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November 2020This document provides a summary of the Government’s proposals to reduce the impact of plastic on our environment. Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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February 2020This consultation document sets out threshold options for a proposed National Environmental Standard for the outdoor storage of tyres. Read more
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December 2019This report assesses the costs and benefits of changes to the waste disposal levy. Read more
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November 2019The Government is proposing to increase the landfill levy and apply it to more types of waste. Read more
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November 2019The Government is proposing to increase the landfill levy and apply it to more types of waste. Read more
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October 2019This report updates indices for coastal and ocean extreme waves previously developed to quantify the occurrence of extreme wave events in New Zealand on an annual basis. Read more
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October 2019This report provides new coastal chlorophyll-a and sea-surface temperature analyses within New Zealand’s territorial waters. Read more
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October 2019This report updates previously published data (2015) on coastal sea-surface temperature from 11 sites around New Zealand. Read more
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October 2019This report updates indicators for non-indigenous species with new data compiled since 2016. Read more
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October 2019This report updates previously published statistics on mean sea-level series and trends at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Moturiki (Mount Maunganui) to the end of 2018. Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 2019This report updates the state and trends of water quality of coastal and estuarine waters for physico-chemical (eg, pH), optical (eg clarity), nutrients (eg, nitrates), and microbiological parameters (eg, enterococci). Read more
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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
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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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July 2018In 2017, the Government strengthened the regulatory framework for the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas structures and pipelines in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This includes a new requirement for operators to provide a decommissioning plan before applying for a decommissioning-related marine consent. 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
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August 2017The Government is considering how best to manage the deposit of jettisoned material from space launch vehicles in the wider EEZ and extended continental shelf and is seeking feedback on its proposed regulation. Read more
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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
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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
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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
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August 2016The Government is considering how best to manage space vehicle launches and is seeking feedback on its proposed regulation. Read more
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August 2016This report assesses the environmental risks to the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of threats arising from jettisoned material from space launch vehicles. Read more
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January 2016This consultation document sets out the Government’s proposal for a new approach to marine protection in New Zealand. The submission period has now closed. Read more
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January 2016New Zealand's submission to the International Seabed Authority to support the development of a regulatory framework for the exploitation of seabed minerals. Read more
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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
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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
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April 2015This document provides a summary of the main issues raised in submissions on the Ministry’s discussion document, Priority waste streams for product stewardship intervention. Read more
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November 2014This report examines waste produced in households in New Zealand (2009). Read more
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October 2014This report was prepared for the Ministry to accompany the database of non-levied waste facilities in New Zealand. It summarises the statistical findings, methodology and data limitations. Read more
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May 2014This discussion document sought feedback on whether the Government should intervene to improve the management of four product waste streams: electronic and electrical equipment; tyres; agrichemicals and farm plastics; and refrigerants. Submissions closed 2 July 2014. Read more
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March 2014This document summarises the submissions received on the exposure draft of regulations for exploration drilling for oil and gas under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 and presents the main issues and themes raised. Read more
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March 2014This inventory of anthropogenic (human made) mercury sources and use in New Zealand was completed in 2012 as part of the national interest assessment for the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Read more
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February 2014This NIWA report is a risk-based assessment of the spectrum of environmental effects of discharging tailings and sediments from the prospecting and exploration stages of mineral mining operations into the marine environment, considering all aspects of risk to the marine environment. Read more
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February 2014In 2014, the Government sought feedback on an exposure draft of the EEZ and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects—Discharge and Dumping) Regulations 2014. This supporting information explains the exposure draft process, details the proposals, and how to make a submission. Read more
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December 2013This document summarises the submissions received on the Activity Classifications under the EEZ Act discussion document and presents the main issues and themes raised. Read more
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December 2013In 2013, the Government sought feedback on an exposure draft of the proposed exploratory drilling for oil and gas regulations under the EEZ Act. This document provided supporting information for the consultation. Consultation closed 31 January 2014. Read more
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October 2013The Ministry for the Environment commissioned ENVIRON Australia Pty Ltd, to investigate the practicalities of identifying, sorting and segregating plastics in the e-waste recycling industry, according to those components that contain banned brominated flame retardant (BFR) chemicals. Read more
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October 2013The Ministry for the Environment commissioned ACIL Allen Consulting to undertake a cost-benefit analysis of sorting options for e-waste plastics being recycled in New Zealand that potentially contain brominated flame retardants. Read more
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August 2013This discussion document sought feedback on the Government’s proposals for regulating exploratory drilling for oil and gas, discharges of harmful substances, and dumping of waste in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Submissions closed on 25 September 2013. Read more
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April 2013This report develops definitions for biogenic (biologically formed) and geological environments identified as sensitive by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and the Ministry. Read more
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December 2012The Ministry commissioned this pilot study to identify if plastics in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE, or e-waste) contained brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Read more
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May 2012This discussion document sought feedback on proposed regulations for managing the environmental effects in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf. Submissions on the discussion document have now closed. Read more