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o Adapting to climate change
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o Roles and responsibilities
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o New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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o Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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o NZ's 2030 climate change target
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o New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
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o Reviews of the NZ ETS
 About the NZ ETS review 2015/16
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o Legislative and regulatory changes
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 Phased removal of the one-for-two transitional measure
 Legislative changes - 2012
o Regulatory changes to the NZ ETS
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 Regulations banning the use of certain international units - 2012
 Material incorporated by reference
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Participating in the NZ ETS
 About participating in the NZ ETS
o Forestry in the NZ ETS
 How forestry is affected
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 Allocations following reconsidered determinations
 Allocations to 13 December 2012
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 Allocations to 27 October 2011
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 Allocations to 22 June 2011
 Allocations to 1 December 2010
 Horticulture in the NZ ETS
o Synthetic greenhouse gases in the NZ ETS
 Annual updates to synthetic greenhouse gas levy rates
 How synthetic greenhouse gases are affected by the NZ ETS
 Questions and answers
 Industry in the NZ ETS
 How industry is affected
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 Allocation
 Industrial allocation: NZUs for industry
 FAQs on New Zealand Units
 Allocations
 NZ ETS and NZ's carbon budget in the 2020s
 Clean Development Mechanism
 Former government initiatives
 Take action against climate change
o Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions
 New Zealand's greenhouse gas inventory
 Latest 2020 net position
 National communication and the biennial report
o New Zealand's net position under the Kyoto Protocol
 About the net position
 Update on the net position
 Projections of greenhouse gas emissions
 Voluntary corporate greenhouse gas reporting
o Tracking greenhouse gas emissions
 About tracking greenhouse gas emissions
 Mapping land use
 Measuring forest carbon
 Measuring soil carbon
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Resources for schools
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o Fresh water
 Environmental reporting on fresh water
o About fresh water
 Water quality swimming maps
 Importance of fresh water
o Quality and availability
 Regional swimming map downloads
 Roles and responsibilities
o Freshwater management reforms
 Clean Water package 2017
 Water quality for swimming maps
 Water quality for swimming categories (attribute states) in detail
 Overview of freshwater management reforms
o Previous freshwater proposals
 Freshwater reform proposals 2016
 Feedback on freshwater reform proposals 2016
 Feedback on freshwater reform proposals 2013
 Water allocation work programme
o National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
 About the National Policy Statement
o Guidance on implementing the National Policy Statement
 Overview of the National Policy Statement
 Establishing a planning approach
 Establishing an information base
 Identifying options
 Analysing preferred options
o Implementation
 Water quality monitoring – policy intent and guiding materials
 Guidance development programme
 Regional councils' implementation
 Developing the 2014 National Policy Statement
 Supporting impact papers for the NPS
 Submissions on the proposed amendments
o National environmental standards
 Sources of Human Drinking Water NES
 Ecological flows proposed NES
 Regulations for measurement and reporting of water takes
o Water conservation orders
 About water conservation orders
o Existing water conservation orders
 Table of water conservation orders
 Ahuriri River
o Buller River
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Making the water conservation order
Amendment order
 Making the amendment order
 Application
 Further information
 First decision on preliminary issues
 Second decision on preliminary issues
 Interim decision on application
 Final decision on application
 Grey River
o Kawarau River
 Making the water conservation order
 Making the 2011 amendment order
 The 2013 amendment order
 Making the 2013 amendment order
o Application
 1 & 2. Application to amend order
 3. The Nevis River
 4. Background
 5. Nature of application
 6. Reasons for application
 7. Outstanding fishery and fish habitat
 8. Historic, scenic, natural and wild characteristics
 9 &10. Recreational characteristics
 11. References
 List of Appendices
