land use

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 February 202317 February 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle washed out woody debris on the east coast, which has piled up against bridges and across roads. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 September 202220 September 2022

The Government has released a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL), with the aim of improving how we protect […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 April 2021

New Zealand’s highly productive farmlands have been decreasing over the last two decades as residential developments such as lifestyle blocks […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 August 201916 August 2019

The Government has proposed to give new protection to New Zealand’s most fertile and versatile land. A draft National Policy […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 August 201909 August 2019

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on how land use contributes to climate change and how climate […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 April 201924 April 2019

A state of the environment report has highlighted nine priority issues, including polluted waterways, greenhouse gas emissions and urban growth […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 April 201813 February 2019

The extent to which we have changed our natural landscapes is highlighted in the latest instalment of the Ministry for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 October 201530 June 2016

The Government today launched a new environmental report – Environment Aotearoa 2015 – showing the overall state of our environment. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 March 201221 March 2012

A report that aims to provide scientific context for the divisive issue of water quality in New Zealand is being […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 25 August 201027 August 2010

Groundwater is a crucial natural resource — around one third of the water used in New Zealand comes from underground […]