environment

How fast-track consenting might impact the environment and politics – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 April 202419 April 2024

Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to […]

Govt signals pause on Significant Natural Areas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 March 202417 April 2024

The government is signalling councils don’t need to comply with their legal obligations around Significant Natural Areas, i.e., mapping out areas with […]

The murky legal waters of deep-sea mining – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 06 July 202307 July 2023

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is about to miss a key deadline to establish a deep-sea mining code for international […]

Sobering stats on the state of our freshwater – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 April 202313 April 2023

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest national report on the state of our freshwater. […]

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 […]

The state of our marine environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 October 2022

What are the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, coastlines, and estuaries? Our Marine Environment 2022, produced by The Ministry […]

NIWA’s annual climate summary 2021 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 January 202212 January 2022

2021 was New Zealand’s warmest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2021. Aotearoa New Zealand is […]

Wellbeing budgets and the environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 202113 December 2021

A new report examines how the environment has – or has not – been incorporated into the government’s ‘Wellbeing Budgets’. The Parliamentary Commissioner for […]