Publication Search
Search below then narrow your results using the options on the left.
-
December 2004This report was published as part of the Water Programme of ActionFreshwater for a Sustainable Future consultation. Read more -
December 2004This discussion document outlines the different ways in which New Zealanders value and use freshwater. It also looks at how New Zealand’s water is managed and the pressures and challenges facing our water management system. Read more -
December 2004This report provides information about the types and location of recreation and tourism activity that is supported by or associated with water bodies within the Waitaki Catchment. Read more -
December 2004This report provides an overview of the groundwater resources of the Waitaki catchment. It outlines groundwater flow directions and depths, interactions with surface water, and provides a preliminary assessment of aquifer properties. Read more -
December 2004This GIS report provides information about the types and location of recreation and tourism activity that is supported by or associated with water bodies within the Waitaki Catchment. Read more -
November 2004This report provides a regional perspective on the costs and benefits of various allocation scenarios for use of water from the Waitaki Catchment. Read more -
November 2004This report provides an overview of the freshwater ecological values in the Waitaki Catchment based on information collated as geographical information system (GIS) layers. It describes the sources of the GIS data and lists the layers that have been prepared. Read more -
August 2004This document presents the findings of a review of the Electricity emission factor. Read more -
July 2004This study reviews international literature on tyre storage and identifies best practice for issues such as leachate, and fire and financial risks. Read more -
July 2004The 2004 New Zealand Packaging Accord was a partnership between government and industry to make more sustainable use of packaging. Read more -
July 2004This report provides recommendations on how to better understand the economic impacts in New Zealand of climate change-related extreme events. The report focuses on New Zealand flood events, and presents a framework in which such events may be assessed in terms of economic costs. Read more -
July 2004There is legitimate competition for the use and protection of fresh water. The Sustainable Development Water Programme of Action included studies and reports which identify water bodies that are most important for various values. Read more -
July 2004This paper was published as part of the Water Programme of Action Freshwater for a Sustainable Future consultation. Read more -
June 2004The Water Allocation and Use paper identifies problems in our systems of water allocation and use. Read more -
June 2004This report presents the extent of council effort and expenditure on biodiversity and the extent of biodiversity protection. Read more -
April 2004This 2004 discussion document invited submissions on key issues likely to be covered by a HSNO amendment Bill. Read more -
April 2004This report estimates dioxin emissions from New Zealand foundry operations that melt and process scrap metals and alloys. Volume one is the emissions estimate report. Read more -
April 2004This report estimates dioxin emissions from New Zealand foundry operations that melt and process scrap metals and alloys. Volume two comprises scientific test data. Read more -
April 2004This 2004 discussion document invited submissions on key issues likely to be covered by a HSNO amendment Bill. Read more -
February 2004This document presents an overview of the submissions received on the proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality. Read more -
January 2004This study by Firecone assesses the nature and size of the problems associated with end-of-life tyres and the costs and benefits of potential solutions. Read more -
January 2004This report, commissioned as part of the Water Programme of Action, describes potential opportunities for using economic instruments to manage the impacts of land use on water quality. Read more -
January 2004Councils can issue instant fines for unlawful discharges of sewage, oil and garbage from ships. This leaflet provides information on the rules about discharges. Read more -
December 2000A report summarising submissions made on the preliminary consultation report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Biodiversity and Private Land. Read more -
December 2000The Climate Change Research Strategy provides a high level framework to guide science funders and providers to identify priority areas of research, while maintaining a balanced portfolio that will achieve both short- and long-term outcomes. Read more -
December 2000The Stream Periphyton Monitoring Manual describes a standard set of methods for regional councils, consultants and researchers to collect and analyse data on periphyton for resource surveys, impact assessments/monitoring, state of environment reporting and research studies. Read more -
October 2000This technical report examines the health effects of 11 air contaminants and recommends monitoring methods and evaluation criteria for each contaminant. Read more -
October 2000This technical report recommended changes and additions to the Ministry's 1994 Ambient Air Quality Guidelines. Read more -
October 2000This report discusses potential effects of air contaminants on ecosystems in New Zealand, and recommends guideline values to help those responsible for monitoring and managing the impacts of air pollution on ecosystems. Read more -
October 2000This is the second of two documents prepared for the Ministry on the effects of air pollution on atmospheric visibility in New Zealand. Read more -
October 2000This technical report reviews the types of strategies needed to manage emissions of contaminants into the air. Read more -
September 2000This report confirms indicators for solid waste, hazardous waste and contaminated sites. It explains how these confirmed indicators fit into the wider Environmental Performance Indicators Programme, why they were chosen and how the indicators will be implemented and reported on. Read more -
August 2000This report investigates the environmental impacts of burning used oil and spreading it on roads. Read more -
May 2000This report describes the approach taken for estimating the water quality 'trigger' values for ecosystem protection used in the 2000 revision of the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (ANZECC 2000). The guidelines were revised in August 2018. Read more -
April 2000This report provides the results of the second National Landfill Census. Read more -
April 2000This report provides an information base about the status of water allocation in each New Zealand region, and the systems being used to allocate water. It was prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Lincoln Environmental. Read more -
March 2000This report provides a national inventory of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans emission to air, land and water from known sources for 1998. Read more -
March 2000This protocol specifies a cost-effective method to determine the trophic levels of lakes, and changes in these levels over time. Read more -
February 2000The New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy establishes a framework for action to conserve and sustainably use and manage New Zealand's biodiversity. Read more