncc.govt.nz
Northland Regional Council
36 Water Street, Private Bag 9021, Whangarei
Phone (09) 438 4639
Email mailroom@nrc.govt.nz
Otago Regional Council
70 Stafford Street, Private Bag 1954, Dunedin
Phone 0800 474 082 or (03) 474 0827
Email info@orc.govt.nz
Taranaki Regional Council
47 Cloten Road, Private Bag 713, Stratford
Phone (06) 765 7127
Email info@trc.govt.nz
Tasman District Council
189 Queen Street, Private Bag 4, Richmond
Phone (03) 543 8400
Email info@tdc.govt.nz
West Coast Regional Council
388 Main South Road, PO Box 66, Greymouth
Phone (03) 768 0466
Email info@gw.govt.nz