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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Regulating farm runoff – Expert Reaction
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reviewed whether the farm management software Overseer is fit for purpose in a […]
Continue readingNative birds in dire straits – Expert Reaction
A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment highlights the desperate situation for many native birds, despite concerted […]
Continue readingMore work needed on environmental reporting – PCE
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has released her commentary on a wide-ranging ‘State of the Environment’ […]
Continue readingPCE calls for action on sea level rise – expert reaction
New Zealand needs to do more to prepare for the consequences of rising sea levels, warns the Parliamentary Commissioner for […]
Continue readingSea level rise report in the news
A new report outlining the science behind the future’s inevitable sea level rise – and how it will impact on New […]
Continue readingSea level rise to impact on New Zealanders – report
Flooding and erosion from rising sea levels are likely to significantly impact on New Zealanders in our lifetimes, warns the latest […]
Continue readingCommisioner calls for clarity on clean water proposals
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling on government to pick up its game on water standards. Current proposals […]
Continue readingShifts in farming put pressure on water quality – report
Changes in the way New Zealanders use land are negatively affecting the water quality of our lakes and rivers and […]
Continue readingGovt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship […]
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