Subscribers will likely recall in June (edition 16/2026) we outlined key changes proposed for the administration of the conservation estate via the Conservation Amendment Bill
As succinctly noted in Pānui 13/2026, last month the Minister of Conservation, Tama Potaka, introduced the Conservation Amendment Bill to Parliament. He described this as
Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry for the Environment have jointly released their three yearly statutorily required report on the state of the atmosphere and
The Government has released a consultation document on the merits of establishing a Biodiversity Credit System (BCS) entitled ‘Te Āwhina I te Taiao me ngā
This week the National Party has released a policy statement on how it considers agricultural emissions should be reduced. Some of the main aspects of
This week the large majority of iwi entities with fishing mandates recognised through Te Ohu Kaimoana processes voted against supporting a bill to establish an
This week it was Wellington’s turn for an adverse weather event, with a storm that overwhelmed their wastewater treatment plant meaning both sewage and storm
Economic and Environmental Agency Annual Reports Last week we provided reviews of the annual reports of six large social sector agencies, finding mixed results in
This week we have reviewed three documents centred on environmental matters. The first is the proposed exposure draft of a ‘National Policy Statement For
Research Snippets: Briefings to Incoming Ministers (‘BIMs’) Ministry for the Environment This week we have had a look at the Ministry for the Environment’s briefing
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