 Further information
 Special Tribunal report
 Environment Court report
 Lake Wairarapa
 Manganuioteao River
 Mataura River
 Mohaka River
 Motueka River
 Motu River
 Oreti River
o Rakaia River
 Making the water conservation order
 Making the amendment order 2011
 Making the amendment order 2013
o Rangitata River
 Making the water conservation order
 Rangitata final decision
 Rangitikei River
 Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
 Making the water conservation order
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Making the amendment order
 Current applications
 Former applications
 Hurunui River
 Key steps in the application
 Application
o Application appendices
 Appendix A: Description of the waters
 Appendix A: Maps and photos
 Appendix B: Outstanding values and characteristics
 Appendix C: Restrictions or prohibitions sought
 Further information
 Special Tribunal report
 Withdrawal of application
 Buller River
 Key steps in the amendment application
 Application
 Annex to the application
 Decision legal issuse
 Special Tribunal report
 Environment Court report
 Letter of decline
o Clean-up and protection projects
 Lake Brunner
 Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
 Lake Horowhenua
 Lake Taupō
 Manawatu River
 Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes
 Wainono Lagoon
 Wairarapa Moana
 Waituna Lagoon
 Water page for kids
o Freshwater Improvement Fund
 About the fund
 Eligibility and assessment criteria
 Applying for funding
 Te Mana o Te Wai Fund
o Tools and guidelines
 ANZECC 2000 Guidelines
 Microbiological guidelines for recreational water
 Managing ecological health
 Water efficiency labelling scheme
 MfE Data Service
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Marine
Environmental reporting on our marine environment
About our marine environment
Overview of our marine environment
Roles and responsibilities
Our rights and obligations by marine zone
Engaging in international dialogue
Reforms
Marine protected areas
National direction for aquaculture
Legislation
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
Regulations under the EEZ Act
Proposed regulation of jettisoned material from space launch vehicles in the EEZ
About the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill
Fiordland Marine Management Act
Marine pollution regulations
Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
About the sanctuary
Photos
Videos
Marine pages for kids
New Zealand’s ocean environment
The importance of oceans to New Zealand
The effects of human impacts
How you can reduce marine pollution
MfE Data Service
Cabinet papers and related material search
Briefing Note 18 June 2015 - New Zealand's international obligations and comparative
progress
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
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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
Environmental reporting on land
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About contaminated land
 What is contaminated land?
 Roles and responsibilities
 What to do if land is contaminated
 Hazardous Activities and Industries List
 What should be included on LIM for former horticultural land – legal advice
 Former hort land Crown Law 14 Dec
 Former hort land Crown Law 17 Dec
o Guidelines for managing contaminated land
 Contaminated land management guidelines
 Environmental Guideline Value (EGV) database
 Contaminants from specific industries or activities
o National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to
Protect Human Health
 About the fund
 Proposed amendments
 Interim review
 Developing the NESCS
 Background information
o Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
 CSRF Priority List
 How to apply to the CSRF
 Purpose of the Fund
 Project funding for the 2015/16
o Proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry
 About the proposal
 Initial proposal development
 About the initial proposal
 Feedback on the initial proposal
 Feedback on the revised proposal
 NZ Landcare Trust
 MfE Data Service
 Cabinet papers and related material search
 Publication search
o RMA
 About the RMA
 Introduction to the RMA
o Roles and responsibilities
 Central government
 Local government
 Ministerial
o Requiring authorities
 About requiring authorities
 Applying for requiring authority status
 Changes to a requiring authority
o List of requiring authorities
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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
 Transpower New Zealand Ltd
 Tranz Rail Ltd
 Waikato Regional Airport
 Wellington International Airport Limited
 List of revoked requiring authorities
 Heritage protection authorities
 Glossary of RMA terms
o Processes and how to get involved
 An Everyday Guide to the RMA
 Resource consent process
 Applying for resource consent
 Council plans and plan preparation
 Council plans and where to find them
 Designation process
 Heritage orders in district plans
 RMA forms
 Applications and submissions advice
o Reforms and amendments
 About the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017
