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December 2020A high level, theme based summary of the reviews undertaken of each regional council or unitary authority’s regional planning instruments for the NPS-FM. Read more -
October 2020He whakarāpopototanga e ono whārangi te roa o Te kōhauhau me te āhuarangi 2020, e āta tirotiro ana i te huri haere o te āhuarangi – e huri pēhea ana, he aha i pērā ai, he aha anō hoki ōna pānga ki ngā mea e kaingākautia ana e tātou. Read more -
October 2020A six page summary of Our atmosphere and climate 2020 which explores how, why, and what is happening to our climate and how the changing climate is beginning to affect the things we care about. Read more -
October 2020Our atmosphere and climate 2020 shows how, why, and what is happening to our climate and how the changing climate is beginning to affect the things we care about. Read more -
August 2020This evaluation report has been prepared under Section 32 (s32) of the Resource Management Act 1991. Read more -
July 2020This report recommends on how Ngā Wai Manga – the Urban Water Principles can be implemented (phase II). Read more -
April 2020A summary of Our freshwater 2020 which examines the most pressing issues on our freshwater. Read more -
April 2020Our freshwater 2020 examines the most pressing issues on our freshwater. Read more -
February 2020This report provides an update of Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) in New Zealand rivers, for the period of 1999-2018. It describes data sources, methodology, and results for Fish IBI at the national level. Read more -
November 2019This report describes national data sets related to groundwater flux estimation, including the methodologies to undertake this work and resultant digital data sets. Read more -
November 2019This report reviews groundwater models in New Zealand. Read more -
November 2019This report describes an update of New Zealand's depth to hydrogeological basement map, including the methodology used to undertake this work and the resultant digital data sets. Read more -
November 2019This report describes the development of a Hydrogeological-Unit Map for New Zealand, which provides a classification of geological units in terms of their importance for groundwater flow and storage in an ArcGIS seamless digital map. Read more -
November 2019This report presents the approach and results of groundwater use in New Zealand. Read more -
October 2019Our marine environment 2019 examines the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, harbours, and coastlines. Read more -
April 2019A glossary of terms used in Environment Aotearoa 2019. Read more -
April 2019Environment Aotearoa 2019 provides an overview of the state of our environment. Using five broad themes the report presents nine priority environmental issues. Read more -
April 2019This summary provides an overview of Environment Aotearoa 2019. Read more -
March 2019This updated National Implementation Plan outlines measures to implement our obligations relating to new persistent organic pollutants added to the Stockholm Convention in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2017. It also reports on New Zealand’s achievements in phasing out the 12 initial POPs. Read more -
October 2018This document presents key findings from the Our air 2018 environment report. Read more -
October 2018This report documents the initial work of the Urban Water Working Group – an independent collaborative body comprising urban water practitioners and technical experts convened by the Ministry for the Environment. Read more -
October 2018Our air 2018 report presents information about the state of our air, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment. Read more -
April 2018Our land 2018 report presents information about the state of our land, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment. Read more -
April 2018Our land 2018 at a glance provides a summary of the Our land 2018. Read more -
October 2017Our atmosphere and climate 2017 presents information about the state of our atmosphere and climate, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment. Read more -
October 2017This infographic provides a snapshot of New Zealand’s atmosphere and climate. It presents key findings from Our atmosphere and climate 2017. Read more -
September 2017The Clean Water discussion document proposed changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Following the consultation recommendations on amending the Freshwater NPS were made to the Minister for the Environment. This report provides a summary of decisions the Minister made based on those recommendations. Read more -
August 2017This review provides a stocktake of the progress made by each regional council towards implementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) in their plans. Read more -
April 2017Our fresh water 2017 presents information about the state of our fresh water, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment. Read more -
April 2017This infographic provides a snapshot of New Zealand’s fresh water. It presents key findings from Our fresh water 2017. Read more -
October 2016'Our marine environment 2016' provides an overview of the pressures New Zealand's marine environment faces, how it is changing, and the impacts on our biodiversity, economy, and way of life. Read more -
September 2016'A way forward for national direction - 2016' is an updated list of topics that Government intends to address nationally using one of the RMA legislative tools. Read more -
June 2016This document lists the topics to be reported on in environmental reports and provides a description of each. Read more -
October 2015Environment Aotearoa 2015 provides an overall picture of our environment across the air, atmosphere and climate, fresh water, land and marine domains and shows interactions between each domain. Read more -
September 2015This report presents the recommendations on the proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 2008. Read more -
July 2015A summary of submissions from consultation in which the Government sought the view of the public on the direction of the review of ECan, the proposed mixed-model governance structure and other alternatives. Read more -
July 2015This report contains the detailed policy settings for how the mixed-model is intended to be set up and operate. Some of the details in this report may be subject to change to best give effect to the overall policy intent. Read more -
May 2014New Zealand’s Environmental Reporting Series: 2014 Air domain report presents information on New Zealand’s air quality using data to 2012. It shows the changes in our air quality over time, and the associated pressures and impacts. Read more -
April 2013This snapshot presents commonly asked questions about New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions and provides answers from New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2011 released on 12 April 2013. This is not the latest inventory snapshot. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest snapshot for the inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
April 2013This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2011. Read more -
December 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the area of New Zealand’s marine areas with legal protection. Read more -
October 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the state of New Zealand’s air, measuring particulate matter – PM10. Read more
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October 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the pressure waste disposal places on New Zealand’s environment, using the solid waste disposal indicator. Read more
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October 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere, measuring levels of stratospheric ozone. Read more
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April 2012This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2010. The inventory reports the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from six sectors: energy; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; land use, land-use change and forestry; and waste. This is not the latest inventory. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2010 and Net Position: Environmental Snapshot April 2012April 2012This snapshot presents commonly asked questions about New Zealand’s emissions and provides answers from New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009 released on 15 April 2011. This is not the latest environmental snapshot. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest snapshot for the inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
September 2011In August 2008, Mighty River Power Ltd lodged resource consent applications to construct, maintain and operate a wind farm in the Turitea Reserve and adjoining farmland near Palmerston North. This is the Board's final report and decision on the proposal. Read more -
July 2011This snapshot report provides information on the amount of solid waste disposed of to municipal landfills in 2010. Waste in municipal landfills can come from construction and demolition, industrial, commercial and residential sources. Read more
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April 2011This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2009. The inventory reports the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from six sectors: energy; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; land use, land-use change and forestry; and waste. This is not the latest inventory. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more -
April 2011This snapshot presents commonly asked questions about New Zealand’s emissions and provides answers from New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009 released on 15 April 2011. This is not the latest environmental snapshot. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest snapshot for the inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more