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Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections: Quick reference guide

Note: Updated Coastal hazards and climate change guidance was published in early 2024. Please refer to the 2024 guidance.

This quick reference guide to the Interim guidance for the use of new sea-level rise projections provides a high-level overview on updates to parts of the Ministry’s 2017 Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government, reflecting the latest sea-level rise scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and NZSeaRise.

A full update to the guidance is underway, and is expected to be published by early 2023.

Note: Updated Coastal hazards and climate change guidance was published in early 2024. Please refer to the 2024 guidance.

This quick reference guide to the Interim guidance for the use of new sea-level rise projections provides a high-level overview on updates to parts of the Ministry’s 2017 Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government, reflecting the latest sea-level rise scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and NZSeaRise.

A full update to the guidance is underway, and is expected to be published by early 2023.

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