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Greenhouse Agreements good for business
Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 12:40 am | Ministry for the Environment
Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements are a key element of New Zealand's climate change policy and changes to provide a more streamlined process will benefit business, according to Ministry for the Environment Chief Executive Barry Carbon. More >>
Finding out about our water quality
Monday, 4 April 2005, 2:04 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Detailed reports on river water quality in New Zealand, aimed at helping improve the management of our waterways are now available. More >>
Have a climate friendly summer holiday
Monday, 20 December 2004, 1:47 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Thinking about the choices you make about the energy you use, the transport you take and what you do with your waste over the summer break could help reduce the build up of greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change. More >>
Climate-friendly projects awarded carbon credits
Wednesday, 8 December 2004, 4:09 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Twenty-four projects, including wind farms, hydro-electricity generation, geothermal-electricity generation, bio-energy and landfill gas projects, have won a share of Kyoto Protocol ‘carbon credits’ or emission units from the Government for reducing emissions of ... More >>
Excellent Attendance At Talk Environment Roadshow
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 5:36 pm | Ministry for the Environment
More than 1, 300 people attended the Talk Environment roadshow meetings held in New Zealand over the last couple of weeks. More >>
Auckland representatives named for youth forum
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 1:14 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Natalie Foote, Kamini Ruxmani Deva, Danae Brooks and Caitlyn Cook have been selected to represent the Auckland region at next month’s Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum in Wellington. More >>
Ice Block Alerts Kiwi's To Climate Change
Friday, 12 November 2004, 5:19 pm | Ministry for the Environment
This Ice Block is currently in Manners Mall (Cuba St end) and in the Aotea Square Auckland (Queen St side). The ice blocks will probably be melted by tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. The man in the blue shirt is Bill Bayfield, the Manager of Climate Change ... More >>
New guidelines to improve landfill safety
Monday, 23 August 2004, 8:51 am | Ministry for the Environment
The release of a national guideline to curb the dangers and smells caused by the disposal of hazardous waste to landfill marks the completion of a major series of work to help local communities manage their waste in line with international best ... More >>
Joint Action To Reduce Emissions
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 1:05 pm | Ministry for the Environment
New Zealand and Australia are stepping up their drive to minimize emissions of synthetic greenhouse gases and reduce the effects of climate change. More >>
A Most Unusual Bus Tour
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 3:38 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Local body councillors in the South Island are being invited by the Zero Waste New Zealand Trust on an extraordinary bus tour of South Island recycling and waste minimisation initiatives. More >>
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Meeting in Wgtn
Monday, 23 February 2004, 4:30 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Wellington is hosting a meeting of lead international reviewers for the greenhouse gas inventory review process under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat in Bonn ... More >>
Key Report on Rotorua Lakes Released
Friday, 23 January 2004, 9:45 am | Ministry for the Environment
A new report on management options for Lakes Rotoiti and Rotorua recommends that management options are trialled where knowledge of the lakes and catchments is good enough. However, short-term investigations are needed to fill some gaps in knowledge ... More >>
NZ Police walk the clean and green beat
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 5:31 pm | Ministry for the Environment
The New Zealand Police and the Ministry for the Environment have joined forces to keep the country's police stations clean and green with the first syndicated procurement contract for environmental-friendly cleaning services. More >>
Environment issues critical says Ministry
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:36 am | Ministry for the Environment
Improving air quality across the population centres of New Zealand is the major objective of new environmental standards about to be introduced, says Ministry for the Environment chief executive Barry Carbon. More >>
Inaugural Youth Environment Forum next week
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 4:03 pm | Ministry for the Environment
The inaugural national Youth Environment Forum will be held in Wellington next week – from September 24-27. The forum brings together 50 young people, in the 15-18 age group, from across New Zealand. More >>
UN's Intergovt Panel On Climate Chair to Visit NZ
Tuesday, 6 May 2003, 1:05 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Dr Rajendra K Pachauri will give a public seminar this Friday, 9 May 2003, in the Michael Fowler Centre from 12.00-2pm, on climate change and how the world could move towards a more sustainable ... More >>
Launch Of New Zealand Waste Strategy
Friday, 1 March 2002, 1:28 pm | Ministry for the Environment
The New Zealand Waste Strategy, designed to address the country's growing waste problem, was launched today by the Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, and the President of Local Government New Zealand, Basil Morrison. More >>
Need For More Information On Genetic Modification
Monday, 17 December 2001, 2:16 pm | Ministry for the Environment
Almost half of New Zealanders say they are uninformed about genetic modification, while most of the remainder say they are ‘just informed’ according to research commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment. More >>
Reducing exposure to dioxins important - expert
Thursday, 11 October 2001, 9:33 am | Ministry for the Environment
A leading international environmental health specialist - in New Zealand to speak at the annual meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine - says measures that will reduce the exposure of New Zealanders to dioxin need to ... More >>
Clean, Green Needs To Be A Reality For NZ
Monday, 11 June 2001, 11:52 am | Ministry for the Environment
Scientists need to get off the fence and give clear guidance about the state of our environment, says a visiting Australian academic. More >>
