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General publications

Name Date Reference
Recreational water quality in New Zealand – Indicator update
October 2012 INFO 653
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
A suppliers’ guide to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme May 2010 ME 1006
An introduction to the New Zealand Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme April 2010 ME 1005
Water Research Strategy December 2009 ME 976
Our Water: Groundwater quality November 2009 INFO 457
Our rivers information sheets September 2009 INFO 432A–D
On Tap?: Attitudes, behaviours, and perceptions of household water use- informing demand management July 2009 ME 949
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
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
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices: Report on Submissions April 2007 ME 803
Section 32 Report: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking-water March 2007 ME 798
Snapshot of Water Allocation in New Zealand November 2006 ME 782
Managing Catchments and Flood Risk October 2006 INFO 170
New Zealand. A Valuable Body of Water. October 2006 INFO 172
Report on submissions: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water February 2006 ME 716
Discussion Document: Proposed National Environmental Standard for Human Drinking Water Sources September 2005 ME 682
Lake Taupo - The Ministry for the Environment's perspective October 2004 INFO 75
Aquaculture Reform July 2004 INFO 63
Action for the Ground June 2002 ME 441
Hold it. . . We're Cleaning Up The Coast - Dealing With Sewage Safely and Responsibly on Your Boat May 2002 ME 436
Sewage Systems for Recreational Boats

November 1999

 ME 384A

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Water Reform publications

Name Date Reference
Freshwater reform 2013 and beyond March 2013 ME 1109

National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011: Implementation Guide

 November 2011 ME 1077
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 May 2011 INFO 598
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011– Evaluation under Section 32 of the Resource Management Act 1991 May 2011 CR 111
Regulatory Impact Statement – National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 May 2011  
Summary of the Board of Inquiry's recommendations and the Minister for the Environment's decision on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 May 2011 ME 1052
Finding the balance: Managing fresh water in New Zealand July 2008 ME888
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices: Report on Submissions April 2007 ME 803
Proposed National Environmental Standard for Water Measuring Devices Discussion Document November 2006 ME 783
Freshwater for the Future information sheet April 2006 INFO 158
Freshwater for the Future: A supporting document April 2006 ME 722
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
Testing the Water: Report on the Sustainable Water Programme of Action Written Submissions July 2005 ME 677
Report of the Sustainable Development Water Programme of Action Public Meetings July 2005 ME 676
Report of the Sustainable Development Water Programme of Action Local Government Workshops July 2005 ME 675
Wai Ora: Report of the Sustainable Water Programme of Action Consultation Hui July 2005 ME 674
Reflections: A Summary of Your Views on the Sustainable Water Programme of Action July 2005 ME 673
Potential Water Bodies of National Importance for Recreation Value December 2004 ME 559
Freshwater for a Sustainable Future: Issues and Options December 2004 ME 555
The Effects of Rural Land Use on Water Quality July 2004 ME 563
Potential Water Bodies of National Importance July 2004 ME 562
Water Programme of Action: Water Allocation and Use June 2004 ME 561
Property Rights in Water Quality: A Review of Stakeholders' Understanding and Behaviour April 2004 TR 137
Economic Instruments for Managing Water Quality in New Zealand January 2004 ME 135
Property Rights in Water: A Review of Stakeholders' Understanding and Behaviour November 2003 TR 133
The Water Programme of Action November 2003 INFO 43

 

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Reports prepared for the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Board

Name Date Reference
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan (including High Court amendments) July 2006 ME 770
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan September 2005 ME 685
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
Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan Section 32 Report September 2005 ME 687
Visitor Survey of the Lower Waitaki Valley February 2005 ME 587
Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of Irrigation in the Mackenzie Basin February 2005 ME 583
Waitaki Catchment Hydrological Information February 2005 ME 582
Option and Existence Values for the Waitaki Catchment January 2005 ME 577
Potential Demands for Waitaki Catchment Water (non Hydro, Irrigation or Stock) January 2005 ME 572
Waitaki Catchment Groundwater Information December 2004 ME 569
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
Regional Economic Analysis - Uses of Water in the Waitaki Catchment November 2004 ME 566
Freshwater Ecological Values of the Waitaki Catchment November 2004 ME 556

 

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Best practice guides and guidelines

Name Date Reference
New Zealand Guidelines for Cyanobacteria in Recreational Fresh Waters December 2009 ME 981
Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Summary of Submissions February 2009 ME 909
An Introduction to Drinking Water Contaminants, Treatment and Management June 2008 CR 45
A Guide to the Ministry of Health Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand June 2008 CR 44
Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels: Discussion Document March 2008 ME 868
Draft Guidelines for the Selection of Methods to Determine Ecological Flows and Water Levels March 2008 CR 20
A National Protocol for State of the Environment Groundwater Sampling in New Zealand December 2006 ME 781
Using the Cultural Health Index: How to assess the health of streams and waterways February 2006 ME 711
Culvert and Bridge Construction: Guidelines for Farmers October 2004 ME 549
Keeping our coastal waters clean January 2004 INFO 49
Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine and Freshwater Recreational Areas June 2003 ME 474
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Fish in New Zealand Lakes June 2002 ME 445
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Alien Invaders June 2002 ME 444
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Lake Level Management June 2002 ME 443
Lake Manager’s Handbook: Land-Water Interactions June 2002 ME 442
Protocols for sampling macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams November 2001 -
Managing Waterways on Farms : A guide to sustainable water and riparian management in rural New Zealand

