New Zealand Ministry for the Environment news http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ News from the Ministry for the Environment and associated ministers en-NZ 2009-11-25T22:53:51+13:00 info@mfe.govt.nz News from the Ministry for the Environment and associated ministers National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities Users' Guide http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/nes-telecommunication-facilities-user-guide/index.html This document provides a guide to implementing and explaining the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2008 for practitioners in local government, the telecommunications industry and the public. 2009-11-20T14:28:16+13:00 2009-11-20 20091120-1454-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News Our Water: Groundwater quality http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/groundwater-quality-info-sheet/index.html As part of its National Environmental Reporting Programme, the Ministry for the Environment regularly reports on water quality in groundwater aquifers. This information sheet presents the key findings from data collected from over 900 groundwater sites throughout New Zealand between 1995 and 2008. 2009-11-18T14:24:05+13:00 2009-11-18 20091118-1453-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News Urban Design Stocktake of Resource Management Plans and Policies http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/urban/urban-design-stocktake-plans-policies/index.html In 2008, the Ministry for the Environment engaged MWH New Zealand Ltd to investigate the nature and extent of urban design related provisions in local authority plans and policy statements prepared under the Resource Management Act. This report presents the detailed findings of that research. A summary of this report is also available. 2009-11-11T15:18:43+13:00 2009-11-11 20091111-1442-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News