Te Mana o te Wai Fund supports marae, whānau and hapū-led freshwater projects
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Te Mana o te Wai is a fund for practical ‘on-the-ground’ actions to improve the quality of freshwater systems.
What makes...
Regional hui on Resource Management Reforms happening this month
Source: Ministry for the Environment
We recognise that engagement with Māori on the reform of Aotearoa’s resource management system is critical. The independent resource management...
New funding available to help restore freshwater
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Today the Ministry for the Environment has opened two new funding rounds of the Freshwater Improvement Fund (FIF), as part...
Horizons’ Jobs for Nature fish passage project well underway
Source: Ministry for the Environment
In the five months since receiving Jobs for Nature funding, Horizons Regional Council has employed a team of eight people...
Dana Peterson receives Public Service Commissioner’s Commendation for Frontline Excellence
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Dana Peterson, from our waste team has been awarded the Public Service Commissioner’s Commendation for Frontline Excellence for her outstanding...
Reforming the Resource Management System
Source: Ministry for the Environment
The Government plans to repeal the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA) and replace it with three new pieces of legislation.
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Jobs for Nature funding supporting new environmental guardians in Bay of Plenty
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Ministry for the Environment
Bay Conservation Alliance
Bay Conservation Cadets – Tauira Mahi programme video
“Now I’m excited to go to work, and...
New rules in place to restore healthy freshwater
Source: Ministry for the Environment
New regulations to protect and restore New Zealand’s freshwater for future generations have passed into law. The regulations deliver on...
Release of MfE’s Measuring Emissions Guidance
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Working from home, public transport and additional animals such as alpacas, donkeys and chickens are some of the new emissions...
Te Mana o Te Wai – putting freshwater first
Source: Ministry for the Environment
This summer, as people around Aotearoa New Zealand visit their favourite rivers and lakes, there’s reason to feel more positive...
Kua tuwhera te pūtea $30 miriona o Te Mana o Te Wai hei whakaora...
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Te Whanganui-a-Tara: “Tēnei te pānui atu nei, i runga anō i te manawareka, nō te rangi nei i tuwhera ai...
Proposals to phase-out more single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics – we want to hear your...
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Following the successful plastic shopping bag ban, the Government is proposing to phase-out more single-use and hard-to-recycle plastic items.
The four...
