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Glossary, Domain reports, Environmental indicators, and Acknowledgements

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This page contains compiled information about the glossary, past domain reports, and environmental indicators. As well as the acknowledgements and references associated with Environment Aotearoa 2019. 
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Glossary

A glossary of terms used in the report, including te reo terms, is available on the environmental reporting website.

Te ao Māori content is based on the glossary in Scheele et al (2016), Reporting environmental impacts on Te ao Māori: A strategic scoping document, prepared by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research for the Ministry for the Environment (with permission of Garth Harmsworth, one of the authors). Supplemented with definitions from the Te Aka online Māori dictionary.

Environmental indicators

New and updated indicators for 2019

Available from the Stats NZ website.

Other indicators referred to in this report

Available from the Stats NZ website.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following people and organisations for their invaluable contribution to Environment Aotearoa 2019 and Environmental indicators Te taiao Aotearoa.

Data providers

We would like to thank the following for providing data for this report:

Auckland Council; Bay of Plenty Regional Council; Christchurch City Council; Department of Conservation; Environment Canterbury; Environment Southland; Fertiliser Association of New Zealand; Gisborne District Council; GNS Science; Greater Wellington Regional Council; Hawke’s Bay Regional Council; Horizons Regional Council; Invercargill City Council; Land, Air, Water Aotearoa; Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research; Marlborough District Council; Ministry for the Environment; Nelson City Council; NIWA; Northland Regional Council; Otago Regional Council; Stats NZ; Taranaki Regional Council; Tasman District Council; Waikato Regional Council; West Coast Regional Council.

Senior science team

We would like to thank the following people and organisations for providing advice and critical review of this report:

  • Alison Collins, Departmental Science Advisor – Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao
  • Alison MacDiarmid, Regional Manager Wellington – NIWA – Taihoro Nukurangi.
  • Anne-Gaelle Ausseil, Researcher – Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
  • Clive Howard-Williams, Emeritus Scientist – NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi
  • Phil Lyver, Kairangahau Māori – Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

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April 2019

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