 About the Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
 About the RMAA (Simplifying and Streamlining) Act 2009
 List of all RMA or amendment acts
o Legislative tools
 Priorities for national direction
 National policy statements
o National environmental standards
 National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
 About the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 2016
 Developing the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
 Regulations for administrative matters
 List of regulations
 Forms, fees and procedure
 Discount on administrative charges
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Transitional fees, rents, and royalties
Infringement offences
 Exemption to discharging contaminants
o Monitoring and reporting
 About compliance, monitoring and enforcement by local authorities
o About the National Monitoring System
 Developing the National Monitoring System
 Information requirements for the National Monitoring System
o National Monitoring System reporting for 2014/15
 About the reporting for 2014/15
 Data tool
o Plan-making
 About plan-making
 Efficiency and effectiveness monitoring
 Policy statement and plan reviews
 Preparation of policy statements and plans, changes and variations
 Drivers of plan-making processes
 National instruments driving plan-making processes
 Non-statutory plan-making processes
 Hearings
 Timeframes and costs
 Legal effect of rules
o Resource consents
 About resource consents
 Resource consents processed
 Pre-application meetings
 Receipt of applications and ‘completeness’
 Information requests under section 92(1)
 Notification of resource consents
 Extending the resource consent processing timeframes
 Resource consents processed within statutory timeframes
 Decisions
 Charges for resource consents
 Discounts
 Objections to decisions or charges
 Resources
o Complaints, monitoring, compliance and enforcement
 State of the environment monitoring and reporting
 Monitoring
 Complaints
 Complaints leading to enforcement action
 Resources for enforcement
o Māori participation
 Tāngata whenua and plan-making processes
 Iwi/ hapū agreements
 Iwi management plans
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Data limitations and disclaimer
 Citing reporting and data
 Previous reporting
 Review and investigations of local authorities
 Environment Canterbury review
 About the Environment Canterbury review
 Environment Canterbury commissioners
 Environment Canterbury review Cabinet papers and Ministry advice
 Far North District Council review
o Making Good Decisions Programme
 About the programme
 Certificate holders - local body elected members
 Certificate holders - non-local body elected members
o Proposals of national significance
 About proposals of national significance
 Proposals of national significance
 Taranaki combined cycle power station
 Hauauru ma raki - Waikato wind farm proposal
 Te Mihi geothermal power station
 Te Waka wind farm proposal
 Transpower's North Island Grid Upgrade Project
 Turitea wind farm proposal
o Environmental Legal Assistance Fund
 About the fund
 How to apply
 Previous applications
 Quality planning
 Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
 Regulatory Impact Statement: Environment Canterbury governance arrangements
o Waste
 Waste strategy and legislation
 The New Zealand Waste Strategy
 Legal framework for waste
o Waste Minimisation Act
 Proposal to ban the sale and manufacture of plastic microbeads in personal care products
 The Ministry's role
o Waste disposal levy
 About the levy
 Information for waste disposal operators
 Types of landfills
 Monitoring
 Monthly levy graph
 Reviewing the levy
o Waste Minimisation Fund
 About the Waste Minimisation Fund
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How to apply to the Waste Minimisation Fund
Projects funded to date
 Profiles of funded projects
o Role of local government
 Waste management and minimisation plans
 Waste disposal levy payments to territorial authorities
o Product stewardship
 About product stewardship
 Applying for accreditation
o Accredited voluntary schemes
 Agrecovery
 Envirocon
 Fonterra Milk for Schools Recycling Programme
 Fuji Xerox Zero Landfill Scheme
 Interface ReEntry
 Plasback
 Public Place Recycling Scheme
 Refrigerant recovery
 RE:MOBILE
 Resene PaintWise
 Recovering Oil Saves the Environment
 The Glass Packaging Forum
 Accredited voluntary schemes no longer operating
 Holcim/Geocycle Used Oil Recovery Programme
 Kimberly Clark NZ’s Envirocomp Product Stewardship Scheme for Sanitary Hygiene
Products
 Mandatory product stewardship
 Local and international initiatives
 2014 consultation on priority waste streams
o Waste Advisory Board
 About the board
 Board members
 How to make a nomination
o Guidance and resources
 Waste reports and statistics
o 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; nonferrous 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
 Freedom camping and caravan waste
 Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
o More...
