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Name Date Reference
25 easy steps towards sustainability April 2008 ME 873
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A suppliers’ guide to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme May 2010 ME 1006
Above-ground Bulk Tank Containment Systems June 1995 ME 610
Acting together - Links between the HSNO Act and the RMA June 2003 ME 646
Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern New Zealand July 2005  
Adapting to the impacts of climate change October 2007 INFO 225
Agrichemical Trespass Ministerial Advisory Committee (ATMAC) Final Report to the Minister for the Environment November 2002 ME 432
Air Quality – Getting the Balance Right: Report of the Technical Advisory Group on National Air-Quality Standards November 2009 CR 90
Air quality in airsheds July 2008  
Air quality (particulate matter PM10) – Indicator update
October 2012
INFO 656
Allocation in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme December 2007 ME 853
Ambient Air Quality and Pollution Levels in New Zealand: Targets for Vehicle Emissions Control December 1998 AQTR 9
Ambient Air Quality Guidelines May 2002 ME 438
Ambient concentrations of selected organochlorines in air December 1999 ME 362
Ambient concentrations of selected organochlorines in estuaries June 1999 ME 316
Ambient concentrations of selected organochlorines in rivers December 1998 ME 317
Ambient concentrations of selected organochlorines in soil December 1998 ME 318
Amenity Effects of PM10 and TSP Concentrations in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 41
An introduction to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme April 2010 ME 1005
Analysis of national river water quality data for the period 1998-2007 May 2010 CR 88
Analysis of the economic impacts of climate change projections in New Zealand 2005 October 2005  
Analysis of timeframes for the development of policy statements and plans under the Resource Management Act 1991 December 2008 CR 143
Annual Report of the Ministry for the Environment Annual ME 1030
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy and Implementation June 2006  
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy Implementation July 2004  
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy Implementation 2004/2005 June 2005  
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy and Implementation June 2006  
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy Implementation July 2004  
Annual Report on Climate Change Policy Implementation 2004/2005 June 2005  
ANZECC water quality guidelines for fresh and marine water quality October 2000 -
Appearing at a Council Plan or Plan Change Hearing June 2006 ME 759
Appearing at a Resource Consent Hearing June 2006 ME 756
Application of the River Ecosystem Management Framework to water allocation management March 2001 TR 105
Applying for a Resource Consent June 2006 ME 752
Aquaculture Reform 2004 - An Overview January 2005 INFO 83
Aquaculture reform 2004 - Settling Māori Claims January 2005 INFO 86
Aquaculture Risk Management Options December 2007 CR 35
Asia Pac Carbon Markets: Products, Prices, Permutations, Possibilities November 2007 CR 23
Assessment Guide for Hazardous Facilities March 2000 ME 339
Assessment of the effects of combustion and waste, oil and health effects associated with the use of waste oil as a dust suppressant August 2000 TR 97
Assessment of Dioxin Contamination at Sawmill Sites October 2008 CR 52
Assessment of Regional Council Water Quality Data (1996–2002) in Support of National State of Environment Reporting (ENZ07) March 2008 CR 33
Assessment of the impacts of sea level rise on floodplain management planning for the Avon river December 2003  
Assessors’ Specification Guidelines for Accreditation of a Product Stewardship Scheme December 2009 ME 971
Attitudes and Barriers to Water Transfer December 2001 TR 115
Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme green paper – Proposed approach on allocation July 2008  
Awarding of Costs by the Environment Court June 2006 ME 762
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Background report for the Urban Amenity Project - Case Studies June 2001 TR 66
Background report for the Urban Amenity Project - Trials June 2001 TR 67
Basis for Landfill Classification System - Final Report November 2001 TR 113
Beginner's guide to resource and building consent processes under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Building Act 2004 June 2008  
Board of Inquiry Upper North Island Grid Upgrade Proposal - Draft Report and Decision May 2009 TP 1, TP 2, TP 3
Briefings to the incoming Minister for the Environment and Minister for Climate Change Issues 2011 November 2011  
Briefings to the incoming Minister for the Environment and Minister for Climate Change Issues 2008 December 2008  
Briefing to the incoming Minister for the Environment October 2007  
Briefing to the incoming Minister for the Environment November 2011  
Building competitive cities: Reform of the urban and infrastructure planning system - Summary of submissions June 2011 CE 114
Building competitive cities: Reform of the urban and infrastructure planning system - A discussion document October 2010 ME 1021
Business and environment-friendly tax changes October 2005 INFO 148
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Calculation and Payment of the Waste Disposal Levy: Guidance for Waste Disposal Facility Operators June 2009 ME 939
Carbon ABC October 2007  
Carbon markets & the CDM: a legal perspective November 2007 CR 24
Catalysing Positive Urban Change in New Zealand June 2006 CR 48
CD of Urban Design Protocol publications March 2009 INFO 392
Changes in drought risk with climate change May 2005  
Chatham Islands Climate Change June 2005  
Checklist of Reporting Requirements for Contaminated Sites October 2011 INFO 625
Checklist for the Removal of Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks October 2011 INFO 626

Chemical and biological risk: Study of regulatory regimes for managing chemical and biological risk in selected countries and implications for New Zealand

February 2012 CR 118
Cleaning up Mapua: The history of the Fruitgrowers' Chemical Company site

October 2011

ME 1054
Climate Change Case Study: Impacts of sea-level rise on the Avon River, Christchurch May 2008 INFO 283
Climate Change Case Study:Coast Care Bay of Plenty Dune Restoration March 2008 INFO 267
Climate Change Case Study:Tauranga City Council prepares for more intense rainfall February 2008 INFO 268
Climate Change Case Study:Transit NZ – climate change and the state highway network May 2008 INFO 275
Climate Change Adaptation and Second Generation RMA Plans September 2008 INFO 314
Climate Change and Infrastructure Design Case study: Wairau Catchment, North Shore City August 2004  
Climate Change and Long-term Council Community Planning October 2008 ME 911
Climate change cabinet papers    
Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment: A guidance manual for Local Government in New Zealand May 2004 ME 513
Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment: A Guidance Manual for Local Government in New Zealand May 2008 ME 870
Climate change impacts on New Zealand June 2001 ME 396
Climate Change Leadership Forum: SME 'Cost of Carbon' Campaign Outline (PDF, 215 KB) January 2009 CR 60
Climate change mitigation measures: Water quality benefits and costs August 2008 CR 41
Climate change policy and forestry November 2001  
Climate change research strategy 2002    
Climate change: A Compendium of Submissions Received October 2001  
Climate Change: A Consultation Snapshot October 2001 ME 630
Climate change: Impacts on New Zealand June 2001 INFO 95
Climate Change: Likely Impacts on New Zealand Agriculture September 2001  
Climate change: New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions   INFO 97
Climate Change: Potential Effects on Human Health in New Zealand September 2001  
Climate Change: The New Zealand Response September 1994 ME 147
Climate Change: The New Zealand Response II June 1997 ME 241
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change: A guidance manual for local government in New Zealand May 2004 ME 512
Coastal hazards and climate change: A guidance manual for local government in New Zealand July 2008 ME 892
Coastal recreational water quality reporting December 2007  
Coexistence of genetically modified and non-genetically modified crops February 2001 AgResearch Ltd
Community Environment Fund Guide for applicants June 2012 ME 1097
Competitive Cities and Prosperous Economies: The Role of Urban Design February 2006 CR 50
Compliance Monitoring and Emission Testing of Discharges to Air August 1998 ME 285
Concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs in retail foods and an assessment of dietary intake for New Zealanders November 1998 ME 319
Concentrations of selected organochlorines in serum from the non-occupationally exposed New Zealand population May 2001 ME 350
Conceptual Framework to Assist Decision Making on International Climate Change Policy December 2007  
Confirmed indicators for solid waste, hazardous waste and contaminated sites September 2000 ME 344
Confirmed indicators for the marine environment June 2001 ME 398
Confirmed indicators for solid waste, hazardous waste and contaminated sites September 2000 ME 344
Confirmed indicators for the marine environment June 2001 ME 398
Consented Non-levied Cleanfills and Landfills in New Zealand: Project Report July 2011 ME 1061
Consultation for Resource Consent Applicants June 2006 ME 753
Consultation on a proposed new regulation for on-site wastewater systems July 2008 INFO 294
Consultation with Māori on Climate Change: Hui Report November 2007 ME 830
Contact Energy Limited Te Mihi geothermal Power Station Project: Final Decision Report September 2008  
Contact Energy Limited Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station Project: Summary of Submissions April 2008 ME 874
Contact’s proposal for a new geothermal power station at 'Te Mihi' February 2008 INFO 247
Contact’s proposal for a new wind farm ‘Hauauru ma raki’ – Waikato Wind Farm September 2008 INFO 313
Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No 5 - Site Investigation and Analysis of Soils (Revised 2011) Updated October 2011 ME 1073
Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 4: Classification and Information Management Protocols August 2006 ME 742
Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 3 - Risk Screening System February 2004 ME 502
Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 2 - Hierarchy and Application in New Zealand of Environmental Guideline Values (Revised 2011) Updated October 2011 ME 1072

Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 - Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011)

Updated October 2011 ME 1071

Cost-benefit Analysis of the Proposed NES for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health

May 2011 CR 112
Cost effectiveness of reductions in dioxin emissions to air from selected sources August 2001 TR 110
Cost Recovery Policy for Proposals of National Significance: Sections 140–150AA of the Resource Management Act March 2007 ME 800
Cost–benefit Analysis for a National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices May 2008 CR 34
Creating great places to live + work + play: Livable urban environments: process, strategy, action June 2002 ME 446
Cultural Health Index for Streams and Waterways: A tool for nationwide use April 2006 ME 710
Cultural Health Index for Streams and Waterways: Indicators for recognising and expressing Māori values June 2003 ME 475
Culvert and Bridge Construction: Guidelines for Farmers October 2004 ME 549
Curbing the sprawl: Urban growth management in the United States – lessons for New Zealand April 2000 ME 342
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Deforestation Liabilities – Allocation to Pre-1990 Forests May 2008 CR 59
Designations Process June 2006 ME 757
Development of Industrial Allocation Regulations under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Summary of Submissions April 2010 ME 1004
Development of Standard Definitions for Common District Plan Terms August 2008 CR 142
Dioxin Concentrations in Residential Soil, Paritu, New Plymouth September 2002 ME 640
Dioxin discharges from waste incinerators; technical specifications for national environmental standards August 2001 TR 109
Dioxin and Furan Emissions to Air from Secondary Metallurgical Processes in New Zealand: Volume One and Two April 2004 ME 508, ME509
The Direct Referral Process – Information for Submitters June 2010 INFO 524
Discount Regulations: Issues and Options Paper January 2010 ME 1000
Discussion Document: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Human Drinking Water Sources September 2005 ME 682
Discussion Paper on Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New Zealand Post-2012 December 2006  
Discussion document for the development of a National Groundwater Data Centre in New Zealand October 2002 TR 72
Draft core set of national air quality indicators: Report of focus workshop on development of environmental indicators for air July 1996 TR 1
Draft policy goals for coasts estuaries January 1998 TR 41
Draft Sampling Protocols and Analytical Methods for Determining Petroleum Products in Soil and Water May 1999 ME 613
Draft Environmental Thesaurus for New Zealand March 1999 TR 51
Draft Guidelines for the Selection of Methods to Determine Ecological Flows and Water Levels March 2008 CR 20
Draft policy goals for coasts estuaries January 1998 TR 41
Draft Users' Guide: National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water May 2009 ME 936
Draft core set of national air quality indicators: Report of focus workshop on development of environmental indicators for air July 1996 TR 1
Draft Guidelines for the Selection of Methods to Determine Ecological Flows and Water Levels March 2008 CR 20
Drafting Issues, Objectives, Policies and Methods in Regional Policy Statements and District Plans * July 2003 ME 482
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Economic Impact Analysis of Mandatory Energy Performance Standards for Specific Product Classes February 2001 TR 101
Economic Instruments for Managing Water Quality in New Zealand January 2004 ME 135
Economic Risks and Opportunities from the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms in New Zealand April 2003 ME 465
Economic effects of low-level carbon charges June 2001  
Economic impacts on NZ of climate change-related extreme events: focus on freshwater floods July 2004  
Economic Opportunities in New Zealand's Oceans: Informing the development of Oceans Policy June 2003 -
Economic modelling reports Various dates  
Effective and enforceable consent conditions June 2001 ME 388
Effective participation in resource consent processes: A guide for Tangata Whenua March 2005 ME 588
Effects of Air Contaminants on Ecosystems and Recommended Critical Levels and Critical Loads October 2000 AQTR 15
Effects of Rural Land Use on Water Quality July 2004 ME 563
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Disposal Survey April 2006: A Quantitative Report April 2006 ME 764
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Survey January 2006: A Quantitative Report January 2006 ME 765

Emerging technologies and research for New Zealand's economic development and associated risk management

February 2012 CR 119
CR 120
Emission Inventories for CO, NOx, SO2, ozone, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene in New Zealand November 2003 AQTR 44
Emission Inventories for PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 38
Emissions Charges October 2001  
Emissions trading bulletin 1: Process for developing New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme regulations December 2007 INFO 245
Emissions trading bulletin 2: Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008: draft for consultation February 2008 INFO 249
Emissions trading bulletin 3: Climate Change (Forestry Sector) Regulations 2008: draft for consultation February 2008 INFO 250
Emissions Trading Bulletin 4: The Climate Change Leadership Forum May 2008 INFO 274
Emissions Trading Bulletin 5: A guide to the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill as reported back to Parliament by the Finance and Expenditure Committee: Emissions Trading June 2008 INFO 284
Emissions Trading Bulletin 6: A guide to the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill as reported back to Parliament by the Finance and Expenditure Committee: Renewable Preference June 2008 INFO 285
Emissions Trading Bulletin 7: Dates of commencement for Emissions Trading Scheme participant obligations June 2008 INFO 286
Emissions Trading Bulletin 8: Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Regulations 2008: draft for consultation October 2008 INFO 338
Emissions Trading Bulletin 9: Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 October 2008 INFO 344
Emissions Trading Bulletin 10: Draft climate change regulations for stationary energy, industrial processes and liquid fossil fuels

