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March 2021This report estimates the net emissions and removals from woody vegetation and drained organic soils occurring on sheep and beef farmland in New Zealand. Read more -
February 2021This study analyses pre-1990 planted forest data collected in New Zealand in 2010 and 2015. Read more -
February 2021This report presents the results of the national forest inventory for pre-1990 natural forests, from the 2002-2007 and 2009-2014 measurement cycles. Read more -
February 2021This report provides emission factors for use with grassland with woody biomass (GWB) within New Zealand’s greenhouse gas inventory. Read more -
February 2021This report calculates national carbon stock and carbon stock change estimates (via yield tables) for pre-1990 and post-1989 planted forests. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new mahinga kai compulsory value, and other Māori values in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the amended regulations for measuring and reporting water takes. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new regulations for the application of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to pastoral land. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for ecosystem health in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for threatened species. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information about policies for limit setting and action plans in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for setting environmental flows and levels, and requirements to set take limits, in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing nitrogen in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing sediment (including deposited and suspended sediment) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This report surveyed international frameworks, identified important lessons for outcome-based environmental management, and helps clarify what setting environmental limits and targets will require. Read more -
December 2020This report translates the planetary boundaries framework to show New Zealand’s global environmental connections and quantifies where our country sits in terms of operating within environmentally safe boundaries. Read more -
October 2020This factsheet provides information on the new policies for district plans and the role of territorial authorities in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
October 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of values and attributes in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
September 2020This table sets out when the different parts of the Essential Freshwater package come into force. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to rivers in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020 and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to Te Mana o te Wai in the Essential Freshwater programme including the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet provides an overview of the Essential Freshwater programme, including the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020, National Environmental Standards for Freshwater, and other regulations. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to wetlands in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020 and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to intensive winter grazing in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to stock exclusion in the Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to stockholding and feedlots in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020A new step-by-step process to determine whether to give public or limited notification of resource consents has been introduced by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. Read more -
September 2020A new fast track process for more straightforward applications (district land use activities) has been introduced by RLAA. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to agricultural intensification in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020The following information sheets provide an overview of processes under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for resource consents, deemed permitted boundary activities, and plan-making. Read more -
August 2020This technical report provides further detail on the risk assessment findings of New Zealand's first national climate change risk assessment. It includes profiles of all the risks, opportunities and knowledge gaps identified. Read more -
August 2020This report documents the methodology used in the National Climate Change Risk Assessment and the associated engagement. It supports organisations to carry out their own national, local and regional risk assessments. Read more -
August 2020This information sheet for horticultural growers has been updated to reflect the government’s final decisions on provisions for vegetable growers in Pukekohe and Horowhenua. Read more -
August 2020This report presents the findings of New Zealand’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment. It gives a national picture of the risks New Zealand faces from climate change to help prioritise action. Read more -
August 2020This report describes a prototype for a New Zealand River Ecosystem Health Scorecard, conceived as a simple, easily interpretable and holistic communication tool for the state of the biophysical condition of rivers and streams in New Zealand. Read more -
August 2020This snapshot summarises the findings of New Zealand’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment. It gives a national picture of the risks New Zealand faces from climate change. Read more -
August 2020This fact sheet helps iwi authorities understand how the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 relates to them and explains the role of hapū. Read more -
July 2020This information sheet provides an overview of the marginal benefits and costs of the Action for healthy waterways policy package using the best methods and publicly-available data. Read more -
July 2020The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 enables eligible infrastructure and development projects to start as soon as possible. This fact sheet provides an overview for local authorities. Read more -
July 2020The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 allows specific works on infrastructure to occur as permitted activities by specific agencies (referred to as ‘work on infrastructure’). This fact sheet provides an overview of the work on infrastructure process. Read more -
June 2020This factsheet outlines changes to compliance and enforcement functions of the RMA. All of these changes take effect on 1 July 2020. Read more -
June 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the changes introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020, other than those related to the Freshwater Planning Process. Read more -
June 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the new freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. Read more -
May 2020This report estimates the potential impact of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (2017) and the Essential Freshwater package on the dairy, beef and sheep farming sectors. Read more -
May 2020This document provides a high-level overview of the impact assessment for Action for healthy waterways including the objectives and scope, findings, parties involved, methodologies applied, and the limitations and constraints to the analysis. Read more -
May 2020This report assesses the costs of the Essential Freshwater Package relative to the existing National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Read more -
May 2020This information sheet describes the environmental and economic analysis of the Action for healthy waterways package. Read more -
May 2020This information sheet sets out an overview of what the new regulations mean from an iwi/Māori perspective, recognising the importance and significance freshwater has for iwi/Māori and the Crown’s responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi. Read more -
May 2020This information sheet describes how attributes in the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management contribute to understanding how freshwater provides for ecosystem health and human contact. Read more