 Acts and regulations
 Climate Change Response Act 2002
 Environment Act 1986
 Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management)
Act 2010
 Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011
 Environmental Reporting Act 2015
 Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
 Fiordland Marine Management Act 2005
 HSNO Act 1996
 Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 and Ozone Layer Protection Regulations 1996
 Resource Management Act 1991
 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941
 Waste Minimisation Act 2008
o 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
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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
o Biodiversity
 About biodiversity
 Biodiversity in New Zealand
 Roles and responsibilities
 Biodiversity and the RMA
o A national policy statement for biodiversity
 About a national policy statement for biodiversity
 Background to a national policy statement for biodiversity
 Developing the proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity
 Statement of national priorities for biodiversity
 About the statement of National Priorities for biodiversity
 National Priority 1 data and biodiversity maps
 National Priority 1 map: New Zealand
 National Priority 1 map: North Island
 National Priority 1 map: South Island
 Marine biodiversity
o Pest control and biodiversity
 Pest control and biodiversity
 Streamlining the regulatory regime for pest control
 Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
o Cabinet papers and related material search
 Cabinet papers
 Proposal for Exclusive Economic Zone environmental effects legislation
 Proposal for Exclusive Economic Zone Environmental Effects Legislation Recommendations
 Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Overview paper
 Proposal for EEZ - Cabinet decisions
 Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Household Sustainability Programme
 Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Update on the Household Sustainability Programme
 Advisory Group on Green Growth initiatives
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Approval for public consultation on a proposed National Policy Statement on Urban
Development Capacity
Briefing Paper: Advisory Group on Green Growth Initiatives - Terms of Reference
CAB (07) 15 - Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Next Steps
Cabinet Minute CAB Min (11) 1/28: Advisory Group on Green Growth Initiatives
Cabinet Paper: Freshwater reform: Next steps and discussions at Waitangi 2015
Cabinet Paper: Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
Cabinet Paper: Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Approval to Begin the Parliamentary
Treaty Examination Process
Cabinet Paper: Paris Agreement on climate change - ratification and domestic action
Cabinet Paper: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill
Cabinet Paper: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill: Second Phase of Resource
Management reform and approval for introduction
Cabinet Paper: Second Phase of Resource Management Reforms: Batch 1 of policy
decisions
Cabinet Paper: Second Phase of Resource Management Reforms: Batch 2 of policy
decisions
Cabinet Paper: Streamlining the regulatory regime for pest control
Cabinet minute: Permitted activity regulations
Cabinet minute: Transfer of discharge and dumping regulatory function
Cabinet minutes: Proposal for EEZ environmental effects legislation
Cabinet paper – Final policy decisions for environmental reporting topics
Cabinet paper: Paris Climate Change Agreement - Report back to Cabinet and Approval for
Signature
EEZ and ECS Legislation interim measures to the Regulatory regime for Offshore
Petroleum
Exclusive Economic Zone and Extended Continental Shelf Environmental Effects
Legislation Interim Measures
Fresh water - proposals following next steps
Freshwater Reform: Consultation on Amendments to the National Policy Statement for
Freshwater Management
Freshwater programme: Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater
Management
New Zealand's intended contribution to the new global climate change agreement
POL (07) 131 - Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Carbon Neutral Public Service
POL (07) 132 - Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Measures to minimise solid waste
POL (07) 215 - Towards a Sustainable New Zealand: Carbon Neutral Public Service –
Offset Portfolio
Permitted Activties Proposals for Exclusive Economic Zone Environmental Effects