June 2009

INFO 408
Emissions trading bulletin No. 11: Summary of the proposed changes to the NZ ETS September 2009 INFO 441
Emissions trading bulletin No. 12: Industrial allocation update September 2009 INFO 440
Emissions trading bulletin No. 13: Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Regulations 2009 October 2009 INFO 442
Emissions trading bulletin No. 14: Climate Change (Other Removal Activities) Regulations 2009 October 2009 INFO 443
Emissions trading bulletin No. 15: Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009 October 2009 INFO 444
Emissions trading bulletin No 16: Climate Change (General Exemptions) Order 2009 December 2009 INFO 460
Emissions trading bulletin No 17: Call for data from growers of cucumbers, fresh capsicums and fresh tomatoes May 2010 INFO 490
Emissions trading bulletin No 18: Call for data from rose growers May 2010 INFO 498
Emissions Trading Scheme Transport Fuels Technical Advisory Group Expert Advisory April 2008  
Energy efficiency on your farm   INFO 102
Enforcement Action under the Resource Management Act 1991 to Deal with Unauthorised Storage, Dumping and Disposal of End-of-Life Tyres July 2004 ME 535
Ensuring effective public participation in decision-making relating to genetically modified organisms June 2001 University of Auckland
Enterprise3: Your Business and the Triple Bottom Line - Economic, Environmental, Social Performance June 2003 ME 480
Environment Court Decisions January to June 2004 February 2006 ME 713
Environment New Zealand 2007 December 2007 ME 847
Environment New Zealand 2007 information sheets June 2008 INFO 280A - INFO 280J
Environment New Zealand 2007 – Independent Review July 2008 CR 47
Environment New Zealand 2007 – Summary December 2007 ME 848
Environmental guidelines for water discharges from petroleum industry sites in New Zealand December 1998 ME 300
Environmental Performance Indicators for Groundwater May 1998 TR 38
Environmental Performance Indicators: Marine environment potential indicators for physical and chemical processes, and human uses and values September 1998 TR 45
Environmental Performance Indicators: Summary of Proposed Indicators for Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity November 1998 ME 299
Environmental Performance Indicators: Summary of Proposed Indicators for the Marine Environment November 1998 ME 296
Environmental Best Practice Guidelines for the Offshore Petroleum Industry March 2006 ME 718
Environmental Indicators Quarterly Quarterly Various
Environmental indicators for the sustainable management of fresh water January 1997 TR 4
Environmental Metadata Framework September 2002 TR 73
Environmental Performance Indicators: an analysis of potential indicators for fishing impacts November 1998 TR 43
Environmental Performance Indicators: Confirmed Indicators for Air, Fresh Water and Land October 1998 ME 293
Environmental Performance Indicators: Marine environment potential indicators for physical and chemical processes, and human uses and values September 1998 TR 45
Environmental Performance Indicators: Summary of Proposed Indicators for the Marine Environment November 1998 ME 296
Environmental report card: Energy Supply and Demand July 2009 INFO 421
Environmental report card: Marine areas with legal protection December 2008 INFO 353
Environmental report card: Vehicle kilometres travelled by road March 2009 INFO 358
Environmental standards for telecommunication facilities in your neighbourhood: Information for householders June 2010 INFO 518
Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of Irrigation in the Mackenzie Basin February 2005 ME 583
Establishing Unique Emissions Factors for the Emissions Trading Scheme October-December 2008 CR 61
Evaluation of Lectra/San® Marine Sewage Treatment System for Removal of Viruses in Sewage June 2002 TR 119
Evaluation of Low Flow Guidelines for Instream Values June 2001 TR 108
Evaluation of toxicity of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: A health risk appraisal for the New Zealand population February 2001 ME 351
Everyday Guide to the Resource Management Act Series June 2006 various
e-Waste Survey for eDay 2008 January 2009 CR 58
Excellence in local government procurement November 2004 ME 560
Exploration of Māori Participation In Freshwater Management January 2010 CR 81
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Factors influencing decisions to innovate with new organisms June 2012 CR 145
Fiordland Marine Conservation Strategy June 2003 ME 648
First Schedule Process - Time and costs July 2008 CR 141
Fixing the Resource Management Act October 2003 INFO 40
Flood risk arising from future precipitation changes in Gleniti, Timaru December 2003  
Flow Guidelines for Instream Values May 1998 ME 270, ME 271
Flowchart of New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Emissions October 2008  
Focus Group Meeting Notes June 1998 AQTR 3
Framework for a New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Executive Summary September 2007 ME 810A
Framework for a New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme September 2007 ME 810
Freshwater Ecological Values of the Waitaki Catchment November 2004 ME 556
Freshwater Microbiology Research Programme Report: Pathogen Occurrence and Human Health Risk Assessment Analysis November 2002 TR 122
Freshwater for a Sustainable Future: Issues and Options December 2004 ME 555
Freshwater for the Future information sheet April 2006 INFO 158
Freshwater for the Future: A supporting document April 2006 ME 722
Freshwater recreational water quality reporting December 2007  
Freshwater reform 2013 and beyond March 2013 ME 1109
Functionality in the international carbon reduction project market: A briefing paper October 2007  
FutureProof: A guide towards sustainable publishing November 2004 ME 554
G
General Equilibrium Analysis of Options for Meeting New Zealand’s International Emissions Obligations October 2007 CR 25
General Equilibrium Analysis of Options for Meeting New Zealand’s International Emissions Obligations April 2008  
Genetic Modification - The New Zealand Approach (booklet) June 2004 ME 656
Genetic Modification - The New Zealand Approach (pamphlet) October 2003 INFO 41
Genetic modification: current controls in New Zealand and the Royal Commission's recommendations October 2001 ME 632
Genetic Modification: Public Awareness & Knowledge Benchmark Survey November 2001 TR 114
Getting More from Less: A Review of Progress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiatives in New Zealand February 2000 0-908804-90-3
Getting in on the Act June 2006 ME 750
Getting Our Priorities Right: The role of information in setting priorities for management of New Zealand's ocean June 2005 ME 602
Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) - Annual Reports Annual ME 1016, ME 948, ME 943, ME 825, ME 749, ME 680, TR 95, TR 94, TR 93, TR 92
Good Practice Guide for Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling June 2004 ME 522
Good Practice Guide for Preparing Emissions Inventories 2001 SMF 1
Good Practice Guide for Assessing and Managing the Environmental Effects of Dust Emissions September 2001 ME 408
Good Practice Guide for Monitoring and Management of Visibility in New Zealand August 2001 ME 406
Good Practice Guide for Assessing and Managing Odour in New Zealand June 2003 ME 473
Good Practice Guide for Air Quality Monitoring and Data Management 2009 April 2009 ME 933
Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Industry June 2008 ME 880
Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Land Transport June 2008 ME 881
Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Land Transport: Report on Submissions on Draft for Consultation June 2008 ME 883
Greener Events Guide : A practical guide to reducing the environmental impact of your event May 2010 ME1001
Greening the Screen November 2005 ME 696
Groundwater quality indicators update: state and trends 1995-2008, National September 2009 CR 78
Groundwater Quality in New Zealand: State and Trends 1995–2006 August 2007 ME 832
Groundwater Resource Management – Information Gaps Analysis September 2001 TR 111
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Data and methods for the 2006 calendar year April 2008 ME 871
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Data and methods for the 2007 calendar year September 2008 ME 904
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Data and methods for the 2008 calendar year September 2009 ME 953
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Data and methods for the 2009 calendar year May 2011 ME 1047
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Data and methods for the 2010 calendar year December 2011 ME 1088
Guidance on National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities January 2010  
Guidance Principles: Best Practice for Recycling and Waste Management Contracts: Working Draft July 2007 ME 826
Guidance to Completing the Application Form for Accreditation of a Product Stewardship Scheme December 2009 ME 972
Guide to Implementing Recycling Systems in Multi-Tenanted Office Buildings January 2004 ME 498
Guide to Landfill Consent Conditions May 2001 ME 389
Guide to the Management of Cleanfills January 2002 ME 418
Guide to Designations under the Resource Management Act 1991 September 2003 ME 651
Guide to Preparing a Basic Assessment of Environmental Effects August 2006 ME 767
Guide to Sustainable Office Fit-outs December 2005 ME 703
Guide to the Management of Closing and Closed Landfills in New Zealand May 2001 ME 390
Guide to the Ministry of Health Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand June 2008 CR 44
Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Contaminated Gasworks Sites in New Zealand August 1997 ME 244
Guidelines for Consulting with Tangata Whenua under the RMA: An Update on Case Law December 2003 ME 496
Guidelines for the Management and Handling of Used Oil December 2000 ME 355
Guidelines for assessing and managing petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites in New Zealand June 1999 ME 245
H
Hauraki Customary Indicators Report June 1999 TR 57
Hazardous Facility Screening Procedure training manual March 2002 ME 645
Hazardous Substance Strategy: Proposals to Amend the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 April 2004 ME 506, ME 507
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms information sheets December 1997 -
He Tohu Whakamarama: A Report on the Interactions Between Local Government and Māori Organisations in Resource Management Act processes January 1998 ME 264
Health and Environmental Guidelines for Selected Timber Treatment Chemicals June 1997 ME 240
Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand - final report June 2007  
Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand: Christchurch Pilot Study August 2005  
Health effects of CO, NO2, SO2, ozone, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene in New Zealand November 2003 AQTR 43
Health Effects of Eleven Hazardous Air Contaminants and Recommended Evaluation Criteria October 2000 AQTR 13
Health Effects of PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 39
Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand - final report June 2007  
Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand: Christchurch Pilot Study August 2005  
Health effects of CO, NO2, SO2, ozone, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene in New Zealand November 2003 AQTR 43
Health Effects of PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 39
Healthy Seas: Healthy Societies - Towards an Oceans Policy for New Zealand September 2001 -
Hold it. . . We're Cleaning Up The Coast - Dealing With Sewage Safely and Responsibly on Your Boat May 2002 ME 436
Hold it. . . We're Cleaning Up The Coast - Dealing With Sewage Safely and Responsibly on Your Boat May 2002 ME 436
Household consumption expenditure  – Indicator update
October 2012 INFO 642
Household Sustainability Survey 2008 September 2008 CR 54
How a NZ emissions trading scheme will work September 2007 INFO 207
HSNO indicators June 2012 CR 146
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Identifying, Investigating and Managing Risks Associated with Former Sheep-dip Sites: A guide for local authorities November 2006 ME 775
Impact of climate change on long-term fire danger May 2005  
Impact of development on rural landscape values July 2000 ME 354

