Environment Portfolio
Oral questions - recent two months
- Environmental Improvements—Households (advance) 6 Oct 2011
- Resource Management Act Reforms—Consents Process 29 Sep 2011
- Earthquakes, Canterbury—Consultation with Ngāi Tahu on Demolition Waste Dump 15 Sep 2011
- Canterbury Water Management—Improvements 13 Sep 2011
Older oral questions
- Electricity, Renewable—Project Consents 4 Aug 2011
- Lead-acid Batteries, Used—Export and Compliance with Basel Convention 4 Aug 2011
- Freshwater Management, National Policy Statement—Cawthron Institute Report (advance) 2 Aug 2011
- Environmental Decision-making—Involvement of Māori 13 Jul 2011
- Green Growth—Business Opportunities 7 Jul 2011
- Earthquakes, Canterbury—Resource Consents for Lyttelton Port 16 Jun 2011
- Contaminated Sites, Tūī Mine—Clean-up Funding and Plan 9 Jun 2011
- Rugby World Cup—Protection of “Clean, Green” Brand 17 May 2011
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Freshwater Management
- Reform 10 May 2011
- New Allocations and Water Quality (advance) 14 Apr 2011
- Electricity—Generation from Renewable Resources (advance) 12 Apr 2011
- Earthquake, Christchurch—Processing of Resource Consents 9 Mar 2011
- Air-quality Standards—Business and Local Government Concerns 17 Feb 2011
- Emissions Trading Scheme, Deal with Māori Party—Enviroschools / Kura Taiao 24 Nov 2010
- Waste, Electronic—Recycling 11 Nov 2010
- Regulatory Reform—Protection from Compliance Cost Increases 27 Oct 2010
- Environmental and Resource Management Policies—Progress 13 Oct 2010
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Freshwater Management Reform
- Landcare Trust Funding Increase 26 Oct 2010
- Progress 22 Sep 2010
- Strategies for Sustainable Reform 22 Sep 2010
- Proposed National Policy Statement 22 Sep 2010
- Roading—Transmission Gully 21 Sep 2010
- Earthquake, Canterbury—Flood and Waste Management Systems 15 Sep 2010
- Canterbury Water Management—Hurunui 21 Jul 2010
- Uranium—Shipment Through New Zealand Ports and Exclusive Economic Zone 24 Jun 2010
- Waste, Plastic—Farm Recycling Scheme 17 Jun 2010
- Air Quality, National Environmental Standard—Effect of Changes and Delays 17 Jun 2010
- Aerial Spraying—Petition and Submissions 15 Jun 2010
- Budget 2010—Environmental Initiatives and Bluegreen Vision 27 May 2010
- Water Management—Water Take Consents and Metering Regulations 4 May 2010
- Methyl Bromide Gas—Use in New Zealand 27 Apr 2010
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Environmental Protection Authority
- Establishment of Stand-alone Agency 3 Jun 2010
- Resource Consent Applications 23 Mar 2010
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Environment Canterbury
- Assessment of Commissioners’ Performance 23 Nov 2010
- Stakeholder Response to Review 30 Mar 2010
- Performance Review 23 Feb 2010
- Ministerial Investigation (advance) 28 Oct 2009
- Cellphone Towers, Location—Public Consultation (advance) 22 Oct 2009
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Resource Consents
- Process 18 Feb 2010
- Compliance with Timeliness 24 Jun 2009
- Hazardous Materials—Playgrounds, Sportsgrounds, and Parks 18 Jun 2009
- Environment Court—Increase in Filing Fee 30 Apr 2009
- Plastic Bags—User Charge 1 Apr 2009
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Resource Management Act Reforms
- Role in Infrastructure Upgrade and Economic Growth 16 Aug 2011
- Effect on Grocery Business Competition 11 Aug 2011
- National Consenting Policy 5 Apr 2011
- Consents for Major Infrastructure 24 Aug 2010
- Consents for Major Infrastructure 24 Aug 2010
- Consents Process 3 Aug 2010
- Role in Economic Recovery 27 Jul 2010
- Consents Process (advance) 15 Sep 2009
- Implementation (advance) 10 Sep 2009
- Minister’s Statements 28 Apr 2009
- Aquaculture 26 Mar 2009
- Emissions Trading Scheme—Removal of Agricultural Emissions 25 Mar 2009
- Resource Management Act, Reforms—Māori Input in Decision Making 11 Mar 2009
- Carbon Neutral Public Service Programme—Ministry for the Environment Greenhouse Gas Emissions 11 Mar 2009
- Dairying—Freshwater Management (advance) 11 Sep 2008
- Environmental Policy—Developments (advance) 9 Sep 2008
- Waste Disposal—Policies 5 Aug 2008
- Endosulfan—Ban 30 Jul 2008
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Māpua Site
- Contamination Clean-up (advance) 28 Aug 2008
- Contamination Clean-up 7 Aug 2008
- Resource Consent 31 Jul 2008
- Contamination Clean-up 30 Jul 2008
- National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management—Safety of Water 24 Jul 2008
- Genetic Modification, Royal Commission—Government Response 16 Apr 2008
- Wind Farm Application—Unison Networks 3 Apr 2008
- Environment, Report—Conclusions 14 Feb 2008
- Land Use—Pressure on Environment 13 Feb 2008
- Asbestos—Government Assistance to Local Authorities 13 Feb 2008
- Environment Chief Executive—Confidence 15 Nov 2007
- Sustainability Programme—Implementation 13 Nov 2007
- Telecommunications—National Environmental Standards 14 Aug 2007
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Environment, Ministry
- Confidence 20 Feb 2008
- Chief Executive 6 Dec 2007
- Employment and Contracting Guidelines 4 Dec 2007
- Curran Appointment 22 Nov 2007
- Appointment Processes 20 Nov 2007
- Confidence in Chief Executive 8 Aug 2007
- Communications Manager 26 Jul 2007
- Communications Manager 25 Jul 2007
- Communications Manager Appointment 24 Jul 2007
- Environment—Monitoring 28 Jun 2007
- Energy—Renewable Energy Projects 15 May 2007
- Methyl Bromide—Nelson Medical Officer of Health 29 Mar 2007
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Water
- HydroTrader 1 May 2007
- Tradability 28 Mar 2007
- Māori Customary Rights—Water 22 Mar 2007
- Rivers—Nutrient Run-off 7 Dec 2006
- Housing—Decision-making Framework 7 Dec 2006
- Whangamata Marina—Minister's Decision 22 Nov 2006
- Landfills—Prime Minister's Statement 21 Nov 2006
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Water Quality
- Dairying 6 Nov 2007
- Lake Taupō 8 Nov 2006
- Waste Strategy—Confidence 20 Jul 2006
- New Zealand Waste Strategy—Core Policies 14 Jun 2006
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Contaminated Sites
- Support for Liability Regime (advance) 13 Oct 2009
- National Register 6 Aug 2009
- Clearing 11 May 2006
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Air Quality
- Clean Heating 3 Aug 2011
- National Environmental Standards 17 Jun 2009
- Health Risks 3 May 2006
- Milk in Refillable Glass Bottles—Packaging Accord and Waste Strategy 16 Nov 2005
- Resource Management Act