Regulations
Prohibiting the importation of asbestos containing roducts
Proposal for EEZ environmental effects legislation
Proposal for Exclusive Economic Zone Environment Effects Legislation CAB Min (11)
19/7B
Proposal for Exclusive Economic Zone Environment Effects Legislation CAB Paper 2011
Resource Management (Exemption) Regulations 2017 – Pest Control
Streamlining the regulatory regime for pest control – advice following consultation
 Transfer of discharge and dumping regulatory function
o Cabinet minutes
 EGI Min (12) 10/3: Emissions Trading Scheme: Forestry, Agriculture and Other Technical
and Operational Changes
 CBC Min (03) 3/12: Legislative changes for new organisms - Overview
 EGI Min (12) 8/4: Emissions Trading Scheme Review 2011: Proposed Amendments relating
to synthetic greenhouse gases sector
 CAB Min (12) 8/7: Emissions Trading Scheme Review 2012: Proposed Amendments
 CBC Min (03) 3/13: Laboratory Research, Cloning, and Human Cell Lines
 CAB Min (03) 4/1B: Streamlining the Approval Process for Medicines That Are or Contain
New Organisms
 CAB Min (03) 4/3: Conditional Release and Enforcement
 CBC Min (03) 3/16: Liability Issues for Genetic Modification
 BC Min (03) 3/17: Ministerial Call-In and Confidential Supporting Information
 CBC Min (03) 3/18: Improving the Operation of the HSNO Act for New Organisms
Including Zoo and Circus Animals
 POL Min (03) 7/14: Changes to More Appropriately Reflect the Treaty of Waitangi
Relationship under the HSNO Act
 CAB Min (01) 27/5A: Climate Change: Next Steps for Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change
 CAB Min (01) 31/11: Climate Change: Paper 1: Policy Issues for Act 1 Ratification
Legislation
 CAB Min (01) 31/12: Climate Change: Paper 2: Domestic Policy Options
 CAB Min (01) 31/13: Climate Change: Paper 3: Plan for Consultation and Release of
Discussion Document
 CAB Min (01) 31/14: Climate Change: Paper 4: Economic Development Opportunities
 CAB Min (02) 13/10: Climate Change II: New Policies
 CAB Min (02) 13/11: Climate Change III: The Role of Local Government
 CAB Min (02) 13/12: Climate Change IV: Adapting to Climate Change
 CAB Min (02) 13/9: Climate Change I: Kyoto Protocol Preferred Policy Package: Overview
 CAB Min (02) 26/16: Climate Change I: Confirmation of Preferred Policy Package
 CAB Min (02) 26/17: Climate Change II: Public Awareness and Education, Business
Opportunities and Local Government Partnership
 CAB Min (02) 26/18: Climate Change III: Work Programme, Budget and Institution for
Climate Change Project
 CAB Min (02) 26/19: Climate Change IV: The Role of the Resource Management Act
(RMA)
 CAB Min (02) 4/3: Setting the Direction for Future Domestic Policy Options and Ratification
of the Kyoto Protocol
 CAB Min (05) 14/10: Review of Operation of Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement Policy
 CAB Min (09) 10/4: Climate Change International Negotiations: Update and New Zealand
Position
 CAB Min (09) 23/2A: Moderated NZ ETS: Potential Policy Packages
 CAB Min (09) 28/10: Amendments for a Moderated ETS
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CAB Min (09) 9/10: NZ ETS: Harmonisation with Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction
Scheme
 CBC Min (06) 17/18: Climate change: Options for controlling vehicle entry - fuel economy
standards
 CBC Min (11) 6/11: Phase II of the Resource Management Reforms: Urban and Infrastructure
Planning and General Issues
 Cabinet Paper: Fresh Water: Allocation Work Programme
 Cabinet minute: Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity: Release for
Public Consultation
 EGI Min (10) 21/11: ETS: Proposed regulations for synthetic greenhouse gases
 EGI Min (10) 21/8: ETS: Regulations for solid waste disposal facilities
 EGI Min (11) 17/5: Proposed Environmental Reporting Bill: Release of Discussion Document
 EGI Min (13) 6/4: A Proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry
 POL Min (01) 14/2: Climate Change: Directions for Public Education
 POL Min (01) 21/7: Climate Change Dialogue with Māori: Issues Arising from the Initial
Dialogue Phase
 POL Min (01) 32/14: Climate Change: Institutional Arrangements for Inventory, Registry and
Crown Trading Functions
 POL Min (01) 7/3: A three stage process for developing and implementing negotiated
greenhouse agreements with industry
 POL Min (02) 21/12: Climate Change: Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements (NGAs)
 POL Min (02) 21/14: Climate Change: Administrative arrangements for the projects
mechanism
