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...
Jobs for Nature funding accelerates freshwater improvement in Bay of Plenty
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Freshwater improvement efforts in four key catchments areas of the Bay of Plenty will be scaled up and accelerated thanks...
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...
Tackling problem plastics – last chance to have your say
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Submissions close this Friday (4 December) on proposals to phase-out more single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics
Ministry for Environment is reminding New...
Improving chemical assessment for a safer environment
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Changes are being made to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO) that will enable the Environmental Protection...
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...
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...
New report shows significant changes to New Zealand’s climate
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Climate change is already happening in New Zealand and could have a profound impact on future generations of New Zealanders, a...
Climate-related financial disclosures to be made mandatory
Source: Ministry for the Environment
Date: 15 September 2020
New Zealand is set to be the first country to require financial market participants to assess and...
We are over the moon (and rainbow)
Source: Ministry for the Environment
We are now Rainbow Tick certified. This is a fantastic milestone for MfE, it’s rainbow people and all.
The Rainbow Tick...
Summary of submissions released on proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
Source: Ministry for the Environment
The Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Conservation have published key themes from submissions made during the consultation...
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...
