This document provides information for iwi/ Māori about the proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality.
This document provides information for iwi/ Māori about the proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality.
The Government proposed to amend the Air Quality Standards to:
- take into account improved understanding and evidence about the health impacts of particulate matter (fine airborne particles, small enough to be inhaled)
- better target controllable sources of air pollution, for example wood and coal burners for home heating
- help Aotearoa to meet its obligations under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
The consultation closed on 31 July 2020.