 POL Min (03) 8/8: Climate Change: Final policy for negotiated greenhouse agreements
(NGAs)
 POL min (03) 6/4: Climate Change: The projects mechanism - details and process
 Permitted Activities Proposals for EEZ Environment Effects Regulations
 STR (09) 18: Moderated NZ ETS: Potential Policy Packages
 STR Min (09) 10/1: Climate Change Policy Options
 STR Min (09) 11/1: Moderated NZ ETS: Potential Policy Packages
o Briefing notes
 Briefing note 09-B-00576: Towards New Zealand’s 2020 Emissions Reduction Target:
Update on Analytical Work
 Briefing Paper 10-B-00003:Resource Consent Applications for Dairy Farming Under-Cover
in the MacKenzie Basin
 Briefing note 09-B-01292: Climate Change: approach to determining New Zealand’s
medium-term target
 Briefing note 09-B-1507: New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections to 2020
 Briefing note 09-B-01597: New Zealand’s 2020 target: initial results and implications
 Briefing Paper 10-B-0117:Mackenzie Dairying Call-In: Call-In Direction, Appointment
Letters and Terms of Reference for the Board
 Briefing note 09-B-01825: New Zealand’s 2020 Target – further analysis and options
 Briefing note 09-B-01908: Land use area figures identified by the LUCAS mapping
programme
 Briefing note 09-B-01970: Macro-economic impacts of different 2020 targets
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Briefing note 09-B-02067: Final updated report on modelling the economic impacts of
different 2020 target scenarios
 Briefing note 09-B-02068: Impacts of 2020 targets on the Māori economy
 Briefing note 09-B-02155: Implications of the 2020 target on the second commitment period
 Briefing note 09-B-0897: Mitigation and mitigation costs estimates for the period 2013-2020:
Background and intended approach
 Briefing Paper 10-B-00041: Ministerial Intervention – Environment Canterbury Under-Cover
Farming Resource Consent Applications
 Briefing about the Environment Portfolio and the Ministry for the Environment
 Briefing for incoming Ministers: All-of-government Climate Change programme
 Briefing note: Draft cabinet paper: Managing water quality limits under the national policy
statement for freshwater management
 Briefing note: Economic Studies - The potential impacts of water quality limits on noneconomic values (Southland case study)
 Briefing note: Freshwater Reform: Approach to consultation on national policy statements
amendments
 Briefing note: Freshwater planning and the scope of the collaborative process
 Briefing note: Progressing national objectives framework and amendments to the policy
statement for freshwater management
 Briefing note: Water Reform - Overview: Implementing the Water Reform Strategy
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Cabinet paper on release of white paper
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Draft Cabinet papers for Minister's review
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Draft cabinet papers
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Key information for EGI on Wednesday 5 December 2012
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Objectives and limits - location based discharge allowances
 Briefing note: Water Reform: Objectives and limits - presentation on national objectives
framework
 Regulatory impact statements
 Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
Amendment Bill 2015
 Activity classification of burial at sea, and discharge and dumping activities
 Amending the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Organisms Not Genetically
Modified) Regulations 1998
 Draft Regulatory Impact Statement on Proposed Amendments to the National Policy
Statement for Freshwater Management
 Draft Regulatory Impact Statement on proposed amendments to the NESCS
 Emergency legislation to assist recovery in the areas affected by the Kaikōura earthquake
sequence from 14 November 2016
 Fresh Start For Fresh Water – Objective and Limit Setting
 Improving alignment of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme with New Zealand’s
provisional 2030 emissions reduction target
 Kermadec Ocean Santuary
 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
 Options for reviewing the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Organisms Not
Genetically Modified) Regulations 1998
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Proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing Managing Contaminants in Soil to
Protect Human Health
Proposed amendments to Ozone Layer Protection Regulations to repeal
hydrochlorofluorocarbon wholesaler permits and importation
Proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014
RIS - Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015: EEZ Amendments
RIS : Climate Change (Synthetic Greenhouse Gases) Regulations 2010
RIS for the Proposed NPS on Urban Development Capacity under the RMA
RIS for the Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity under the
Resource Management Act 1991
RIS: Activity classification of exploration drilling under the EEZ and Continental Shelf
(Environmental Effects) Act 2012
RIS: Climate Change Response (Disposal Facilities) Regulations 2010
RIS: Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Forestry Sector) Amendment Bill
RIS: ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 –
Part 2 – Synthetic Greenhouse Gases
RIS: Emissions Trading Scheme: Regulations for the Kyoto Protocol commitment period
RIS: Proposed options to include fugitive coal seam methane in allocative baselines in the
New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
RIS: Regulation of deposit of jettisoned material from space rocket launches
RIS: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
RIS: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015: Alignment of decision-making processes
for nationally significant proposals
RISt: ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 –
Part 1
Reducing the impact of microbeads in personal care products on the environment
Regulations deeming joint irrigation/hydroelectricity generation projects as network utility
operations
Regulatory Impact Statement Carbon Price Methodology for the Synthetic Greenhouse Gas
Levy
Regulatory Impact Statement Industrial Allocation under the New Zealand Emissions
Trading Scheme: Group Six
Regulatory Impact Statement NZETS Industrial Allocation for Production of Reconstituted
Wood Panels (Group 5 Activity)
Regulatory Impact Statement NZETS: Industrial allocation for group 3 activities
Regulatory Impact Statement New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Draft Fishing
Allocation Plan
Regulatory Impact Statement New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Industrial allocation
Regulatory Impact Statement New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Industrial allocation
Regulatory Impact Statement New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Industrial allocation
for group 4 activities
Regulatory Impact Statement: ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate
Change Response Act 2002
Regulatory Impact Statement: Emissions Trading Regulations: Threshold for Liquid Fuels
Opt-In
Regulatory Impact Statement: NZETS: Industrial allocation for group 2 activities
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Regulatory Impact Statement: Prohibiting the importation of asbestos containing products
Regulatory Impact Statement: Re-registration arbitrage by post-1989 forest land participants
in the ETS
 Regulatory Impact Statements: ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate
Change Response Act 2002 – Part 3
 Regulatory impact statement – Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater
Management 2011
 Regulatory impact statement: Freshwater reform: Governance
 Regulatory impact statement: Streamlined process for the review of Christchurch City's
District Plans
 Stock exclusion
 Streamlining the regulatory regime for pest control
 Updating the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
o Community and public
 Environmental education resources for teachers
 The Youth EnviroLeaders' Forum
 World Environment Day
 About the Environmental Choice New Zealand eco-label
 Consultations
o Data
 MfE Data Service
 Freshwater data
 Land use map
 Satellite data
 Forest, soil and LiDAR data
 Classification systems
 Freshwater classification system
 Land classification systems
 Marine classification systems
o Energy
 Roles and responsibilities
o National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation
 About the NPS
 Developing the NPS
 Board of Inquiry for the proposed NPS
 Terms of reference
 Submissions
 Further submissions
o National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission
 About the NPS
 Developing the NPS
 Board of Inquiry Report on the proposed NPS
 Recommended version of the NPS
o National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities
 About the NES
 Developing the NES
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Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
o Environmental remediation projects
 Rena grounding
 Mapua contaminated site clean-up
 Tui Mine remediation
