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Submissions Open On The Environment (Disestablishment Of Ministry For The Environment) Amendment Bill
Friday, 20 February 2026, 11:50 am | Environment Committee
This bill relates solely to the Ministry for the Environment, and the deputy chairperson is seeking submissions that focus on the transfer of environment-related functions covered by the bill. More >>
Interim Report Published On The Natural Environment Bill And The Planning Bill
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 11:04 am | Environment Committee
The committee is considering the two bills which together would repeal and reform the Resource Management Act 1992. The Ministry for the Environment and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment are acting as our advisers on both bills. More >>
Public Submissions Are Now Being Called For The Natural Environment Bill And The Planning Bill
Thursday, 18 December 2025, 2:40 pm | Environment Committee
The committee acknowledges that the two bills are closely related, and that many submitters will likely wish to comment on both bills. As such, the committee has taken the approach of issuing one joint call for submissions. More >>
Environment Committee: Timeframe For The Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill
Monday, 10 November 2025, 4:54 pm | Environment Committee
At an Environment Committee meeting this morning, the committee voted to endorse the call for submissions and submission deadline set by the Chairperson, and to support a timeline to report the bill back in December. More >>
Have Your Say On The Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill
Friday, 7 November 2025, 11:40 am | Environment Committee
The Chairperson intends to discuss the bill timeline with the Members on the Environment Committee, with the aim of reporting back to the House by early December 2025. More >>
Have Your Say On The Game Animal Council (Herds Of Special Interest) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 12:11 pm | Environment Committee
The bill would amend the Game Animal Council Act to remove this requirement for introduced species that have been designated as herds of special interest. More >>
Have Your Say On The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme—Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 10:54 am | Environment Committee
Currently, the Emissions Trading Scheme creates an incentive to convert land used for pastoral agriculture to production and permanent forestry. More >>
Environment Committee Announces Fast-track Approvals Bill Hearings Schedule
Friday, 10 May 2024, 9:00 am | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee has committed to an extensive programme of meetings to hear from the public on the Fast-track Approvals Bill. More >>
Environment Committee Begins Hearings On The Fast-track Approvals Bill
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 4:26 pm | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee received submissions from nearly 27,000 individuals and organisations on the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Many submitters have requested to speak to the committee. The committee has agreed to form two subcommittees to make ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Fast-track Approvals Bill
Friday, 8 March 2024, 10:40 am | Environment Committee
The chairperson of the Environment Committee is now calling for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill. The Fast-track Approvals Bill is an omnibus bill. It would enable a fast-track decision-making process for infrastructure and development projects ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill
Monday, 4 September 2023, 7:16 pm | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee is calling for submissions on the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill. This bill seeks to contribute to the restoration of the health and mauri of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana. It proposes to do this by ... More >>
Environment Committee Overwhelmingly In Favour Of Processing Plastic Waste Domestically
Friday, 1 September 2023, 3:42 pm | Environment Committee
Today, the Parliamentary Environment Committee has recommended by majority that NZ sets a deadline to phase out unlicensed plastic waste exports “to countries beyond Australia”, develop more comprehensive policies to avoid plastic waste creation, ... More >>
Briefing On Environmental Outcomes – Freshwater
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 10:17 am | Environment Committee
On Thursday, 17 August the Environment Committee will hear from the chief executives of the Department for Internal Affairs; Department of Conservation; Land Information New Zealand; the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment; the Ministry for ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Inquiry Into Seabed Mining In New Zealand
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 4:18 pm | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee Komiti Taiao has initiated an inquiry into seabed mining in New Zealand, and is calling for public submissions. This inquiry will examine the potential benefits and risks of seabed mining in New Zealand, and whether changes ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties And Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill
Friday, 24 February 2023, 11:15 am | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee is calling for submissions on the Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill. This bill seeks to amend provisions in the Climate Change Response Act 2002 relating to the Emissions ... More >>
Closing Date Extended For Submissions On The Natural And Built Environment Bill And The Spatial Planning Bill
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 10:56 am | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee has extended the closing date for public submissions on the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill . The closing date for written submissions on both bills is now Sunday, 5 February 2023 at 11.59pm. ... More >>
Submissions Open On The Natural And Built Environment Bill And The Spatial Planning Bill
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 4:25 pm | Environment Committee
Have your say on two of the three bills replacing the Resource Management Act 1991. The Chair of the Environment Committee has called for public submissions on the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill . The closing date for written ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill
Monday, 21 November 2022, 7:23 pm | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee is calling for submissions on the Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill. This bill would make changes to simplify the transition from liquid fossil fuels to low-emissions fuels and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from ... More >>
Environment Committee Releases Report On The Emissions Budgets Published In 2022 And The First Emissions Reduction Plan
Monday, 31 October 2022, 1:17 pm | Environment Committee
Parliament’s Environment Committee released its report last Friday on the select committee examination of the emissions budgets published in 2022 and the first emissions reduction plan. New Zealand’s first three emissions budgets and first emissions ... More >>
Environment Committee’s Examination Of Emissions Budgets Published In 2022, And The First Emissions Reduction Plan
Monday, 23 May 2022, 4:10 pm | Environment Committee
The Environment Committee Komiti Taiao invites public submissions on Aotearoa New Zealand’s emissions budgets and the emissions reduction plan, Te Hau mārohi ki anamata Towards a productive, sustainable and inclusive economy—Aotearoa New Zealand’s ... More >>
