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December 2020This document provides a summary of the submissions in response to the Government's proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality. Read more -
December 2020This guide provides information on how to submit expressions of interest to the Freshwater Improvement Fund. Read more -
October 2020Read the summary of recommendations and the Minister for the Environment’s decisions on amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 report here. Read more -
September 2020This document provides detailed technical guidance about the new freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. Read more -
August 2020The Wetland Delineation Protocols give a robust method for delineating wetlands based on the United States delineation system. Read more -
August 2020The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 requires councils to manage periphyton in rivers as a compulsory attribute to achieve the value ecosystem health. Read more -
August 2020This factsheet provides information on the consenting-related changes made through the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. Read more -
August 2020The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 sets out the objectives and policies for freshwater management under the Resource Management Act 1991. Read more -
May 2020This report provides a summary of the submissions made on the proposals outlined in the Action for healthy waterways discussion document. Consultation on these proposals ran from 5 September to 31 October 2019. Read more -
December 2019This guide provides information for people who import, manufacture, or sell products covered by New Zealand’s Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS). Read more -
September 2019This document is an at a glance summary of the discussion document on national direction for freshwater. It provides an overview of proposals to stop the degradation of waterways and restore them to a healthy state. Read more -
September 2019This document sets out proposals for consultation on measures to stop the degradation of waterways and restore them to a healthy state. Read more -
December 2018This guide provides practical considerations, principles and methods to help regional council staff identify, assess, communicate and manage uncertainty in freshwater management. It may also be useful for iwi and hapū or community participants in regional freshwater planning processes to better understand these issues. Read more -
October 2018This document describes a framework for assessing the biophysical ecosystem health of fresh water in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more -
August 2018These guidelines provide water managers with tools and guidance to assess, manage and monitor the water quality. They complement the existing National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (Freshwater NPS) which is the main direction to local government about how to manage fresh water in New Zealand. Read more -
August 2018This technical guidance will help councils with the process set out in the Periphyton Attribute Note in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (as amended 2017). Read more -
March 2018This guide provides information about the attributes in Appendix 2 of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (as amended 2017). Read more -
March 2018This guide provides information about setting limits under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (as amended 2017). Read more -
December 2017This guide provides information about the policy intent and requirements of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014. Read more -
December 2017This guide provides information about the monitoring requirements in Part CB of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (as amended 2017). Read more -
December 2017This guide explains how the national swimming targets will be achieved, what contribution regional targets will make, and the monitoring requirements for E. coli. Read more -
August 2017This report provides recommendations to the Minister for the Environment and Minister for Primary Industries on proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014. Read more -
February 2017This document sets out the Government's further work in the ongoing programme of water reform. Read more -
June 2016This document provides guidance to council staff on identifying freshwater management units as required under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Read more -
June 2016This document provides a summary of submissions received during the consultation on the Government’s Next Steps for Fresh Water discussion document. Read more -
February 2016This consultation document sets out the Government’s proposals to improve the management of fresh water in New Zealand. Read more -
November 2015This guide outlines the obligations of territorial authorities under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 and describes some impacts the NPS-FM may have on councils. Read more -
September 2015This case study describes the collaborative processes used as part of the Healthy Rivers Wai Ora project in the Waikato catchment. Read more -
September 2015This guidance, collaboratively written by regional council and Ministry for the Environment staff, steps the reader through the establishment, running and winding up of an effective collaboration group. Read more -
September 2015This guide will help regional and unitary councils implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management requirement to establish freshwater accounting systems for water quantity and quality. Read more -
January 2015This report describes tools that may be useful for regional councils and communities to identify and compare values as they go through planning processes and implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Read more -
July 2014Proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management were publicly notified on 7 November 2013. This report summarises the recommendations and the Minister’s decision on the recommendations following consultation on the proposed amendments. Read more -
July 2014This report provides recommendations to the Minister for the Environment on proposed changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011. Read more -
November 2013This report provides an evaluation under section 32 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of the proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011. Read more -
November 2013This document presents Government proposals to amend the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Read more -
November 2013The case studies present an introduction to the potential mitigation costs to reduce contaminant lossess at industrial and municipal sites that are point sources of contaminants. Read more -
November 2013This leaflet provides a summary of the proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011. Read more -
June 2013Recreational water quality assessment software user’s guide. Read more -
March 2013This paper sets out the Government’s approach to reforming New Zealand’s freshwater management system. Comments closed on 8 April 2013. Read more -
December 2012This report presents an in-depth, qualitative case study of an important experience of collaborative governance: the process undertaken by a small steering group developing the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. Read more -
December 2012This publication provides a case study that reflects researchers’ observations and interviews with participants of New Zealand’s first national attempt at collaborative governance in the complex and frequently contested area of freshwater management. Read more -
August 2012This report identifies and recommends national freshwater monitoring protocols for core river water quality, river bio-monitoring and lake monitoring variables. Regional council protocols and quality assurance methods are described. Read more -
December 2010This report presents the findings of engagement with Māori and regional councels to gain an understanding of Māori perspectives on water allocation. Read more -
October 2010Information on the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 including information on the benefits of measuring your water take, who the regulations apply to, measuring and reporting requirements, and how the regulations work. Read more -
December 2009These guidelines provide advice on how public health risk associated with cyanobacteria in recreational waters can be managed. Read more -
February 2009This summary of submissions document presents an overview of submissions received on the proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Discussion Document. Read more -
June 2008This guide providez regional councils and consent applicants with sufficient knowledge about treatment processes and sources of contaminants to enable them to implement and comply with the National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water. Read more -
March 2008This discussion document sought feedback on the proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels. Submissions closed 31 July 2008. Read more -
May 2007This material is incorporated by reference in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020. Read more -
February 2006The Cultural Health Index is a tool that Māori can use to assess and manage waterways in their area. This guide explains how to apply to Cultural Health Index from selecting sites and setting up a monitoring team, to calculating the index scores for the sites. Read more