o Environmental reporting
 About environmental reporting
 About the Act
 Submissions received
 Reporting framework
 Reporting structure
 New Zealand's reports
o Air
 Air domain report 2014 online
 New Zealand's air at a glance
o About the report
 Message from the CE's
 Air domain purpose and scope
 Acknowledgements
 Why good air quality is important
o State of New Zealand's air
 Measuring air quality
 PM10
 PM2.5
 Nitrogen dioxide
 Ground level ozone
 Other air pollutants
o Pressures New Zealand's air
 On-road vehicle emissions
 Home-heating emissions
 Natural sources of pollutants
 Other pressures
o Impacts of air quality
 Health impacts
 Other impacts
o Data and supporting information
 Data files
 About the indicators
 About the case studies
 Technical report
 Glossary
 References
 Atmosphere and climate
o Fresh water
 About Our fresh water 2017 report
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Supporting scientific papers for Our fresh water 2017 report
 Land
 Marine
o Data improvement
 Data improvement initiatives
 Data projects
 OECD reviews of New Zealand’s environmental performance
 Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
 Historical environmental reporting
o Funding
 Sources of funding
 Ministry funding
 Funding from other government departments
o Freshwater Improvement Fund
 About the Freshwater Improvement Fund
 Eligibility and assessment criteria
 Applying for funding
o Community Environment Fund
 Current and future funding rounds
 About the fund
 Funding and application process
 Eligibility criteria
 Projects funded to date
 Summary of projects
 May 2014- Freshwater management
 September 2013
 July 2012
 March 2012 - Environment centres
 July 2011
 October 2010
o Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
 About the fund
 How to apply
 Priority List
 Funding for 2016/17
o Environmental Legal Assistance Fund
 About the fund
 How to apply
 Previous applications
o Waste Minimisation Fund
 About the fund
 Key dates and applying
 Projects funded to date
 Profiles of funded projects
Environment Canterbury’s Residential Red-Zone Household Hazardous Waste
Management Project
 Accreditation scheme for hospitality sector
 Food waste collection service
 Marae waste minimisation project
 Milk bottle reincarnation
 Packaging awards
 Recycling centre
 Resource recovery centre
 Vermicomposting trial
 Wood waste processing
o Te Mana o Te Wai Fund
 About the fund
 Te Mana o Te Wai projects
 Funding contact details
o Hazards
 About environmental risks in New Zealand
 Environmental risks
 Roles and responsibilities
 Laws that help us manage environmental risks
 How the HSNO Act relates to other Acts
o New organisms
 About new organisms
 About genetic modification in NZ
o Genetic modification in New Zealand
 Constraint on release and investigation into coexistence
 Food, medicines and medical ethics
 Intellectual property
 Overarching and structural elements
 Genetically modified food, crops and medicines
 Exporting living modified organisms
 Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
 Treaty of Waitangi and new organisms
 Have your say – making submissions about new organisms
o Hazardous substances
 About hazardous substances
 Dioxins and other organochlorines
 Pesticides and other agrichemicals
 Fireworks
 Products of nanotechnology
 Methyl bromide
 Have your say – making submissions about hazardous substances
 Ozone depleting substances
 Publication search
 Cabinet papers and related material search
o International environmental agreements
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Free trade and environmental cooperation agreements
 About free trade agreements and the environment
 Ministry for the Environment's role
 Environmental cooperation with China
 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
o Natural hazard management
 Managing natural hazards
 Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes support
o Canterbury earthquakes support
 Ministry support
 Canterbury earthquake response Cabinet paper and Orders in Council
 Flood risk management
 Managing flood risk
 Roles and responsibilites
 Flood risk management review
 Flood planning and help during a flood
 Towns and cities
 National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity
 About the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity
o Implementing the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity
 Guidance on implementation
 Timeframes for implementing objectives and policies
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