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September 2015This document is the summary of submissions received on the proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 2008. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Chapter Standards. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Format Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Definitions Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Mapping Standard. Read more -
June 2004This report presents the extent of council effort and expenditure on biodiversity and the extent of biodiversity protection. Read more -
December 2004This report provides information about the types and location of recreation and tourism activity that is supported by or associated with water bodies within the Waitaki Catchment. Read more -
June 2018Part 2E of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the electronic functionality and accessibility and mapping standards. Read more -
December 2004This GIS report provides information about the types and location of recreation and tourism activity that is supported by or associated with water bodies within the Waitaki Catchment. 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 2012This is an independent review of sections 6 and 7 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and other sections related to natural hazards. Read more -
April 2019This report provides an evaluation of amendments to the draft National Planning Standards since they were notified for public consultation in June 2018. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Zone Framework Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Spatial Layers Standards. Read more -
June 2018Part 2B of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the spatial planning tools and zone framework standards. Read more -
June 2018Part 2A of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the plan and policy statement structure and format standards. Read more -
July 2013This report details the approach used to compile regional council and NIWA water quality data sets, calculate state and trends, and develop predictive models of water quality parameters. The modelling is used to predict water quality in unmonitored reaches. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Regional Plan Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the District Plan Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Combined Plan Structure Standard Read more -
February 2010This is the report and recommendations of the Board of Inquiry into the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 came into effect on 1 July 2011. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Regional Policy Statement Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Noise and Vibration Metrics Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Electronic Accessibility and Functionality Standard. Read more -
January 1998This report identifies issues that affect Māori participation in Resource Management Act processes. Read more -
July 2008This report was commissioned by the Board of Inquiry Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station Proposal, under section 42A. It includes a review of plans and other statutory information about the application, a review of the application and submissions, and identification of any issues. Read more -
July 2020This summary outlines the principal reasons which led to the review of the resource management system and the Resource Management Review Panel’s main recommendations in their report. Read more -
September 2015Citizen science is emerging as a new source of data that could potentially be used in environmental monitoring and reporting. This project looked at the Garden Bird Survey as an example of a citizen science dataset. Read more -
June 2010This report applies a cost-benefit analysis framework to the proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry to evaluate its potential net impact. Read more -
November 2007This is the report and recommendation of the special tribunal appointed under section 202 of the Resource Management Act to consider Fish and Game's application for a water conservation order on the Oreti River. Read more -
November 2007This is the summary of the report of the special tribunal appointed under section 202 of the Resource Management Act to consider Fish and Game's application for a water conservation order on the Oreti River. Read more -
April 2013This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2011. Read more -
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 -
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 -
May 2020This report scopes the potential development of a land-use intensity indicator for environmental reporting. Read more -
October 2015This report has information on how spatial patterns of biodiversity can be measured and reported. 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 -
December 2007This report is a summary of Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of New Zealand’s environment report. Read more -
June 2017This technical report reviews what data is available for state of the environment reporting on coastal and estuarine waters. Read more -
September 2009As part of its National Environmental Reporting Programme, the Ministry for the Environment reports on periphyton (algae) in rivers. Read more -
September 2009As part of its National Environmental Reporting Programme, the Ministry for the Environment regularly reports on water quality in our rivers. Read more -
September 2009As part of its National Environmental Reporting Programme, the Ministry for the Environment reports on the health of fish communities in our rivers. This is the first time this data has been analysed and reported at a national level. Read more -
November 2010This report presents a summary of the regional council consent data for water takes between 2009–10. The information in the report has been used to update the freshwater demand environmental indicator. Read more -
November 2010This report provides a national picture of current status (2005–2009) and trends in water quality of New Zealand lakes. It updates the 2006 report ‘A snapshot of lake water quality in New Zealand’. Read more -
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 -
February 2010This report presents the findings of a review of the performance of Environment Canterbury. Read more -
May 2017This report examines differences in structure, format, mapping, and terminology between regional plans. Read more -
May 2017This report reviews the structure of regional policy statements (RPS) developed by councils. Read more -
July 2004This report outlines the findings of a review of the effectiveness of iwi management plans. 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