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February 2021Ko tā ēnei aratohu, he whakamārama me pēhea te tono i Te Pūtea o Te Mana o te Wai (te Pūtea o TMoTW/te pūtea). Read more -
February 2021This guide explains how to apply to the Te Mana o Te Wai Fund. Read more -
December 2020This guidance has been developed to help local authorities understand and interpret the provisions for evidence-based decision-making in subpart 3 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Read more -
December 2020This guidance has been developed to help local authorities understand and interpret the provisions for producing a Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA) under subpart 5 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Read more -
September 2020This guide is intended to help local authorities understand the requirements of the responsive planning policies in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020. Read more -
September 2020This guide is intended to help local authorities understand and implement the requirements of the intensification provisions in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD). Read more -
August 2020Between 26 November 2019 and 14 March 2020 the Government consulted on a proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity to help reverse the decline in indigenous biodiversity in New Zealand. This document provides a summary of the feedback received. Read more -
July 2020This document provides a high-level overview of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD), introducing a series of fact sheets and guides to help with implementation. Read more -
June 2020This document provides guidance on apply to the Environmental Legal Assistance (ELA) Fund. Read more -
May 2020This document provides a summary of the submissions received on the discussion document and at consultation events. Read more -
November 2019This is a summary of the discussion document for the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Read more -
November 2019This consultation document provides information about the proposed new National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Read more -
August 2019The Government is consulting on a proposal for a new National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). The NPS-UD will provide clear direction to local government about how to enable opportunities for development in New Zealand’s urban areas. Read more -
August 2019This document provides an ‘at a glance’ summary of the Government’s consultation on a proposal for a new National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Read more -
March 2018This guide provides information about the Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) and guidance for completing an application for funding for a waste minimisation project. Read more -
December 2017This guide relates to the requirements in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity for local authorities to set targets in their regional policy statements and district plans (policies PC5 – PC 11). Read more -
December 2017This guide provides recommendations on how to give effect to the requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity to produce the future development strategy (policies PC12 - PC14). Read more -
December 2017This report outlines a national sampling plan for the 8-km Grid to help multiple agencies coordinate the monitoring they undertake on the Grid. Read more -
September 2017This document provides a two-page summary of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity. Read more -
August 2017The Ministry commissioned this report to analyse how regional, unitary and district councils are managing biodiversity through planning documents under the Resource Management Act. Read more -
July 2017This document provides an overview of the full funding process, and guidance to help you complete your application to the Community Environment Fund. Read more -
June 2017This guidance supports local authorities to give effect to evidence and monitoring requirements in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (see policies PB1 – PB7 and PD1). Read more -
March 2017The Ministry for the Environment has produced a brief guidance document on the regulations to help regional councils and pest control operators to understand the impacts of regulations. Read more -
February 2017This guide provides information on how to apply to the Freshwater Improvement Fund. Read more -
November 2016This introductory guide is the first in a series that supports local authorities with implementing the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity 2016. Read more -
October 2016This document provides a summary of submissions on the public consultation to the Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity. Read more -
July 2016This report provides information about the way nine ‘high growth’ councils in New Zealand estimate demand for housing and business land, and how they measure the development capacity available to meet that demand. Read more -
June 2016This document explains how the proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity has been developed; the objectives, policies and key themes; and how to give your feedback on the proposal. Read more -
June 2016Report on submissions from the first phase of consultation (held from 3 December 2015 to 5 February 2016) on the case for a national policy statement on urban development. Read more -
June 2016This report presents the findings of research into the sufficient supply of business land in urban areas experiencing the highest population growth in New Zealand. Where issues where identified the research looked at whether the proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity would address those issues. Read more -
April 2016This consultation document sets out the Government’s proposal to streamline the regulatory regime for pest control. Read more -
February 2016This document provides information about the Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund (CSRF) and guidance for completing an application for funding for a contaminated site investigation and/or remediation project. Read more -
December 2011In January 2011, the Ministry notified the proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity under the Resource Management Act 1991. This document summarises the submissions received, and presents the main issues and themes raised in the submissions. Read more -
October 2010This discussion document presents options for improving New Zealand’s resource management regulations and processes. Submissions closed 17 December 2010. Read more -
August 2010This report contains the findings of a survey of local authority urban design panels. The Ministry undertook the survey to gain a nationwide picture of these panels including how many panels there are and the processes they use, and to canvass views on their effectiveness. Read more -
March 2010This report provides a stock take of the Urban Design Protocol and is part of a wider evaluation of the Protocol and its signatory action plans. It will help the Ministry evaluate and determine the future direction of the programme. Read more -
March 2010This report provides an outline of the methodology and analysis used for the stock take of the Urban Design Protocol and action plan monitoring. It accompanies the main report (Taking Stock of the Urban Design Protocol and Action Plan monitoring). Read more -
November 2009In 2008, the Ministry engaged MWH New Zealand Ltd to investigate the nature and extent of urban design related provisions in local authority plans and policy statements prepared under the Resource Management Act. This report presents the detailed findings of that research. Read more -
November 2009In 2008, the Ministry engaged MWH New Zealand Ltd to investigate the nature and extent of urban design related provisions in local authority plans and policy statements prepared under the Resource Management Act. This report presents a summary of that research. Read more -
March 2009The Urban Design Toolkit is a compendium of tools that can be used to facilitate high-quality urban design. Read more -
August 2008In August 2008, the Ministry for the Environment sought views on the scope of a National Policy Statement on Urban Design. This background paper was prepared to guide feedback on scope. Read more -
May 2007This report presents the results of the first round of monitoring of Urban Design Protocol signatories' action plans. The results indicated healthy progress was being made towards giving effect to the Protocol. Read more -
September 2006This independent research report prepared for the Ministry by Research New Zealand details the results of the Local Government Urban Design Skills Survey undertaken during May and June 2006. Read more -
March 2006The Action Plan Review is a short summary of all the Urban Design Protocol action plans the Ministry for the Environment received before December 2005. The review highlights the actions proposed by the signatories and the general direction their actions are taking. Read more -
November 2005These guidelines outline how urban planning, design and place management strategies can reduce the likelihood of crime and deliver numerous social and economic benefits. Read more -
April 2005The Urban Design Continuing Professional Development Programme training course material provides an introduction to the principles and methods of urban design in New Zealand. It aims to develop a shared understanding of urban design principles, tools and techniques. Read more -
March 2005The Action Pack supports the implementation of the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol by providing ideas of actions that could form part of signatories' commitments to the Protocol. Read more -
March 2002A summary of the guide on what urban design is and how to achieve better urban design. Read more -
June 2001Information on what urban design is, and how to achieve better urban design. Read more -
December 2000A report summarising submissions made on the preliminary consultation report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Biodiversity and Private Land. Read more