Work priorities
The Ministry for the Environment works on a wide range of issues related to environment and resource management. Our activities are grouped into the following work programmes.
Atmosphere
- Climate change, including
- Air quality
Land and fresh water
- Land
- Freshwater quality and allocation, especially:
Marine environment
Changing environment
Maximising advantage
Environmental hazards
Sustainability in the built environment
Environmental governance
- Overview of environmental governance
- Resource Management Act 1991
- National Policy Statements
- National Environmental Standards
- Treaty of Waitangi settlements
Evidence base
Last updated: 21 May 2013
