The Ministry for the Environement is the Government's principal adviser on environmental sustainability and international matters that affect the environment. The environment supports New Zealand’s economy based on natural resources, the health of our people, and our quality of life.
The Ministry is the lead government agency for environmental well-being.
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New Zealand is one of the most highly urbanised countries in the world with well over 87% of us living in urban areas. What happens with the design of our towns and cities is of huge relevance to all New Zealanders.
The Protocol is a voluntary commitment to specific urban design initiatives by signatory organisations, which include central and local government, the property sector, design professionals, professional institutes and other groups.
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New Zealand is one of the most highly urbanised countries in the world with well over 87% of us living in urban areas. What happens with the design of our towns and cities is of huge relevance to all New Zealanders.
The Protocol is a voluntary commitment to specific urban design initiatives by signatory organisations, which include central and local government, the property sector, design professionals, professional institutes and other groups.
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Our rivers and lakes are valuable for many reasons – for drinking water, for the environment, for irrigation, for energy, for cultural values, for recreation and for tourism. So, it is important that we, as a nation, determine how to fairly use, protect and preserve water.
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The purpose of this study was to develop a tool to facilitate the input and participation of iwi into land and water management processes and decision making. The result is the Cultural Health Index (CHI) for streams, developed by linking Western scientific methods and cultural knowledge about stream health.
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The Value of Urban Design report shows that a well designed urban area has numerous economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits.
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The Resource Management Act 1991 has made the environment everyone's business. Through it, New Zealanders have chosen a development path which, above all, is meant to be environmentally sustainable. In taking this path we can no longer leave it to central government or future generations to correct our mistakes. We must be ecologically vigilant as individuals, households, businesses and communities. This report contains a section on cultural heritage. The 2007 report does not contain a cultural heritage section.
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Find out more about the Ministry for the Environment and its work here.
