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October 2020This report assesses the suitability of using New Zealand Rural Fire Authority’s Fire Danger Rating System as an indicator on wildfire risk for the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s environmental reporting. Read more -
October 2020This report describes the climate datasets that were supplied by NIWA for use in Our atmosphere and climate 2020, and outlines the methodologies used to generate them. 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 guide provides information on how to apply to the Freshwater Improvement Fund. It outlines the eligibility and assessment criteria for funding, gives an overview of the application and funding process, and sets out other information you need for application. 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 -
August 2020This application form is for project proposals to the 2020 funding round of the Freshwater Improvement Fund. Read more -
June 2020This document provides guidance on apply to the Environmental Legal Assistance (ELA) Fund. Read more -
May 2020This report scopes the potential development of a land-use intensity indicator for environmental reporting. 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 -
January 2020This document provides information for iwi/ Māori about the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Read more -
November 2019This report prepared by 4Sight Consulting and Market Economics is intended to test the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) before public consultation and help inform stakeholders on the likely impacts, benefits and costs of the NPSIB. Read more -
November 2019The proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) sets out the objectives and policies to identify, protect, manage and restore indigenous biodiversity under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). 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 -
October 2019Our marine environment 2019 examines the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, harbours, and coastlines. Read more -
October 2019A six-page summary of our report, Our marine environment 2019, examining the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, harbours, and coastlines. Read more -
October 2019This report updates indices for coastal and ocean extreme waves previously developed to quantify the occurrence of extreme wave events in New Zealand on an annual basis. Read more -
October 2019This report provides new coastal chlorophyll-a and sea-surface temperature analyses within New Zealand’s territorial waters. Read more -
October 2019This report updates previously published data (2015) on coastal sea-surface temperature from 11 sites around New Zealand. Read more -
October 2019This report updates indicators for non-indigenous species with new data compiled since 2016. Read more -
October 2019This report updates previously published statistics on mean sea-level series and trends at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Moturiki (Mount Maunganui) to the end of 2018. Read more -
July 2019This environmental reporting factsheet is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more -
April 2019This report updates the state and trends of water quality of coastal and estuarine waters for physico-chemical (eg, pH), optical (eg clarity), nutrients (eg, nitrates), and microbiological parameters (eg, enterococci). 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 -
February 2019This review was carried out to improve understanding of marine habitats in New Zealand. Read more