environment

Wellbeing budgets and the environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 202113 December 2021

A new report examines how the environment has – or has not – been incorporated into the government’s ‘Wellbeing Budgets’. The Parliamentary Commissioner for […]

What would a dry winter mean for the country? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202105 May 2021

New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. […]

Government to repeal and replace the RMA – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 2021

The Government has signalled its intention to scrap the 30-year-old Resource Management Act (RMA) and replace it with three new […]

Enviro research funding “fragmented” – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 December 202010 December 2020

There’s a disconnect between the environmental research the Government says is important – like freshwater and biodiversity – and the […]

The Global Methane Budget report – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 2020

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) has today released its latest analysis of the worldwide balance of methane emissions and sinks. The report […]

Action for Healthy Waterways – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 May 202029 May 2020

The Government has announced new rules and regulations to clean up New Zealand’s waterways and protect them from future pollution. […]

Fast-tracking RMA consents – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 May 202006 May 2020

In a bid to kick-start the economy post-lockdown, a number of projects will effectively bypass the Resource Management Act. The proposal […]

Environmental impacts of tourism – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 December 201918 December 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Simon Upton warns that increasing numbers of tourists are eroding the very attributes that […]