Our air 2024 released
Our air 2024 brings together recently updated Stats NZ indicator data, as well as insights from research literature.
Next steps for enabling more offshore renewable energy generation
The Government is progressing legislation to implement a new offshore renewable energy generation regime which will support investment in, and delivery of, clean energy at scale.
Government releases Fast-track listed projects
The Government has announced its decisions to list 149 projects in the FTA Bill Schedule.
Freshwater farm plan rollout set to be paused by end of year
The Coalition Government has signalled its intention to pause the rollout of freshwater farm plans while changes are made to ensure the system is affordable and more practical for farmers and growers.
EPA negotiates challenges to deliver new systems and improved processes
The Environmental Protection Authority has delivered its latest annual report.
Restoration of Customary Marine Title test begins
Legislation that will provide certainty around how Customary Marine Title is granted for New Zealand’s coastlines has passed its first reading in Parliament.
PCE letter to Methane Review Ministerial Advisory Panel
The Commissioner for the Environment has sent his research into biogenic methane and its warming effects to the Methane Review Ministerial Advisory Panel for consideration, along with a covering letter, as they review the science and targets related to methane emissions.
The contribution of historical methane emissions to present-day warming
In new research, ”The contribution of historical methane emission to present-day warming”, commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Andy Reisinger has answered a fundamental next question: how much have individual sources of methane emissions – such as agriculture – contributed to present day warming globally?
Government releases final 2024 Action Plan focused on infrastructure
The Government’s Quarter Four (Q4) Action Plan will be focused on making it easier and faster to build infrastructure in New Zealand as part of its wider plan to rebuild the economy.
PCE submission on Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Read the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill.
Inquiry into climate adaptation
The final report of the Select Committee into climate adaptation has been released.
2024 Scholarship Recipient Announced
The RMLA scholarship program supports research shaping Aotearoa’s future by enhancing resource management and mātauranga Māori.