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Interim guidance on the use of new sea-level rise projections

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

This interim guidance outlines updates to parts of the Ministry’s 2017 Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government to reflect the latest sea-level rise scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and NZSeaRise.

See the quick reference guide for a high-level overview of this interim guidance.

This guidance was published in July 2022 and was last updated in August 2022.

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

This interim guidance outlines updates to parts of the Ministry’s 2017 Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government to reflect the latest sea-level rise scenarios from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and NZSeaRise.

See the quick reference guide for a high-level overview of this interim guidance.

This guidance was published in July 2022 and was last updated in August 2022.

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