Pūtaiao Facts & Science
Pūtaiao Facts and Science

This section contains information about the state of New Zealand's environment and the work we do using science and data.

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Science and data at MfE

Environmental reporting

Air

Biodiversity

Climate Change

Freshwater

Land

Marine

Waste
He mahi ka taea e koe What you can do
He mahi ka taea e koe What you can do

Actions you can take as part of making our environment in Aotearoa flourish.

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Take action – Te reo Māori

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Ā mātou mahi What we are doing
Ā mātou mahi What government is doing

The role of central government and the work we are doing to reduce our impact on the environment.

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Areas of work

Key initiatives

International action

Who does what on the environment

Cabinet papers and regulatory impact statements
Te ao Māori The Māori world
Te ao Māori The Māori world

Incorporating te ao Māori into our work is valuable to all of Aotearoa. We acknowledge the role of tangata whenua to help create a flourishing environment for every generation.

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Mātauranga Māori and the Ministry

Te timatanga o te ao Māori

The Treaty and the Ministry
Ngā Ture Acts & regulations
Ngā Ture Acts and regulations

Find out about Acts, national policy statements, national environmental standards and other regulations we administer.

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Acts and Bills

Regulations

National planning standards

Water conservation orders

National policy statements

National direction

Essential Freshwater policies and regulations implementation guidance

Orders in Council

The Treaty and the Ministry

This section is about the Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi work the Ministry does

Waitangi Tribunal inquiries

Kei te aro te whārangi nei ki te urupare a te Manatū ki te kaupapa arotake ā te Taraipiunara o Waitangi.

This page is about the Ministry's response to the Waitangi Tribunal's inquiry programme.

Cabinet papers what the govt is doing v3

Waitangi Tribunal Programme

Pūtaiao Facts and Science

He mahi ka taea e koe What you can do

Ā mātou mahi What government is doing

Te ao Māori The Māori world

Ngā Ture Acts and regulations

Pūtaiao Facts and Science

He mahi ka taea e koe What you can do

Ā mātou mahi What government is doing

Te ao Māori The Māori world

Ngā Ture Acts and regulations

The Treaty and the Ministry

Waitangi Tribunal inquiries

He kaitohutohu matua o Aotearoa mō te taiao me te āhuarangi, ka whakaahei mātou i ō tātou iwi me ō tātou wāhi ki te puāwai, ināianei, hei te anamata hoki

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