Improving our resource management system: A discussion document

February 2013 ME 1103
Improving Processes for Making Plans & Policy Statements under the Resource Management Act 1991 August 2004 CR 137
Improving the RMA - a progress report on achievements May 2004 INFO 58
Improving the RMA and Environmental Standards November 2004 INFO 77
Improving Regulation of Environmental Effects in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone: Summary of Submissions December 2007 ME 846
Improving Regulation of Environmental Effects in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone: Discussion Paper August 2007 ME 824
Improving the HSNO Act's workability May 2005 INFO 91
Incorporating climate change into stormwater design - Why and how? March 2005  
Industrial Allocation Guide to Data Collection March 2010 ME 1010
Information on Water Allocation in New Zealand April 2000 TR 96
Information on Water Allocation in New Zealand April 2000 TR 96
Infringement Notices: Are they working? January 2005 ME 574
Integrated Whole Building Design Guidelines October 2008 ME 903
Intractable Agricultural Chemicals in New Zealand Feb 2006 ME 717
Introduction to the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act July 2001 INFO 19B
Introduction to Drinking Water Contaminants, Treatment and Management June 2008 CR 45
Introduction to the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act July 2001 INFO 19B
An introduction to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme April 2010 ME 1005
Investigation of brominated flame retardants present in articles being used, recycled and disposed of in New Zealand September 2010 CR 95
Investigation of the Performance of Environment Canterbury under the Resource Management Act & Local Government Act February 2010 CR 84
Issues Associated with a Levy on Solid Waste – A Review of Positions and Possibilities March 2006  
Issues in the international carbon market, 2008-2012 and beyond October 2007  
J
Joint Implementation and the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol: New Zealand Guidelines and Procedures for Investment February 2009 ME 914
K
Kaimoana Survey Guidelines for Hapu and Iwi October 2003 ME 490; ME490A
Keeping our coastal waters clean January 2004 INFO 49
Keeping it fair: a guide to the conduct of hearings under the Resource Management Act 1991 July 2001 ME 399; ME 399A
Keeping our coastal waters clean January 2004 INFO 49
Key Urban Amenity Approaches September 2000 TR 64
Kyoto Protocol: Ensuring our Future October 2001 ME 416
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Lake Manager’s Handbook: Alien Invaders June 2002 ME 444
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Fish in New Zealand Lakes June 2002 ME 445
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Lake Level Management June 2002 ME 443
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Land-Water Interactions June 2002 ME 442
Lake Ngaroto Restoration: A Case Study June 2001 ME 397
Lake Taupo - The Ministry for the Environment's perspective October 2004 INFO 75
Lake water quality in New Zealand 2010: Status and trends November 2010 CR 97
Lake Water Quality in New Zealand: Status in 2006 and recent trends 1990–2006 August 2007 ME 831
Land Use Control Under the Resource Management Act April 1998 ME 278
Land Use Control Under the Resource Management Act: Analysis of Submissions September 1998 ME 287
Land Use Planning Guide for Hazardous Facilities February 2002 ME 424
Land Use and Forests (Sinks) Sector October 2001  

Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry Sector Greenhouse Gas Emission Projections for the First Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol from LULUCF Activities under Article 3.3 – Results, Data and Methodology: 2012 Report

April 2012 ME 1091
Land Environments of New Zealand April 2003 -
Landfill Full Cost Accounting Guide for New Zealand March 2004 ME 505
Legislation to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol October 2001  
Levels of E. coli in New Zealand rivers December 2004 -
Life Cycle Assessment of Product Stewardship Options for Mercury-Containing Lamps in New Zealand: Final Report June 2009 CR 75
Literature Review on the Environmental and Health Impacts of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment June 2006 CR 9
Local Communities: Planning for Climate Change May 2004 ME 516
Local Government Adaptation to Climate Change: Environment Bay of Plenty and Coastal Hazards: "Issues, Barriers and Solutions" December 2003  
Looking at LUCAS Various INFO 235, INFO 266
Lower Sulphur Diesel August 2005 ME D publication
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Macroeconomic impacts of climate change policy July 2009 CR 72
Major Event Greening Guide: A practical guide to reducing the environmental impact of a major event May 2010 ME1002
Making a Submission on a Proposed Plan or Plan Change June 2006 ME 758
Making a Submission on a Resource Consent June 2006 ME 755
Making Good Decisions – Climate Change Effects December 2007 INFO 242
Management of End-Of-Life Tyres January 2004 TR 136
Managing radio frequency emissions under the Resource Management Act: An Overview December 2000 INFO 12
Managing Waterways on Farms : A guide to sustainable water and riparian management in rural New Zealand July 2001 ME 385
Managing Organisational Carbon Emissions September 2008 INFO 337

Managing our oceans: A discussion document on the regulations proposed under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill

May 2012

ME 1090

Managing Rural Amenity Conflicts February 2000; March 2001 ME 372; ME 372A
Managing Vegetation Disturbance under the RMA: The Way Forward: Forestry and the RMA October 1999 ME 330
Managing waste that may contain brominated flame retardants March 2013 INFO 682
Managing Waterways on Farms: A guide to sustainable water and riparian management in rural New Zealand July 2001 ME 385
Māori Impacts from the Emissions Trading Scheme: Detailed Analysis and Conclusions January 2008 ME 858
Maori methods and indicators for marine protection: A process to identify tohu (marine indicators) to measure the health of the rohe moana of Ngati Konohi (PDF 447KB) 2006 Department of Conservation, Ngati Konohi and Ministry for the Environment
Maori methods and indicators for marine protection: Ngati Kere interests and expectations for the rohe moana (PDF 418KB) February 2005 Department of Conservation, Ngati Kere and Ministry for the Environment
Maori methods and indicators for marine protection: Ngati Konohi interests and expectations for the rohe moana (PDF 436KB) April 2005 Department of Conservation, Ngati Konohi and Ministry for the Environment
Map of regional climate impacts April 2011 INFO 595, 596
Market-based Approaches to Marine Environmental Regulation: Stage 2: Instrument assessment framework and case study 2006 CR 16
Measuring the success of your product stewardship scheme March 2011 INFO 585
Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New Zealand Post-2012: Summary of Submissions August 2007 ME 827
Measuring and reporting water takes: An introduction to the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 October 2010
(Updated July 2011)
INFO 617
Measuring carbon emissions from land-use change and forestry: The New Zealand Land-use and Carbon Analysis System June 2010 INFO 527
Meeting the Challenges of Future Flooding in New Zealand August 2008 MF 900
Mercury Inventory for New Zealand 2008 August 2009 CR 76
Metadata reports on environmental databases, classification systems and spatial frameworks various dates TR 99; TR 98; TR 89; TR 88
Methodology for Deriving Standards for Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health June 2011 ME 1055
Methodology to assess the impacts of climate change on flood risk - Full report July 2005  
Methodology to assess the impacts of climate change on flood risk - Summary of report July 2005  
Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine and Freshwater Recreational Areas June 2003 ME 474
Mighty River Power's proposal for a new wind farm at Turitea, near Palmerston North January 2009 INFO 362
Modelling water quality in New Zealand rivers from catchment-scale physical, hydrological and land-cover descriptors using random forest models May 2010 Ref. CR 87
Module 1 - Hazardous Waste Guidelines: Identification and record-keeping June 2002 ME 637
Module 2 - Hazardous Waste Guidelines: Landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria and Landfill Classification May 2004 ME 510
Monitoring and Data Management Protocol: Environmental Indicators for Transport May 2004 ME 511
Monitoring and indicators of the coastal and estuarine environment - a literature review June 1997 TR 39
Monitoring the Trophic Status of New Zealand’s Lakes 2001 -
Monitoring air quality in New Zealand June 2007 INFO 195
Monitoring and indicators of the coastal and estuarine environment - a literature review June 1997 TR 39
Monitoring and Reporting Strategy for the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord April 2006 ME 735
Monitoring of CO, NO2, SO2, ozone, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene in New Zealand October 2003 AQTR 42
Monitoring of PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 40
Monitoring air quality in New Zealand June 2007 INFO 195
Monitoring and Data Management Protocol: Environmental Indicators for Transport May 2004 ME 511
Monitoring and indicators of the coastal and estuarine environment - a literature review June 1997 TR 39
Monitoring of CO, NO2, SO2, ozone, benzene and benzo(a)pyrene in New Zealand October 2003 AQTR 42
Monitoring of PM10 in New Zealand August 2003 AQTR 40
Monitoring the Trophic Status of New Zealand’s Lakes March 2001  
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National guidelines for managing the effects of radio frequency transmitters December 2000 ME 377
National Soil Quality Review and Programme Design January 2003 TR 74
National Communication 2001: New Zealand's Third National Communication under the Framework Convention on Climate Change January 2002 ME 419
National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health: Information for landowners and developers
June 2012
ME 650
National groundwater quality indicators update: state and trends 1995-2008 September 2009 CR 78
National guidance under the Resource Management Act October 2007 INFO 226
National Guidelines for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design in New Zealand November 2005  
National Inventory Report (see New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory) Various
National Landfill Census - 2006/07 October 2007 ME 842
National Monitoring System for the Resource Management Act 1991 – A proposal for discussion June 2013 ME 1116

