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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

Making tourism sustainable post-Covid – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Enviro research funding “fragmented” – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Environmental impacts of tourism – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Measuring changes to our environment – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Separating greenhouse gases in climate policy – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Regulating farm runoff – Expert Reaction

Regulating farm runoff – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 December 201811 February 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reviewed whether the farm management software Overseer is fit for purpose in a […]

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Environment Commissioner’s Zero Carbon Act recommendations – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 March 201811 April 2018

The new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has released his first report, containing advice for the Government on […]

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PCE report on climate change law — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 27 July 201703 August 2018

The environment watchdog has proposed that New Zealand should follow the UK by putting climate change action into law. In […]

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No ‘silver bullet’ for agricultural emissions – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 20 October 201611 April 2018

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright released her latest report on Wednesday, this time turning her attention […]

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Environment Commissioner reports on agricultural greenhouse gases – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 201611 April 2018

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has called for New Zealanders to work together […]

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