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November 2020Our annual report 2019/20 provides information on how we’ve performed during 2019/20. Read more -
November 2020This document provides a summary of the Government’s proposals to reduce the impact of plastic on our environment. Read more -
November 2020The Ministry for the Environment's Statement of Intent covers the years 2020 – 2025. Read more -
August 2020This report provides a summary of submissions and recommendations to the Minister for the Environment on the consultation on the proposed National Environmental Standard for the outdoor storage of tyres. Read more -
August 2020This report provides recommendations on opportunities to standardise domestic kerbside collections of waste in New Zealand to increase consistency, reduce confusion for householders, improve material quality and reduce residual rubbish to landfill. Read more -
August 2020Between 26 November 2019 and 14 March 2020 the Government consulted on a proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity to help reverse the decline in indigenous biodiversity in New Zealand. This document provides a summary of the feedback received. Read more -
August 2020This consultation document seeks feedback on two proposals related to plastic design, use and disposal. Read more -
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July 2020This document summaries the submissions received during consultation on proposed priority products and priority product stewardship scheme guidelines. Read more -
July 2020This document provides a summary of submissions in response to the Government’s 2019/2020 consultation on a more effective landfill levy.https://www.mfe.govt.nz/consultations/landfill-levy Read more -
February 2020This consultation document sets out threshold options for a proposed National Environmental Standard for the outdoor storage of tyres. Read more -
December 2019This report assesses the costs and benefits of changes to the waste disposal levy. Read more -
December 2019This report summarises research on outdoor storage of tyres, including a survey of regional councils and unitary authorities and a review of selected district plans. Read more -
November 2019This report prepared by 4Sight Consulting and Market Economics is intended to test the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) before public consultation and help inform stakeholders on the likely impacts, benefits and costs of the NPSIB. Read more -
November 2019This is a summary of the discussion document for the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Read more -
November 2019The Government is proposing to increase the landfill levy and apply it to more types of waste. Read more -
November 2019The Government is proposing to increase the landfill levy and apply it to more types of waste. Read more -
November 2019This consultation document provides information about the proposed new National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Read more -
October 2019Our annual report 2018/19 provides information on how we’ve performed during 2018/19. Read more -
September 2019The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019. Read more -
August 2019This brochure provides a summary of our consultation document on proposed priority products and priority product stewardship guidelines. The consultation will determine which products are included in co-design of regulated production stewardship schemes and the guidelines co-design. Read more -
August 2019This document helps show connections between our current and forthcoming consultations and how you can get involved and have your say. Read more -
Proposed priority products and priority product stewardship scheme guidelines: Consultation documentAugust 2019This consultation document presents the Government's proposals for co-design of regulated product stewardship schemes, including the proposed priority products and design guidelines for accredited schemes. Read more -
May 2019This report considers options for New Zealand to manage the effects of fluctuations in recycling material commodity prices on our resource recovery sector. Read more -
May 2019This report commissioned by the National Resource Recovery Taskforce analyses the resource recovery sector in New Zealand and the impacts on recycling following fluctuations in recycling material commodity prices as markets changed. Read more -
November 2018This document provides a summary of the submissions received on the Proposed mandatory phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags consultation document. Read more -
August 2018The Government is proposing to phase out single-use plastic shopping bags in New Zealand and would like to hear your views. Submissions closed at 5.00 pm on Friday 14 September 2018. Read more -
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May 2018This document provides a summary of the submissions received during public consultation on a proposed National Environmental Standard for the Outdoor Storage of Tyres. Read more -
August 2017This document summaries the submissions recieved on the Government's proposal to ban on the sale and manufacture of plastic microbeads in personal care products in New Zealand. Read more -
August 2017The Ministry commissioned this report to analyse how regional, unitary and district councils are managing biodiversity through planning documents under the Resource Management Act. Read more -
July 2017The 2017 review of the effectiveness of the waste disposal levy reports on the success of the waste levy for the period of July 2013 to June 2016. Read more -
July 2017The Ministry for the Environment commissioned MWH, now part of Stantec, to carry out a National Waste Disposal Survey to gather data. Read more -
July 2017The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017. Read more -
June 2017The 2017 Four Year Plan sets out the Ministry for the Environment’s strategic intentions for 2017/18 to 2020/2021. The Four Year Plan was prepared before Budget 2017 and was current at May 2017. Read more -
June 2017The Government is seeking views on a proposed National Environmental Standard (NES) for the Outdoor Storage of Tyres. The proposed NES will provide a national rule to enable local authorities to appropriately manage the risks that can arise from outdoor tyre storage. Read more -
January 2017The Government sought views on its proposed ban on the sale and manufacture of plastic microbeads in personal care products in New Zealand. Submissions have now closed. Read more -
August 2016The 2016 Four Year Plan sets out the Ministry for the Environment’s strategic intentions for 2016/17 to 2019/2020. Read more -
July 2016This discussion paper sought input into the development of a proposed conservation and environment science roadmap. Read more -
July 2016The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016. Read more -
April 2016This consultation document sets out the Government’s proposal to streamline the regulatory regime for pest control. Read more -
April 2016This business case provides analysis of the regulatory regime for 1080 operational use. Read more -
February 2016This briefing was provided to the Minister for Climate Change Issues in December 2015. Read more -
December 2015This document sets out how we will ensure ‘environmental stewardship for a prosperous New Zealand’. It is about what we are seeking to achieve, why this is important, and the approach we will take. Read more -
November 2015This booklet includes a set of outcomes that detail the long-term environmental goals and intermediate targets that we believe will help us to encourage New Zealand's economic, social and cultural prosperity without comprimising our environment for future generations.. Read more -
October 2015The Ministry for the Environment’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2015 provides an overview of the Ministry’s priorities, objectives, and financial performance indicators for the year. Read more -
October 2015This report has information on how spatial patterns of biodiversity can be measured and reported. Read more -
August 2015In 2014, the Ministry for the Environment commissioned SLR to develop a product stewardship framework for e-waste in New Zealand. SLR undertook stakeholder engagement and consultation, collection and analysis of e-waste data specific to New Zealand, and analysis of product stewardship options for e-waste. This report presents the findings of this research. Read more -
July 2015The expenses of the Ministry for the Environment’s Chief Executive for the period 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. Read more -
July 2015In 2014, the Ministry for the Environment commissioned KPMG to research economic barriers to tyre recycling in New Zealand. This report presents the findings of that research. Read more