National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011: Implementation Guide

November 2011 ME 1077

National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011: Implementation Guide

November 2011 ME 1079
National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission March 2008  
National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission - Evaluation under Section 32 of the Resource Management Act March 2008 ME 869
National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission: Further Guidance on Risks of Development near High-voltage Transmission Lines January 2010 (updated December 2012) ME 1106
National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission: Implementation Guidance for Local Authorities January 2010 ME 988
National Policy Statement on Urban Design: Background Paper August 2008 ME 899
National Protocol for State of the Environment Groundwater Sampling in New Zealand December 2006 ME 781
National Protocol for State of the Environment Groundwater Sampling in New Zealand December 2006 ME 781
National Science Strategy Committee for Climate Change: Annual Report 2000 January 2001  
National Wood Burner Performance Review: Phase 2 April 2008 ME 875
National Wood Burner Performance Review: Phase 1 June 2007 ME 815
Nationwide and regional state and trends in river water quality 1996-2002 February 2005 ME 590
Needs Analysis: Final Report September 1998 TR 32
Net Position Report: New Zealand's projected balance of emissions units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol Various -
New Zealand Drinking Water Standards 2005 Ministry of Health
New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy February 2000 ME 616
New Zealand’s climate change solutions: an overview September 2007 ME 833
New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement May 1994  
New Zealand Domestic Solid Fuel Burner Authorisation Manual March 2011 Edition March 2011 ME 1043
New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Draft Fishing Allocation Plan Consultation Document March 2010 ME1003
New Zealand emissions trading scheme - Questions and answers October 2007  
New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme - Government's Response to Feedback from Engagement December 2007 ME 852
New Zealand Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Recreational Fresh Waters: Interim Guidelines December 2009 ME 981

New Zealand’s Initial Report under the Kyoto Protocol: Facilitating the calculation of New Zealand’s assigned amount and demonstrating New Zealand’s capacity to account for its emissions and assigned amount in accordance with Article 7 paragraph 4 of the Kyoto Protocol

September 2006 ME 898
New Zealand inventory of dioxin emissions to air, land and water and reservoir sources February 2011 ME 1038
New Zealand inventory of dioxin emissions to air, land and water and reservoir sources March 2000 ME 345
New Zealand Lighting Industry Product Stewardship Scheme:
Phase 1 Assessment and Review
January 2008 CR 74
New Zealand Marine Environment Classification June 2005 ME 594
New Zealand Periphyton Guidelines: Detecting, Monitoring and Managing Enrichment of Streams June 2000 ME 359
New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit (SHMAK) 1998 National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
New Zealand Urban Design Protocol March 2005 ME 579
New Zealand Urban Design Protocol Action Plan Progress Report 2006 May 2007 CR 12
New Zealand Waste Strategy October 2010 ME 1027
New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Various -
New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory: An overview Various -
New Zealand’s Guidelines and Procedures for Track 1 Joint Implementation under the Kyoto Protocol May 2011 ME 1051
New Zealand's 2020 Emissions Target July 2009 INFO 422
New Zealand's Contribution to Global Climate Observing Systems January 2002 ME 419A
New Zealand's Fourth National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change March 2006 ME 745
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Removals from Land Use & Land-use Change & Forestry (LULUCF) October 2008  
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2008 April 2010 ME 1009
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009 April 2011 ME 1045
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2010 April 2012 ME 1095
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2008
Environmental Snapshot
April 2010 INFO 490
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009
Environmental Snapshot
April 2011 INFO 589
New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2010
Environmental Snapshot
April 2012 INFO 644
New Zealand's National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants December 2006 ME 789
New Zealand Periphyton Guidelines: Detecting, Monitoring and Managing Enrichment of Streams June 2000 ME 359
Ngāi Tahu: Statutory Acknowledgements December 2002 ME 644
Ngai Tahu Statutory Acknowledgements: A Guide for Local Authorities May 1999 ME 314
NIWA: National ambient air quality monitoring network for New Zealand June 1995 TR 2
O
Oceans Management at the Local Level: Research Report for the Oceans Policy Secretariat May 2003 -
Oceans Policy Stocktake December 2002 -
OECD Environmental Performance Review of NZ September 2005 -
OECD Environmental Performance Review of NZ April 2007 -
Offshore Options: Managing Environmental Effects in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone June 2005 ME 603

