Publication date:
October 2018
Publication reference number:
ME 1387
Our annual report 2017/18 provides information on how we’ve performed during 2017/18.
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Air
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Climate change
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Fresh water
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Marine
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Marine reforms
- Regulating decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations in the EEZ
- Regulation of the deposit of jettisoned material on the seabed from space vehicles: proposed changes
- Proposed National Environmental Standard for marine aquaculture
- Proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
- Proposed marine protected areas
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Marine reforms
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Land
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RMA
- About the RMA
- Improving our resource management system
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Processes and how to get involved
- An Everyday Guide to the RMA
- Resource consents
- Plan making
- Heritage orders in district plans
- Designation of land in district plans
- Nationally significant proposals
- Applying for heritage protection authority status
- Applying for requiring authority status
- Mana Whakahono ā Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements
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Waste
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- Publications
- Air
- Why air quality matters
- State of our air
- Environmental reporting
- Monitoring air quality
- Air pollutants
- We all have a role to play
- Regulations
- Technical guidance and guidelines
- Popular pages
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Climate change
- Why climate change matters
- State of our atmosphere and climate
- Likely impacts of climate change
- What the Government is doing
- We all have a role to play
- Climate change acts and regulations
- Climate change technical guidance
- Popular climate change pages
- New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
- NZ ETS market information portal
- Proposed improvements to the NZ ETS
- About the NZ ETS
- Reviews of the NZ ETS
- Legislative and regulatory changes
- Legislative changes to the NZ ETS
- Regulatory changes to the NZ ETS
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2018
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2017
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2016
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2015
- Technical updates to NZ ETS regulations - 2014
- Updates to allocative baselines - 2014
- Domestic carry-over provisions - 2014
- Operational amendments - 2013
- Regulations banning the use of certain international units - 2012
- Material incorporated by reference
- Participating in the NZ ETS
- Allocations
- The NZ ETS and New Zealand's provisional carbon budget for 2021-2030
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Fresh water
- Why fresh water matters
- State of our fresh water
- What the Government is doing
- We all have a role to play
- Freshwater acts and regulations
- Laws and regulations governing how fresh water is managed
- National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
- National environmental standards
- Regulations for measurement and reporting of water takes
- Water conservation orders
- About water conservation orders
- Existing water conservation orders
- Table of water conservation orders
- Ahuriri River
- Buller River
- Grey River
- Kawarau River
- Lake Wairarapa
- Manganuioteao River
- Mataura River
- Mohaka River
- Motueka River
- Motu River
- Oreti River
- Rakaia River
- Rangitata River
- Rangitikei River
- Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
- Current applications
- Former applications
- Freshwater guidance and guidelines
- Popular fresh water pages
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Marine
- Why our marine environment matters
- State of our marine environment
- Marine reforms
- Regulating decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations in the EEZ
- Regulation of the deposit of jettisoned material on the seabed from space vehicles: proposed changes
- Proposed National Environmental Standard for marine aquaculture
- Proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
- Proposed marine protected areas
- We all have a role to play
- Marine acts and regulations
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Briefing note 11 December 2015 - MPA reform consultation plan 2015-16
- Briefing note 14 September 2015 - Talking points EGI meeting 16 Sept 2015
- Briefing note 2 June 2105 - Ministerial and agency feedback on the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) draft consultation document
- Briefing note 29 January 2016 - MPA reform - iwi engagement
- Briefing note 29 October 2015 - Response to request for advice on marine spatial planning
- Briefing note 31 August 2015 - Marine collaborative processes - funding options
- Briefing note 6 November 2015 - Upcoming meeting with the Conservation Iwi Leaders Group
- Cabinet EGI - approach to reform New Zealand's marine protection framework and establish recreational fishing parks
- Cabinet EGI paper 18 June 2015 - Draft consultation document on marine protection framework
- Publication search
- Land
- Why land matters
- State of our land
- We all have a role to play
- Acts and regulations
- Guidance and guidelines on contaminated land
- PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances)
- NZ Landcare Trust
- Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- RMA
- About the RMA
- Improving our resource management system
- Processes and how to get involved
- An Everyday Guide to the RMA
- Resource consents
- Plan making
- Designation of land in district plans
- Heritage orders in district plans
- Nationally significant proposals
- Applying for heritage protection authority status
- Applying for requiring authority status
- About requiring authorities
- How to apply
- Changes to a requiring authority
- List of requiring authorities
- Ardmore Airport Ltd
- Auckland International Airport Ltd
- BellSouth New Zealand
- Broadcast Communications Ltd
- Christchurch International Airport Ltd
- Invercargill Airport Ltd
- Mainpower NZ Ltd
- New Zealand Rail Limited
- New Zealand Transport Agency
- North Otago Water Harvesting and Irrigation Company Ltd
- Palmerston North Airport Ltd
- Tasman Energy Limited
- Transpower New Zealand Ltd - Notice
- Transpower New Zealand Ltd
- Tranz Rail Ltd
- Waikato Regional Airport
- Wellington International Airport Limited
- List of revoked requiring authorities
- Mana Whakahono ā Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements
- National direction
- National Monitoring System
- About the NMS
- Data explorer
- Reporting on the data
- What information is collected
- Key caveats and disclaimer
- Citing the NMS
- Before the NMS - the RMA Survey of Local Authorities
- Roles and responsibilities
- Previous RMA amendments
- Resources
- Popular pages
- Publication search
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Waste
- Why reducing, reusing and recycling matter
- Circular economy
- What the Government is doing
- We all have a role to play
- Waste strategy and legislation
- What you can do to help reduce New Zealand’s waste
- Waste guidance and technical information
- Waste disposal levy
- Types of landfills
- Waste List
- 01 — Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals
- 02 — Wastes from agriculture
- 03 — Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
- 04 — Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries
- 05 — Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
- 06 — Wastes from inorganic chemical processes
- 07 — Wastes from organic chemical processes
- 08 — Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings, adhesives, sealants and printing inks
- 09 — Wastes from the photographic industry
- 10 — Wastes from thermal processes
- 11 — Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy
- 12 — Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
- 13 — Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, 05 and 12)
- 14 — Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except 07 and 08)
- 15 — Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified
- 16 — Wastes not otherwise specified in the list
- 17 — Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)
- 18 — Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research
- 19 — Wastes from waste management facilities
- 20 — Municipal wastes
- Which single use plastic shopping bags are being phased out
- Biodegradable and compostable plastics
- Freedom camping and caravan waste
- Waste Minimisation Fund
- Popular waste pages
- Publication search
- Cabinet papers and related material search
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- Awards
- Green Ribbon Awards
- 2016 Green Ribbon Award winners
- 2016 Green Ribbon Awards finalists
- Past winners
- 2016 Green Ribbon Award nominees
- 2015 Green Ribbon Award winners
- 2015 Green Ribbon Award finalists
- 2015 Green Ribbon Award nominees
- 2014 finalists
- 2014 nominees
- 2014 winners
- 2013 finalists
- 2013 winners
- 2013 nominees
- 2012 winners
- 2012 finalists
- 2012 nominees
- 2011 winners
- 2011 finalists
- 2010 winners
- 2009 winners
- 2008 winners
- 2007 winners
- 1990-2006 winners
- Other environmental awards
- Green Ribbon Awards
- Acts
- Biodiversity
- Briefings, cabinet papers and related material search
- Community and public
- Consultations
- Energy
- Environmental reporting
- Environmental remediation projects
- Funding
- Waste Minimisation Fund
- About the fund
- Projects we are funding
- Applying for contestable funding
- Projects funded to date
- Profiles of funded projects
- Flight Plastics Limited
- Alpine community recycling stations
- Soft plastic recycling scheme
- Food waste collection service
- Marae waste minimisation project
- Milk bottle reincarnation
- Packaging awards
- Recycling centre
- Residential red-zone household hazardous waste management
- Resource recovery centre
- Vermicomposting trial
- Wood waste processing
- Accreditation scheme for hospitality sector
- Tackling the problem of used tyres in New Zealand
- Funding for fresh water
- Community Environment Fund
- Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
- Environmental Legal Assistance Fund
- Funding contact details
- Sources of funding
- Waste Minimisation Fund
- Hazards
- About environmental risks in New Zealand
- New organisms
- Hazardous substances
- Ozone depleting substances
- Publication search
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- International environmental agreements
- Multilateral environmental agreements
- About multilateral environment agreements
- Antarctica Treaty System
- Basel Convention
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- London Dumping Convention
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
- Noumea Convention
- Ramsar Convention
- Rotterdam Convention
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol
- Waigani Convention
- Multilateral environmental agreements
- Natural hazard management
- Science and data
- Towns and cities
- Awards
- Publications