This year we have refined the information we are collecting from organisations about their targets and reduction plans.
This information will be critical to monitoring programme progress and understanding barriers organisations face in their reduction efforts.
The survey has four sections: The first section includes questions on key programme emission sources (as applicable to your organisation).
The second section asks about your overall...More
This year we have refined the information we are collecting from organisations about their targets and reduction plans.
This information will be critical to monitoring programme progress and understanding barriers organisations face in their reduction efforts.
The survey has four sections: The first section includes questions on key programme emission sources (as applicable to your organisation).
The second section asks about your overall reduction targets and initiatives....More
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are seeking feedback on managing the use and develpment of highly productive land (HPL).
Since the policy was introduced in 2022, two issues have been raised about its restrictions on the use and development of highly productive land for activities that don’t rely on soil.
The two issues being consulted on are a lack of a clear consent pathway for:
Construction of new specified...More
The Government is exploring whether a biodiversity credit system could help to incentivise the protection and restoration of native wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand.
A biodiversity credit system would help to conserve habitats and species by enabling landowners, who protect and restore native wildlife, to earn credits for their actions.
The Ministry for the Environment and Department of Conservation (DoC) are seeking feedback on the need for and the design of a biodiversity credit...More
The Government is seeking feedback on a proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazard Decision-making. This is a first step from central government to provide additional support for local government to manage risks to people and property from natural hazards such as floods, landslides and coastal inundation.
Read the full consultation document [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Read the Proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazard Decision-making 2023 .
Read the Proposed...More