Online TV Information System: User Guide for Site Operators

March 2013 ME 1111
Online Waste Levy System: User Guide for Waste Disposal Facility Operators June 2009 ME 940
Opportunities for separating the take and use of water in planning frameworks and resource consents April 2007 -
Option and Existence Values for the Waitaki Catchment January 2005 ME577
Options for Kerbside Collection of Household Organic Wastes May 2005 ME 599
Organochlorines Programme Environmental Survey Database and Users Manual March 1999 TR 85
Our Rivers information sheets September 2009 INFO 432A–D
Outstanding Pre-1990 Forest Issues January 2008 ME 857
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Passive Solar Design Guidance December 2008 ME 913
People, Places, Spaces: A design guide for urban New Zealand June 2001 ME 420, ME 421
Phase II Reform Of The Rma Notices Of Requirements And Outline Plans - Analysis June 2010 CR 144
Pigs and the Resource Management Act June 2002 ME 449
Pilot needs analysis May 1998 TR 25
Pilot study of brominated flame retardants in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) December 2012 CR 134
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins September 2001 ME 410
Planning for Development of Land on or Close to Active Faults: A guideline to assist resource management planners in New Zealand December 2004 ME 565
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins September 2001 ME 410
Potential coastal and estuarine indicators - a review of current research and data November 1997 TR 40
Potential Demands for Waitaki Catchment Water (non Hydro, Irrigation or Stock) January 2005 ME 572
Potential Water Bodies of National Importance July 2004 ME 562
Potential coastal and estuarine indicators - a review of current research and data November 1997 TR 40
Potential Water Bodies of National Importance for Recreation Value December 2004 ME 559
Poultry Production and the Resource Management Act June 2002 ME 450
Pre-Hearing Meetings: A Practical Guide for Councils March 1999 ME 310
Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis: Proposed NES for Plantation Forestry June 2010 CR 96
Preliminary Review of Strategies for Managing Air Quality October 2000 AQTR 14
Preparing for and adapting to climate change July 2007 ME 823
Preparing for climate change: A guide for local government in New Zealand July 2008 ME 891
Preparing for coastal change: A guide for local government in New Zealand March 2009 ME 907
Preparing for future flooding: A guide for local government in New Zealand May 2010 ME 1012
Private plan change report April 2000 ME 346
Product stewardship case study - cell phones May 2006 CR 5
Product stewardship case study for end-of-life tyres May 2006 CR 3
Product stewardship study - Whiteware Sector May 2006 CR 4
Product stewardship study: Unused/Unwanted Paint and Paint Packaging in New Zealand May 2006 CR 1
Project Twin Streams case study: Large-scale property purchase without recourse to compulsory purchase May 2011 CR 108
Projected balance of emissions units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol September 2007 ME 808
Projected balance of emissions units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol June 2006  
Projected balance of units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol May 2005  
Projected balance of emissions units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol June 2006  
Projected balance of emissions units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol September 2007 ME 808
Projected balance of units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol May 2005  
Projects to Reduce Emissions programme - electricity emission factors    
Property Rights in Water Quality: A Review of Stakeholders' Understanding and Behaviour April 2004 TR 137
Property Rights in Water: A Review of Stakeholders' Understanding and Behaviour November 2003 TR 133
Proposals for Amendment to the Resource Management Act November 1998 ME 295
Proposals for Revised and New Ambient Air Quality Guidelines – Discussion Document December 2000 ME 379
Proposals for Revised and New Ambient Air Quality Guidelines: A Summary of Submissions Received on the Discussion Document and Proposals for Amendments September 2001 ME 414
Proposed Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality- Report on Submissions January 2011 ME 1037
Proposed Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality - Discussion Document June 2010 ME 1018
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Telecommunications Facilities: Report on Submissions October 2007 ME 839
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission: Report on Submissions May 2008 ME 878
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry:
Discussion Document
September 2010 ME 1025
Proposed Approach to Indicators for Urban Amenity June 1999 TR 54
Proposed implementation of mandatory energy performance standards and labelling April 2001 ME 383
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Soil Contaminants in Soil Discussion Document February 2010 ME 977
Proposed National Environmental Standard for On-site Wastewater Systems Report on submissions April 2009 ME 930
Proposed National Environmental Standard to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfills Resource Management Act Section 32: Analysis of the costs and benefits May 2004 ME 515
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Analysis of the costs and benefits May 2004 ME 514
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Report on Submissions February 2004 ME 503
Proposed Prohibited Standards October 2003 INFO 38
Proposed emission design standard for wood and coal burning appliances in houses October 2003 INFO 37
Proposed National Environmental Standard for On-site Wastewater Discussion Document July 2008 ME 890
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices Discussion Document November 2006 ME 783
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices: Report on Submissions April 2007 ME 803
Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Summary of Submissions February 2009 ME 909
Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Discussion Document March 2008 ME 868
Proposed National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission: Discussion Document October 2007 ME 837
Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity January 2011 INFO 576
Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity Summary of Submissions December 2011 ME 1075
Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (Evaluation under section 32 of the Resource Management Act 1991) January 2011 ME 1032
Proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation August 2008 INFO 306
Proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation Section 32 Evaluation August 2008 MF 889
Proposed National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission May 2007 INFO 194
Proposed National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission Evaluation under Section 32 of the Resource Management Act 1991 May 2007 ME 807
Proposed plan submission analysis May 2000 ME 347
Proposed Approach to Indicators for Urban Amenity June 1999 TR 54
Proposed indicators for erosion-prone hill country in New Zealand March 1999 TR 53
Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Discussion Document March 2008 ME 868
Protecting our Places: Introducing the national priorities for protecting rare and threatened native biodiversity on private land April 2007 ME 799
Protecting our Places: Information about the national priorities for protecting rare and threatened native biodiversity on private land April 2007 ME 805
Protocol for Monitoring Trophic Levels of New Zealand Lakes and Reservoirs March 2000 SMF 5090
Protocols for sampling macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams November 2001 -
Public Discussion Paper: Improving the Operation of the HSNO Act for New Organisms September 2002 ME 454
Q
Quantification of Air Quality Co–Benefits from Climate Change Mitigation Measures April 2008 CR 38
Quantification of the Flood and Erosion Reduction Benefits, and Costs, of Climate Change Mitigation Measures in New Zealand April 2008 CR 37
Quarrying and the Resource Management Act June 2002 ME 451
R
Reasonable mixing – A discussion of reasonable mixing in water quality management August 1994 -
Recreational water quality in New Zealand – Indicator update
October 2012 INFO 653
Recommended Amendments to the Ambient Air Quality Guidelines 1994 October 2000 AQTR23
Recycling: Cost Benefit Analysis April 2007 CR 14
Recycling: A Case Study May 1993 ME 110
Reducing Emissions from Domestic Home Heating May 2002 AQTR 26
Reducing the Delays: Enhancing New Zealand’s Environment Court March 2003 ME 464
Reducing the Impacts of Agricultural Runoff on Water Quality June 1997 ME 237
Reflections: A Summary of Your Views on the Sustainable Water Programme of Action July 2005 ME 673
Regional Economic Analysis - Uses of Water in the Waitaki Catchment November 2004 ME 566
Remediation of the FCC Mapua site December 2008 CR 57

