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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

Govt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE

In the News  |  Published: 21 August 201328 March 2016

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright,  is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship […]

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More 1080 needed to save native birds and plants – Environment Commissioner

In the News  |  Published: 17 July 201328 March 2016

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says DOC should use more 1080 poison in pest control. The Commissioner, Dr Jan […]

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In the news: Report calls for native eel protection

In the News  |  Published: 18 April 201318 April 2013

Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling for a moratorium on the fishing of native longfin eels, […]

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Inquiry will clear the air on fracking – editorial

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 03 April 201203 April 2012

The editorial in today’s (Tuesday 3rd April) New Zealand Herald welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s announcement of an […]

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PCE launches fracking inquiry

In the News  |  Published: 28 March 201228 March 2012

Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has confirmed that her office will undertake an inquiry into the issue […]

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Water report makes a splash

In the News  |  Published: 22 March 201222 March 2012

A report laying bare the science behind New Zealand’s degraded waterways has received wide media coverage and spurred calls for […]

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