Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Archives

Environment watchdog says more data needed to support decision-making – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 2022

How do we know if the money we’re spending on environmental problems is making a difference? A new report from […]

Making tourism sustainable post-Covid – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 February 202118 February 2021

A tax on NZ tourists leaving the country, and tougher rules for car rental agencies, are two things the Parliamentary Commissioner […]

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 […]

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 […]

Measuring changes to our environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201908 November 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Simon Upton has reviewed our environmental reporting system and found it wanting. In […]

Separating greenhouse gases in climate policy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 March 201929 March 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) has proposed the Government treat agricultural greenhouse gases differently to fossil fuel emissions […]