Rena Long-term Environmental Recovery Plan

January 2012 ME 1084
Repealed and Transitional Provisions: Guide to Marine Farming Consent Conditions for Deemed Coastal Permits June 2006 ME 763
Report by a Special Tribunal Appointed by the Minister for the Environment to Consider an Application for a Water Conservation Order for the Oreti River November 2007 CR 21
Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification 2002 Royal Commission on Genetic Modication
Report of the Sustainable Development Water Programme of Action Local Government Workshops July 2005 ME 675
Report on Possible Government Interventions to Promote the Sustainable Development of New Zealand’s Ocean Resources May 2006 CR 17
Report on Progress: National Environmental Standards for Air Quality - 2008 June 2009 ME 945
Report on revised projections for the Kyoto Protocol - first commitment period 30 April 2004 July 2004  
Report on some implications of climate change to Department of Conservation activities 2001  
Report on submissions: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water February 2006 ME 716
Reporting Guidance for the Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes and Liquid Fossil Fuels sectors under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme October 2009 ME 951
Reporting on persistent organochlorines September 1998 ME 289
Research into the use of designations March 2006 CR 138
Resolving Resource Management Act Concerns June 2006 ME 751
Resource Management Act Practice and Performance: Time Delays in Processing Resource Consents - Case Study on Telecom's Applications June 1998 ME 274
Resource Management (Discount on Administrative Charges) Regulations 2010 Implementation Guidance Updated December 2010 ME 1035
Resource Management Practice and Performance: Are desired environmental outcomes being achieved at least cost? – A case study of farm dairy effluent management October 1999 ME 329
Resource Consent Analysis November 2006 ME 779
Resource consent durations and reviews September 2000 ME 361
Resource Consent Processing: Showcasing Best Practice Case Studies February 2011 INFO 519-578
Resource Management Act Practice and Performance: Are Rules Achieving the Desired Environmental Outcomes? June 1998 ME 275
Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 information sheets August 2005 -
Rethinking our built environments: Towards a sustainable future October 2009 ME 916
Review of the effectiveness of the waste disposal levy, 2011 July 2011 ME 1058
Review of New Zealand Environmental Farm Plans May 2003 TR 128
Review of the Ambient Air Quality Guidelines: Summary January 2001 INFO 15
Review of Climate Change Policies November 2005  
Review of Council RMA Resource Consent Processing Performance: Round One January 2008 ME 845
Review of Council RMA Resource Consent Processing Performance: Round Two January 2008 ME 851
Review of the Effectiveness of Iwi Management Plans: An Iwi Perspective July 2004 CR 36
Review of Environmental Performance Indicators for Toxic Contaminants in the Environment October 1998 AQTR 37
Review of New Zealand’s 2007 Net Position Report November 2007 CR 42
Review of New Zealand's net position October 2005  
Review of Odour Management in New Zealand – Technical Report August 2002 AQTR 24
Review of proposed New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme November 2007 CR 26
Review of short-term management options for Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti December 2003 -
Review of Urban Design Case Law November 2008 ME 912
Revised National Environmental Standards for Air Quality: Evaluation under Section 32 of the Resource Management Act April 2011 ME 1041
Risk Radar fact sheets July 2006 INFO 157A - INFO 157L
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 1996/1997 Survey June 1998 ME 273
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 1997/1998 survey July 1999 ME 320
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 1998/1999 survey July 2000 ME 357
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 1999/2000 survey June 2001  
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 2001/2002 survey June 2003 ME 472
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 2003/2004 survey March 2005 ME 797
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 2005/2006 survey March 2007 ME 797
RMA Survey of Local Authorities: 2007/2008 survey June 2009 ME 937
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Safe disposal of batteries March 2012 INFO 641
Safe disposal of mobile phones Updated October 2008 INFO 162
Safe use and disposal of computer equipment Updated February 2009 INFO 365
Schedule One Process – Plan Changes: Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation July 2008 CR 140
Scope of a National Policy Statement on Urban Design: Background Paper August 2008 ME 899
Scope of a National Policy Statement on Urban Design: Report on Submissions March 2009 ME 927
Scoping Report for an Environmental Assessment of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Closely Related Measures April 2008 CR 39
SDDP Modelling of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Generation November 2008 CR 80
Section 24A RMA Investigation of the Consent Processing Performance of the Far North District Council: An Investigation of the Council’s Performance in the 2007/08 year February 2010 CR 83
Section 32 Report: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking-water March 2007 ME 798
Section 42A Report - Transpower New Zealand Limited North Island Grid Upgrade January 2008  
Selecting and disposing of household lamps: minimising the environmental impact Updated November 2008 INFO 191
Sensitive marine benthic habitats defined April 2013 CR 147
Serum study: A summary of the findings May 2001 INFO 17
Sewage Systems for Recreational Boats November 1999 ME 384A
Small Landfill Closure Criteria – Risk Assessment for Small Closed Landfills December 2002 TR 124
Snapshot of Council Effort to Address Indigenous Biodiversity on Private Land: A Report Back to Councils June 2004 ME 523
Snapshot of Lake Water Quality in New Zealand November 2006 ME 776
Snapshot of Water Allocation in New Zealand November 2006 ME 782
Snapshot – recreational water quality in New Zealand July 2009  
Soil Conservation Technical Handbook June 2001 ME 404
Solid Waste Analysis Protocol and Summary Procedures March 2002 ME 430
Solid Waste Analysis Protocol March 2002 ME 430
Solid Waste Audits for Ministry for the Environment Data Programme 2007/08 December 2008 CR 56
Solid waste disposal – Indicator update
October 2012 INFO 654
Sources of Information on the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act June 2000 INFO 19C
Spatial patterns in state and trends of environmental quality in New Zealand rivers: an analysis for State of Environment reporting February 2005 ME 589
Stage Two working papers February 2003 -
Stakeholder Progress Report July 2009 INFO 428
Standard Methods for Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing: Development and Application November 1998 TR 84
State of New Zealand’s Environment 1997 1997 ME 612
State and Trends in the National River Water Quality Network (1989-2005) November 2006 ME 778
Statement of Intent Annual ME 1114; ME 1014; ME 931; ME 876; ME 739; ME 600; ME 519; ME 470;
Strategy for Improving the Workability of Hazardous Substances Provisions of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act June 2003 ME 476
Stratospheric ozone  – Indicator update
October 2012 INFO 652
Stream Periphyton Monitoring Manual June 2000 SMF 5092
Streamlining RMA Approvals for Land Transport Projects: A study of delays in major roading projects February 2003 ME 435
Striking a Balance: A Practice Guide on Consultation and Communication for Project Advocates * September 1999 ME 327
Study into the Use of Infringement Notices Under the RMA 1991 April 2002 ME 434
Study into the use of Prosecutions under the Resource Management Act 1991 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2005 February 2006 ME 712
Study Into the Use of Prosecutions Under the RMA 1991 May 2002 ME 440
Study into the use of prosecutions under the RMA 1991, 1 May 2005 - 30 June 2008 March 2009 ME 929
Study of the New Zealand Product Stewardship Scheme for Agrichemical Containers May 2006 CR 2
Summary of Comments From Five Workshops on a Proposed New Zealand Definition of Hazardous Waste June 1999 TR 87
Summary of current scientific awareness of the effect of genetically modified organisms on the natural environment June 2001 AgResearch and HortResearch
Summary of Submissions: Improving the Operation of the HSNO Act for New Organisms February 2003 ME 462
Summary of Key Themes from Emissions Trading Scheme Consultation Hui with Māori February 2008 CR 30
Summary of the Report by a Special Tribunal Appointed by the Minister for the Environment to Consider an Application for a Water Conservation Order for the Oreti River November 2007 CR 22
Summary of the Value of Urban Design: The economic, environmental and social benefits of urban design June 2005 ME 605
Supplementary Guidance to Disposal Facility Operators: Diverted Tonnage and Cover Material March 2010 INFO 478
Supplementary Industrial Allocation Guide to Data Collection: Bottoming cycle co-generation plant April 2010 INFO 489
Supplementary Industrial Allocation Guide to Data Collection: Multiple Products April 2010 INFO 488
A suppliers’ guide to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme May 2010 ME 1006
Survey of Regional Council River Water Quality Monitoring Programmes November 2001 TR 70
Survey of Local Authorities Biennial various
Survey of Local Government Authorities Urban Design Capability September 2006  
Survey of Practitioners: Making Good Decisions Programme August 2006 CR 7
Survey of Regional Council River Water Quality Monitoring Programmes November 2001 TR 70
Sustainable Wastewater Management: A handbook for smaller communities and summary brochure June 2003 ME 477, ME 478
Sustainable Design at Holdsworth Sustainable Design: Return to Sender Eco-Coffin August 2008 INFO 309
Sustainable Water Programme of Action Stakeholder Reference Group: Report from the Water Allocation and Use Workshop held at the Ministry for the Environment on 25 June 2004 August 2005 ME 681
Synthetic Greenhouse Gases and the Emissions Trading Scheme June 2008 CR 43
T