July 2001

 ME 385
Stream Periphyton Monitoring Manual June 2000 SMF 5092
New Zealand Periphyton Guidelines: Detecting, Monitoring and Managing Enrichment of Streams June 2000 ME 359
Protocol for Monitoring Trophic Levels of New Zealand Lakes and Reservoirs March 2000 SMF 5090
ANZECC water quality guidelines for fresh and marine water quality 2000 -
“Trigger” values for New Zealand rivers May 2000 -
Using River Habitat Classification in Regional Plans March 2000 ME 337
The Use of Macroinvertebrates in Water Management March 1999 ME 311
Flow Guidelines for Instream Values May 1998 ME 270
ME 271
Reducing the Impacts of Agricultural Runoff on Water Quality June 1997 ME 237
Reasonable mixing – A discussion of reasonable mixing in water quality management August 1994 -
Water Quality Guidelines No.2: Colour and Clarity June 1994 ME 142
Water Quality Guidelines No.1: Biological Growths 1992 -

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Technical reports

Name Date Reference
Water quality trends at National River Water Quality Network sites for 1989–2007 August 2010 CR 113
Update of Water Allocation Data and Estimate of Actual Water Use of Consented Takes 2009–10 November 2010 CR 100
Lake water quality in New Zealand 2010: Status and trends November 2010 CR 97
Integrated Catchment Management - a review of literature and practice June 2010 CR 101
Stocktake of Freshwater Demand Management Initiatives May 2010 CR 104
Technical and Scientific Considerations When Setting Measurable Objectives and Limits for Water Management May 2010 CR 102
Analysis of national river water quality data for the period 1998-2007 May 2010 CR 88
Modelling water quality in New Zealand rivers from catchment-scale physical, hydrological and land-cover descriptors using random forest models May 2010 CR 87
Regional Council Practice for Setting and Meeting RMA-Based Limits for Freshwater Flows and Quality April 2010  
Case law on limits for freshwater quality and environmental flows April 2010 CR 103
National groundwater quality indicators update: state and trends 1995-2008 September 2009
CR 78
Trends in nuisance periphyton cover at New Zealand National River Water Quality Network sites 1990-2006 July 2009 CR 70
Water Quality in Selected Dairy Farming Catchments: A baseline to support future water-quality trend assessments July 2009 ME 944
Māori Perspectives on Water Allocation May 2009 CR 107
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
An Assessment of Regional Council Water Quality Data (1996–2002) in Support of National State of Environment Reporting (ENZ07) March 2008 CR 33
Groundwater Quality in New Zealand: State and Trends 1995–2006 August 2007 ME 832
Lake Water Quality in New Zealand: Status in 2006 and recent trends 1990–2006 August 2007 ME 831
Opportunities for separating the take and use of water in planning frameworks and resource consents April 2007 -
Snapshot of Lake Water Quality in New Zealand November 2006 ME 776
Snapshot of Water Allocation in New Zealand November 2006 ME 782
State and Trends in the National River Water Quality Network (1989-2005) November 2006 ME778
Improving the Management of Freshwater Resources: Issues and Opportunities August 2006 CR 105
Options to improve water allocation outcomes July 2006 CR 106
A Cultural Health Index for Streams and Waterways: a tool for nationwide use April 2006 ME 710
Nationwide and regional state and trends in river water quality 1996-2002 February 2005 ME590
Spatial patterns in state and trends of environmental quality in New Zealand rivers: an analysis for State of Environment reporting February 2005 ME 589
A review of short-term management options for Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti December 2003 -
A Cultural Health Index for Streams and Waterways: Indicators for recognising and expressing Māori values June 2003 ME 475
Freshwater Microbiology Research Programme Report: Pathogen Occurrence and Human Health Risk Assessment Analysis November 2002 TR 122
Evaluation of Lectra/San® Marine Sewage Treatment System for Removal of Viruses in Sewage June 2002 TR 119
Attitudes and Barriers to Water Transfer December 2001 TR 115
Survey of Regional Council River Water Quality Monitoring Programmes November 2001 TR 70
Groundwater Resource Management – Information Gaps Analysis September 2001 TR 111
Evaluation of Low Flow Guidelines for Instream Values June 2001 TR 108
Confirmed indicators for the marine environment June 2001 ME 398
Lake Ngaroto Restoration: A Case Study June 2001 ME 397
Water Allocation – A Strategic Overview May 2001 TR 107
Application of the River Ecosystem Management Framework to water allocation management March 2001 TR 105
Monitoring the Trophic Status of New Zealand’s Lakes 2001 -
Information on Water Allocation in New Zealand April 2000 TR 96
Standard Methods for Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing: Development and Application November 1998 TR 84
Environmental Performance Indicators: An analysis of potential indicators for freshwater biodiversity November 1998 TR 48
An analysis of potential indicators for marine biodiversity November 1998 TR 44
Environmental Performance Indicators: an analysis of potential indicators for fishing impacts November 1998 TR 43
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
Review of Environmental Performance Indicators for Toxic Contaminants in the environment - air, water and land October 1998 TR 37
Environmental Performance Indicators: Marine environment potential indicators for physical and chemical processes, and human uses and values September 1998 TR 45
Environmental Performance Indicators for Groundwater May 1998 TR 38
Draft policy goals for coasts estuaries January 1998 TR 41
Potential coastal and estuarine indicators - a review of current research and data November 1997 TR 40
Monitoring and indicators of the coastal and estuarine environment - a literature review June 1997 TR 39
Environmental indicators for the sustainable management of fresh water January 1997 TR 4

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Reports and guides prepared by other organisations

Name Date Organisation
A User Guide for the Macroinvertebrate Community Index 2007 Cawthron
New Zealand Drinking Water Standards 2005 Ministry of Health
The New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit (SHMAK) 1998 National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

 

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