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December 2001The project aims to identify: the factors influencing decisions to transfer water; regional council and water user perceptions of water transfer; and the barriers to transfer and how they could be overcome. Read more -
November 2001This report sets out the basis for developing the landfill classification system in Module 2 of the Hazardous Waste Management Guidelines - Landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria and Landfill Classification. Read more -
November 2001This protocol identifies and describes standardised protocols for use by agencies throughout New Zealand for macroinvertebrate biomonitoring. Read more -
September 2001This document summaries submissions received on the revised and new ambient air quality guidelines. Read more -
July 2001This publication provides background information about the sources, causes and processes involved with the deterioration of streams in farmed catchments and the consequences of that deterioration. Read more -
June 2001Every year local authorities participate in a survey to examine key aspects of the Resource Management Act (RMA) process. This report covers activity from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000. Read more -
June 2001The project evaluated the flow guidelines from the perspective of regional council staff involved in water allocation and identified ways the guidelines could be improved to enhance their effectiveness. Read more -
June 2001This case study on the restoration of Lake Ngaroto provides a reference and example for other groups considering a similar lake restoration project. Read more -
June 2001This guide provides a practical summary of ideas to help local authorities make the most of iwi management plans and other iwi planning documents. Read more -
May 2001This guide aims to increase awareness of the risks associated with closed landfills and to outline the best practical methods to manage closed landfill sites effectively, so that adverse environmental effects are minimised. Read more -
May 2001Assistance for consent authorities and those applying for resource consents (or changes to resource consents) for the development, operation or aftercare of landfill sites. Read more -
May 2001This project report aimed to clarify problems in existing water allocation practice, provide suggestions at the strategic level for improvement, and identify roles and responsibilities. Read more -
April 2001A discussion document on proposals for regulations on energy efficiency performance standards and labelling. Submissions closed on 11 May 2001. Read more -
March 2001This study was undertaken to determine whether significant differences in management regimes are appropriate among different river management units and if options for water management regimes result in consistent implications for water reliability and residual flows in rivers. Read more -
February 2001This report investigates the economic impact on end users of mandatory minimum energy performance standards for selected product classes. Read more -
January 2001This information sheet summarises the Ministry's reasons for reviewing the 1994 Ambient Air Quality Guidelines. Read more -
December 2000This guide provides guidance to used oil generators, collectors, transporters, re-refiners and end users and regulatory authorities on the formulation of used oil management strategies. Read more -
December 2000The Stream Periphyton Monitoring Manual describes a standard set of methods for regional councils, consultants and researchers to collect and analyse data on periphyton for resource surveys, impact assessments/monitoring, state of environment reporting and research studies. Read more -
December 2000These guidelines are based on scientific findings from the past 50 years of research and Environment Court case law. Read more -
September 2000This report confirms indicators for solid waste, hazardous waste and contaminated sites. It explains how these confirmed indicators fit into the wider Environmental Performance Indicators Programme, why they were chosen and how the indicators will be implemented and reported on. Read more -
August 2000This report investigates the environmental impacts of burning used oil and spreading it on roads. Read more -
August 2000Te Raranga a Mahi is a manual that seeks to provide whanau, hapu and iwi with tools to prepare environmental management plans (or iwi management plans). Read more -
July 2000Every year local authorities participate in a survey to examine key aspects of the Resource Management Act (RMA) process. This report covers activity from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. Read more -
June 2000A background review of the structure and value of periphyton communities in streams, factors controlling growth and composition of periphyton, and the effects of human activities on the community. Read more -
May 2000This report describes the approach taken for estimating the water quality 'trigger' values for ecosystem protection used in the 2000 revision of the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (ANZECC 2000). The guidelines were revised in August 2018. Read more -
April 2000This report provides the results of the second National Landfill Census. Read more -
April 2000This report provides an information base about the status of water allocation in each New Zealand region, and the systems being used to allocate water. It was prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Lincoln Environmental. Read more -
March 2000This protocol specifies a cost-effective method to determine the trophic levels of lakes, and changes in these levels over time. Read more