Taking into Account the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi: Ideas for the Implementation of Section 8 Resource Management Act 1991 1993 TR 78
Taking action on climate change July 2007 ME 822
Taking stock of the urban design protocol and action plan monitoring November 2010 CR 98
Taking stock of the urban design protocol and action plan monitoring (Technical report) November 2010 CR 99
Targets in the New Zealand Waste Strategy 2006: Review of Progress March 2007 ME 802
Te Raranga a Mahi: Developing Environmental Management Plans for Whanau, Hapu and Iwi August 2000 ME 619
Temporal and land-cover trends in freshwater fish communities in New Zealand's rivers: an analysis of data from the New Zealand Freshwater Database - 1970 - 2007 March 2009 CR 62
Test certifier regime review outcomes April 2010 INFO 487
Testing the Water: Report on the Sustainable Water Programme of Action Written Submissions July 2005 ME 677
Thinking about living in the country? June 2001 INFO 18
Thinking of buying a property? June 2001 ME 392
Thinking of starting a business? August 2006  
Tips for becoming a sustainable small business April 2008 INFO 273
To Keep Your Environment Cool… keep your appliances healthy June 2001 ME 402A
Tools for Estimating the Effects of Climate Change on Flood Flow: A Guidance Manual for Local Government in New Zealand May 2010 ME 1013
Towards a Pesticides Risk Reduction Policy for New Zealand April 2002 ME 427
Towards a Pesticides Risk Reduction Policy for New Zealand – Summary of Submissions September 2002 ME 455
Towards a sustainable future: Adopting a regenerative approach to development October 2009 ME 915
Towards an Urban Transformation Framework for New Zealand November 2006 CR 51
Toxicological Intake Values for Priority Contaminants in Soil June 2011 ME 1056
Trade Links various various
Transitional Measures: Options to move towards low-emissions electricity and stationary energy supply and to facilitate a transition to greenhouse gas pricing in the future: Summary of submissions August 2007 ME 828
Transitional Measures: Options to Move Towards Low Emissions Electricity and Stationary Energy Supply and to Facilitate a Transition to Greenhouse Gas Pricing in the Future December 2006  
Transport Emissions Study – Modelling and Monitoring September 1997 AQTR 6
Transpower Upper North Island Grid Upgrade Proposal - List of Submissions December 2007  
Transpower’s North Island Grid Upgrade Project – proposal for a new electricity transmission line August 2007 INFO 219
Treatment of Pre-1990 Forests in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme December 2007 ME 855
Trends in nuisance periphyton cover at New Zealand National River Water Quality Network sites 1990-2006 July 2009 CR 70
Trigger: values for New Zealand rivers May 2000 -
The Trustpower Wairau River Hydro Power Proposal October 2009 Ref. CR 77
U
Understanding climate change July 2007 ME 821
Unison’s proposal for a wind farm near Te Waka February 2008 INFO 248
Unit of Trade in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme December 2007 ME 856
Update of Water Allocation Data and Estimate of Actual Water Use of Consented Takes 2009–10 November 2010 CR 100
Urban Amenity Indicators Workshop Report July 1998 TR 21
Urban Amenity Indicators: The liveability of our urban environments June 2000 TR 63
Urban Amenity Trials Report October 2000 TR 65
Urban Sustainability Worldwide: An Information Resource for Urban Practitioners November 2003 ME 495
Urban Design Action Pack March 2005 ME 580
Urban Design Action Plan Review March 2006 ME 721
Urban Design Case Studies March 2005 ME 581
Urban Design Case Studies: Local Government May 2008 ME 879
Urban Design Case Study: Addison Housing Development June 2007 ME 817
Urban Design Continuing Professional Development Programme Training Course Material April 2005  
Urban design controls and city development in a New Zealand context: reflections on recent experiences in Auckland's urban core July 2008 CR 139
Urban Design Research in New Zealand September 2005 ME 683
Urban Design Panels: a national stocktake August 2010 ME 1023
Urban Design Toolkit March 2009 ME 922
Urban Design Stocktake of Resource Management Plans and Policies November 2009 CR 79
Urban Design Stocktake of Resource Management Plans and Policies: Summary Report November 2009 ME 973
Urban Sustainability in New Zealand: An Information Resource for Urban Practitioners January 2003  
Urban Amenity Indicators Workshop Report July 1998 TR 21
Urban Amenity Indicators: The liveability of our urban environments June 2000 TR 63
Urban Amenity Trials Report October 2000 TR 65
Use of Limited Notification January 2005 ME 575
Use of Macroinvertebrates in Water Management March 1999 ME 311
Use of Officer Reports by Decision-makers January 2005 ME 576
User Guide for the Macroinvertebrate Community Index 2007 Cawthron
Users' Guide: National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health April 2012 ME 1092
Using River Habitat Classification in Regional Plans March 2000 ME 337
Using the Cultural Health Index: How to assess the health of streams and waterways February 2006 ME 711
Using River Habitat Classification in Regional Plans March 2000 ME 337
V
Value Capture Mechanisms: International models and their relevance to New Zealand June 2007 CR 49
Value Case for Green Star-rated Fitting Out of Central Government Office Accommodation April 2009 ME 934
Value Case for Sustainable Building in New Zealand updated February 2006 ME 705
The value of air quality standards: Review and update of cost benefit analysis of National Environmental Standards on air quality October 2009 CR 89
Value of Urban Design (full report) June 2005 ME 606
Visibility in New Zealand – National Risk Assessment October 2000 AQTR 18
Visitor Survey of the Lower Waitaki Valley February 2005 ME 587
W
Wai Ora: Report of the Sustainable Water Programme of Action Consultation Hui July 2005 ME 674
Waikato Weather Bomb: Understanding the impact March 2004  
Waitaki Catchment Groundwater Information December 2004 ME 569
Waitaki Catchment Hydrological Information February 2005 ME 582
Waitaki Catchment Recreation and Tourism Activities - GIS report December 2004 ME 568
Waitaki Catchment Recreation and Tourism Activities - Written Report: Collation, synthesis and presentation of existing studies December 2004 ME 567
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan September 2005 ME 685
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan (including High Court amendments) July 2006 ME 770
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan Section 32 Report September 2005 ME 687
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan: Annex 1 - Decision and principal reasons for adopting the Plan provisions September 2005 ME 686
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan: Material incorporated by reference September 2005 ME 688
Warm Homes Technical Report: Detailed Study of Heating Options in New Zealand: Phase 1 Report November 2005 ME 699
Warm Homes Technical Report: Detailed Study of Heating Options in New Zealand: Phase 2 Report November 2005 ME 700
Warm Homes Technical Report: Home Heating Methods and Fuels in New Zealand November 2005 ME 701
Warm Homes Technical Report: Real-life Emissions Testing of Wood Burners in Tokoroa June 2007 ME 814
Warm Homes Technical Report: Social Drivers: Phase 1: Interim Progress Report November 2005 ME 702
Warm Homes Technical Report: Social Drivers: Phase 2 Report December 2005 ME 706
Waste Acceptance Criteria for Class A Landfills - Final Report September 2003 TR 131
Waste Assessment Checklist: for territorial authorities completing a waste assessment before reviewing their waste management and minimisation plans March 2010 INFO 481
Waste Disposal Levy Training for Waste Disposal Facility Operators: Training Workbook April 2010 ME 1011
Waste Facilities Survey - Methodology and Summary of Results July 2010 CR 94
Waste Management and Minimisation Planning: Guidance for Territorial Authorities May 2009 ME 935
Waste Minimisation Act information sheets March 2009 INFO 378 - 384
Waste Minimisation Fund: Project Planning Guide for Projects Commencing 1 July 2010 May 2010 ME 1015
Waste Minimisation Fund Guide for applicants April 2012 ME 1093
Waste Minimisation in New Zealand Discussion Document Summary of Submissions Oct 2010 ME 1028
Waste Strategy October 2010 ME 1027
Wastewater Monitoring Guidelines October 2002 ME 641
Water Quality Guidelines No.1: Biological Growths 1992 -
Water Quality Guidelines No.2: Colour and Clarity June 1994 ME 142
Water Allocation – A Strategic Overview May 2001 TR 107
Water Programme of Action November 2003 INFO 43
Water Programme of Action: Water Allocation and Use June 2004 ME 561
Water Quality in Selected Dairy Farming Catchments: A baseline to support future water-quality trend assessments July 2009 ME 944
Water quality trends at National River Water Quality Network sites for 1989–2007 March 2009 CR 63
Wellington “waste catchment” trial: An investigation into a new model for waste monitoring April 2007  
Wellington City Council's Journey to Work - Staff Survey March 2005  
Whakamau ki Nga Kaupapa - Making the best of iwi management plans under the Resource Management Act 1991 June 2003 ME 395
What you need to know if you are installing a wood burner - A guide for retailers and wood burner owners July 2005 INFO 133
Why a NZ emissions trading scheme September 2007 INFO 206
Working Towards a Comprehensive Policy Framework for Managing Contaminated Land in New Zealand November 2006 ME 777
Working Towards a Comprehensive Policy Framework for Managing Contaminated Land in New Zealand: Position Paper September 2007 ME 836
Working Towards a Comprehensive Policy Framework for Managing Contaminated Land in New Zealand: Report on Submissions September 2007 ME 835
Workshop Summary for a Scoping Report on Environmental Assessment of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme February 2008 CR 31
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You and Hazardous Substances July 2001 INFO 19A
You, Mediation and the Environment Court June 2006 ME 761
Your Guide to the Environment Court June 2006 ME 760
Your Rights as an ‘Affected Person’ June 2006 ME 754
Your Guide to the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms Act July 2001 ME 393
Your Guide to the Resource Management Act August 2006 ME 766