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April 2017This information sheet is about the direct referral process under the Resource Management Act. It has been prepared to help applicants understand the process. Read more -
April 2017This guide will help practitioners and decision-makers undertake good practice section 32 evaluations. Read more -
April 2017This checklist outlines mandatory changes enacted through the Resource Legislation Amendment Act for councils to implement through their resource management processes. Read more -
April 2017This document compares the standard, streamlined and collaborative planning process. Read more -
April 2017This process map is to help council consent staff to determine whether a joint process can be applied to a reserve exchange request with a plan change or resource consent application under the RMA. Read more -
April 2017This report presents a case study of cultural assessments for fresh water in the Waitaki catchment in Canterbury. Read more -
April 2017This report provides an overview of the He Pātaka Wai Ora project, which integrated scientific and matauranga māori monitoring methods to establish the state of freshwater species’ biodiversity and water quality in the Waikouaiti catchment in North Otago. Read more -
April 2017This report presents the methods and statistical results of the He Pātaka Wai Ora Project. Read more -
April 2017This report outlines the development of a pressure-state-impact model to predict the effect of water abstractions on river flows, using Canterbury as a case study. Read more -
April 2017This report presents information on potential environmental indicators of water allocation: rates of flow take and volumes of flow take; and their cumulative impacts on river flows. Read more -
April 2017This report aimed to develop national level statistics on water allocation to quantify the pressures on river flows, and in turn freshwater ecosystems. Read more -
April 2017This report presents trends in the abundance of freshwater species between 1977 and 2015 based on standardised data from the New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database. Read more -
April 2017This report looks at the state and trends of water quality in urban streams, with a focus on Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Read more -
April 2017This report models the state of water quality along New Zealand’s national river network, using data measured at freshwater monitoring sites between 2009 and 2013. Read more -
April 2017This report outlines the development of a database to house scientific and cultural information on the health of Te Arawa lakes (Bay of Plenty). Read more -
April 2017Note: Information in these factsheets may be out of date as a result of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 Read more -
February 2017This document sets out the Government's further work in the ongoing programme of water reform. Read more -
February 2017This 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 2014. Read more -
February 2017This report has been produced to test potential consequences of setting freshwater objectives for hydro scheme operations. Modelling was undertaken of a selection of various scenarios involving an increase in minimum flows in selected rivers to assess the impact of draft proposals to amend the NPS Freshwater Management on the New Zealand electricity system. Read more -
February 2017This report addresses the question, “By how much would mitigation measures decrease the proportion of time that river reaches exceed the primary contact (swimming) minimum acceptable state E. coli concentration of 540 per 100 ml?” Read more -
February 2017This report provides advice on statistical issues relevant to the 2014 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, having particular regard to its National Objectives Framework (NOF). Read more -
February 2017Sediment is an important contaminant in New Zealand freshwaters. This report presents the development of an analytical framework to empirically relate various key instream measures of sediment to catchment sediment loads. Read more -
February 2017This report is a strategic assessment of New Zealand’s freshwaters for recreational use from a human health perspective. It outlines the methods used to produce spatial predictions of E. coli and cynobacterial biovolume at unmonitored locations. Read more -
February 2017This report reviews the original report, 'Strategic assessment of New Zealand’s freshwaters for recreational use: a human health perspective'. Read more -
December 2016The Government sought views on a proposed extension of the Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levy. Read more -
December 2016This report provides the results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation (NPS-REG). Read more -
December 2016This guide is for organisations who wish to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions for their New Zealand operations. It encourages best practice in greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting and supports voluntary greenhouse gas reporting initiatives. Read more -
December 2016This information sheet is for network utility operators or those responsible for public works in areas damaged by the Hurunui/Kaikoura earthquake. It explains how the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Emergency Relief Act 2016 has temporary altered your obligations under the Resource Management Act. Read more -
December 2016This information sheet explains the modified consent process for restoring the Kaikōura harbours specified in the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Emergency Relief Act 2016. Read more -
December 2016This information sheet is for rural land owners and occupiers who need to undertake emergency repair works following the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquake. It explains what you are now permitted to do under the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Emergency Relief Act 2016. Read more -
November 2016This report has been produced by the Ministry for the Environment based on recently held conversations with representatives from councils and stakeholders on their processes and data collected as part of the National Monitoring System and the RMA Survey of Local Authorities. Read more -
November 2016This document presents the findings of the evaluation of the efficiency, effectiveness and risks associated with the proposed National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities regulations. Read more -
October 2016This document provides a summary of consultation responses to stage two of the 2015/16 review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). Read more -
October 2016This document provides a summary of responses to the Forestry technical note that was released to support consultation on stage two of the 2015/16 review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). Read more -
October 2016This document provides a summary of responses to the Operational matters technical note that was released to support consultation on stage two of the 2015/16 review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). 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 -
September 2016'New Zealand's action on climate change' illustrates the breadth of activities that are underway in 2016. It highlights areas where policies and decision-making need to take into account the broader climate change objectives. This information will be updated as New Zealand continues on its path towards a low emissions future. Read more -
August 2016This guidance is to help local authorities submit the National Monitoring System information requirements for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (due by Friday 28 July 2017). Read more -
July 2016This document provides a summary of consultation responses to stage one of the 2015/16 review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. Read more -
July 2016This report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change calculates New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions budget for the period 2013 to 2020 based on our unconditional target to reduce emissions to 5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. Read more -
June 2016This report provides advice on possible attributes and thresholds relevant to the ecosystem health of intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons and brackish lakes, and their potential for consideration as part of the National Objectives Framework in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Read more -
June 2016This report presents the findings of a review of national and international literature on benthic cyanobacteria and their associated toxins. Read more -
June 2016This report presents findings of a literature review of the effects of fine sediment on ecosystem health and numerical thresholds for (sediment-related) environmental state variables. Read more -
June 2016This report presents the findings of a review of continuous dissolved oxygen data in New Zealand including an assessment of observed dissolved oxygen concentrations in relation to the National Objectives Framework (point source) band thresholds. 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 consultation document seeks views from affected parties on proposed technical updates to three regulations under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. 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 -
June 2016Snapshot of climate projections for New Zealand summarising the main elements of a comprehensive technical report: Climate Change Projections for New Zealand. Read more -
May 2016New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory is the official annual report of all anthropogenic (human induced) emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in New Zealand. The inventory measures New Zealand’s progress against obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. 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 -
May 2016This snapshot of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions summarises New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2014 and how the inventory data are used for climate change reporting. 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 inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more