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December 2011The following briefings were provided to the Minister for the Environment and Minister for Climate Change Issues in December 2011. Read more -
December 2011In January 2011, the Ministry notified the proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity under the Resource Management Act 1991. This document summarises the submissions received, and presents the main issues and themes raised in the submissions. Read more -
December 2011This plan sets the goals and objectives for the long-term environmental recovery following the grounding of the Rena. Read more -
December 2011This report contains six months of ambient (outdoor) air quality data from January to June 2011, measured from the Gavin Street, Penrose site in Auckland. Read more -
December 2011This report contains the 2010 annual ambient (outdoor) air quality data set, measured from Auckland and Christchurch. Read more -
December 2011This guide is for organisations who wish to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions for their New Zealand operations. It encourages best practice in greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting and supports voluntary greenhouse gas reporting initiatives. Read more -
December 2011The Needs Analysis was one of four studies undertaken as part of the RMA Monitoring and Review Project. The study identified and helped us better understand what needs to be monitored under the RMA. Read more -
December 2011The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 July 2011 – 31 December 2011. Read more -
November 2011This guide provides local authorities with direction on how the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011 can best be incorporated into regional and district planning instruments. The NES came into effect on 13 May 2011. Read more -
October 2011This checklist is taken from Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011) and relates to the removal and replacement of petroleum underground storage tanks and underground equipment. Read more -
October 2011This checklist should be included as a cover sheet for all contaminated site investigations. The checklist is taken from the Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No.1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011). Read more -
October 2011A history of the Fruitgrowers’ Chemical Company (FCC) at Mapua and the clean up of the site. Read more -
October 2011The Ministry for the Environment’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2011 provides an overview of the Ministry’s priorities, objectives, and financial performance indicators for the year. Read more -
September 2011The 2011 Users’ Guide to the revised National Environmental Standards for Air Quality explains the regulations (including the 2011 amendments) and how they should be implemented. The guide was updated in 2014 to provide guidance on the offsetting provision and exceptional circumstances. Read more -
September 2011Every two years local authorities participate in a survey to examine key aspects of the Resource Management Act (RMA) process. This report covers activity from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Read more -
September 2011This report provides an evaluation of the proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. The NES came into effect on 1 January 2012. Read more -
September 2011In August 2008, Mighty River Power Ltd lodged resource consent applications to construct, maintain and operate a wind farm in the Turitea Reserve and adjoining farmland near Palmerston North. This is the Board's final report and decision on the proposal. Read more -
September 2011Every two years local authorities participate in a survey to examine key aspects of the Resource Management Act (RMA) process. This publication highlights the key facts on RMA processes from the 2010/2011 report. Read more -
September 2011The Government consulted on a proposal to ban the surrender of Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) generated from HFC-23 and N2O industrial gas destruction projects, by participants in the NZ ETS. Read more -
September 2011The Government appointed a panel to review the ETS, as required under the Climate Change Response Act 2002. This is the panel’s final report and sets out its key conclusions and recommendations. Read more -
August 2011The National Air Quality Compliance Strategy sets out the practices regional councils could adopt to meet the air quality standard for PM₁₀ (particulate matter less than 10 micrometres) and thereby deliver clean healthy air for all New Zealanders. Read more -
August 2011In 2011, the Government consulted on the proposal for an Environmental Reporting Bill. This consultation document sought people’s input and views on the proposed options for improving national state of the environment reporting in New Zealand. Submissions closed on 18 October 2011. Read more -
August 2011This document provides a summary of submissions on the ETS Review 2011. Read more -
August 2011ew Zealand’s emissions trading scheme was introduced by the Government as the lowest cost way to reduce this country’s greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first annual report on the scheme. Read more -
August 2011Information on liquefaction and lateral spreading hazards that was known, available and factored into the zoning and development process in parts of Canterbury that were severely impacted by liquefaction and lateral spreading following the Canterbury earthquakes. Read more -
July 2011This report presents information about consented cleanfills and landfills in New Zealand that are not subject to the Waste Disposal Levy. Read more -
July 2011This report provides the results of a public awareness survey of the Waste Minimisation Act and Waste Disposal Levy. Read more -
July 2011This report presents the findings of an evaluation of stakeholders’ perceptions of the early implementation phase of the Waste Minimisation Act, and the short-term outcomes of the Act (2009-2010). Read more -
July 2011This report presents the findings of the first review of the effectiveness of the Waste Disposal Levy. This first review focused on reviewing progress in the implementing the levy and achieving the levy's short-term outcomes. Read more -
July 2011Project Twin Streams is a 10-year urban sustainability project that aims to restore 56 kilometres of Waitakere stream banks through an integrated community development initiative. Read more -
July 2011This environment snapshot has been superseded by the October 2012 Recreational water quality in New Zealand indicator update and the 2013 Suitability for swimming indicator update. Read more -
July 2011This snapshot report provides information on the amount of solid waste disposed of to municipal landfills in 2010. Waste in municipal landfills can come from construction and demolition, industrial, commercial and residential sources. Read more
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June 2011This technical report outlines a risk-based methodology for deriving soil contaminant concentrations protective of human health. Read more -
June 2011This document presents recommendations for toxicological intake values for 12 priority contaminants in soil. Read more -
June 2011This report contains a summary of the 284 submissions received on options contained in the discussion document Building Competitive Cities: Reform of the urban and infrastructure planning system. Read more -
June 2011The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 January 2011 – 30 June 2011. Read more -
June 2011Information for boaties on how to manage sewage on your boat to keep our bays clean. Read more -
May 2011The Ministry for the Environment's Statement of Intent gives an indication of where we are now and where we are heading over the next three years and includes our forecast financial statements. This Statement of Intent covers the years 2011 – 2014. Read more -
May 2011This guide is for organisations who wish to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions for their New Zealand operations. It encourages best practice in greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting and supports voluntary greenhouse gas reporting initiatives. Read more -
May 2011This document is required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It enables project owners under New Zealand's Projects to Reduce Emissions programme & the operators of the Te Apiti and Tararua wind farms to participate in the Joint Implementation mechanism. Read more -
May 2011This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. Read more -
May 2011The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 sets out the objectives and policies for freshwater management under the Resource Management Act 1991. The NES came into effect on 1 July 2011. Read more -
May 2011An evaluation of alternatives, benefits and costs under section 32 of the Resource Management Act 1991 was carried out before the introduction of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011. The NES came into effect on 1 July 2011. Read more -
May 2011This summary outlines the differences between the Board of Inquiry on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 recommendations and the Minister’s final decision and the reasons for the changes that were made. Read more -
May 2011This booklet outlines the outcome of the consultation process on the proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry. Read more -
April 2011This document presents an analysis of the amendments to the Resource Management Act (National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins and Other Toxics) Regulations 2004. Read more -
April 2011This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2009. The inventory reports the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from six sectors: energy; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; land use, land-use change and forestry; and waste. This is not the latest inventory. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
April 2011This snapshot presents commonly asked questions about New Zealand’s emissions and provides answers from New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009 released on 15 April 2011. This is not the latest environmental snapshot. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest snapshot for the inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
April 2011The National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011 sets out the objective and policies for renewable electricity generation under the Resource Management Act 1991. The NPS REG came into effect on 13 May 2011. Read more -
April 2011This summary outlines the differences between the board’s recommendations and the Minister’s final decision, and the reasons for the changes that were made. Read more