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April 2019New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory is the official annual report of all anthropogenic (human induced) emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in New Zealand. Read more
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April 2019This snapshot of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions summarises New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory and how the inventory data are used to monitor progress towards New Zealand’s emissions reduction targets. Read more
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April 2019This report provides a national inventory of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran emissions to air, land and water from known sources for 2016. Read more
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July 2019This discussion document outlines the Government’s proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Tackling these emissions is vital to enable us to transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient country. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet about the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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February 2019This review was carried out to improve understanding of marine habitats in New Zealand. Read more
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May 2019This report refines and updates 2011 modelling on suspended sediment loads across New Zealand with new and longer calibration datasets and updated predictors. Read more
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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
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August 2019This infographic shows our pathway to a low-emissions future, highlighting work underway and setting out our goals to 2050. Read more
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May 2019This report provides information on the susceptibility to eutrophication of coastal water bodies to nutrient loads from fresh water. Read more
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May 2019The Productivity Commission and the Ministry for the Environment contracted a consortium of organisations (‘CMV’) with experience in modelling and the economics of climate change mitigation to undertake modelling of New Zealand’s transition to a low-emissions economy. The modelling examines pathways from the present to the two 2050 emissions reduction targets. Read more
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April 2019This report summaries the published literature on land-use impacts on New Zealand's freshwater and coastal environments. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises submissions made on improvements to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. Read more
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May 2019This report outlines recommended changes to the ‘Interim New Zealand Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Recreational Fresh Waters’. Read more
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May 2019This report analyses seasonal patterns in river and lake water quality across New Zealand, using data from 2013–2017. Read more
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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
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May 2019This report reviews how mechanistic (process-based) models simulate periphyton biomass using algorithms describing known growth and loss processes based on nutrients, light, temperature, grazing, and physical factors. Read more
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May 2019This report summarises a workshop held to gather feedback on the ‘Interim New Zealand Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Recreational Fresh Waters’. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises analysis methods and outcomes for state and trends across New Zealand’s lake water quality monitoring network. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises analysis methods and outcomes for state and trends across New Zealand’s river water quality monitoring network. Read more
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May 2019This report analyses environmental conditions that cause the growth of periphyton in streams and rivers. Read more
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May 2019This Example GHG Report is part of a suite of eight documents that comprise the 2019 Measuring Emissions: A Guide for Organisations. It shows what a finished greenhouse gas inventory might look like. Read more
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May 2019The Detailed Guide is part of Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations and provides the underlying methods and data to determine the emission factors. Read more
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May 2019This Quick Guide is part of Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations and is the go-to document for how to measure your organisation's emissions. Read more
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May 2019The Emission Factors Summary, which is part of Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations, provides tables with the main emission factors for each emission source. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises analysis methods and outcomes for modelling New Zealand’s river water quality. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises analysis methods and outcomes for modelling New Zealand’s lake water quality. Read more
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May 2019This report develops a model predicting the reference state for stream macroinvertebrates across New Zealand. Read more
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May 2019This report provides information to help interpret trends in water quality of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers. Read more
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May 2019We are consulting with parties affected by proposed technical updates to New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) regulations. Read more
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May 2019This report presents and tests a macroinvertebrate metric for New Zealand streams and rivers that is sensitive to changes in flow. Read more
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April 2019This report summarises analysis methods and outcomes for modelling nitrate-nitrogen leaching from livestock in New Zealand, from 1990 to 2017. Read more
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May 2019The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill sets the framework for New Zealand’s transition to a low emissions and climate resilient economy. Read more
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May 2019This report considers options for New Zealand to manage the effects of fluctuations in recycling material commodity prices on our resource recovery sector. Read more
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April 2019This guide outlines the process of gathering information to make decisions about investigating, managing and remediating sites in New Zealand contaminated with PFAS. Read more
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May 2019This report presents and tests a range of macroinvertebrate metrics for New Zealand streams and rivers that are sensitive to changes in sediment and periphyton. Read more
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May 2019This factsheet has information for businesses on the on the Waste Minimisation (Plastic Shopping Bags) Regulations 2018 which take effect in New Zealand on 1 July 2019. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. It is about the Ministry's climate change reporting work programme. Read more
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May 2019This report commissioned by the National Resource Recovery Taskforce analyses the resource recovery sector in New Zealand and the impacts on recycling following fluctuations in recycling material commodity prices as markets changed. Read more
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August 2019The Government is proposing how New Zealand’s chemical management system can be improved to ensure greater protection for people and the environment. This discussion document outlines our proposals and ask questions for your feedback. Read more
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August 2019This brochure provides a summary of our consultation document on proposed priority products and priority product stewardship guidelines. The consultation will determine which products are included in co-design of regulated production stewardship schemes and the guidelines co-design. Read more
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Proposed priority products and priority product stewardship scheme guidelines: Consultation documentAugust 2019This consultation document presents the Government's proposals for co-design of regulated product stewardship schemes, including the proposed priority products and design guidelines for accredited schemes. The overall intent of the proposed actions is to reduce the risk of harm from waste and increase economic and social benefits from a more circular use of resources. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet about on work on productive and sustainable land is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet about the Ministry's work on PFAS is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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May 2019This report outlines the different potential approaches for characterising the pressure created by dams on the flow regime of rivers and streams. Read more
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May 2019This report updates previously published statistics on water consented to be taken from surface and groundwater sources for consumptive uses (such as irrigation or drinking water). Read more
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July 2019This factsheet is about our work on contaminated land and is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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May 2019This report characterises the pressure on surface water flows from actual water takes for the Horizons (Manawatu-Wanganui) and Greater Wellington regions in the lower half of the North Island. Read more
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May 2019This report examines whether measures of the macroinvertebrate community can provide information on the health of the trout populations that feed on them, based on existing data. Read more
