Table 1c: New Zealand existence value studies: Local level studies

Fahy & Kerr

Otago University second year economics students

Research into prevention of albatross chick fatalities at Taiaroa Head albatross colony

$54

$542 million

Lynch

Ashburton District households

Preserve Ashburton River flows

$118

$1180 million

Sheppard et al.

Christchurch Households

Improve lower Waimakariri River water quality from D to C standard

$138

$1379 million

Lambert, Saunders & Williams

Dunedin City households

Upgrade Dunedin sewage disposal to water

$63

$634 million

Upgrade Dunedin sewage disposal to land

$89

$895 million

Moore

Horeke, Tapeka & Russell households

New community sewerage schemes

$73

$730 million

Williamson

Auckland City households

Orakei Basin water quality

$11

$113 million

White, Sharp & Kerr

Waimea Plains households

20% reduction in Waimea Plains groundwater extraction

$203

$2033 million

Kerr & Sharp

North Shore households

Stream channel rehabilitation

$59

$588 million

Stream clarity

$67

$669 million

Streamside vegetation

$21

$213 million

Loss of one native fish species

$11

$112 million