20 November, 2009
The investigation into Far North District Council's performance in processing applications for resource consents will start on Monday 23 November, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.
Read full release >>19 November, 2009
Federated Farmers National Council Meeting, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Read full speech >>17 November, 2009
ACC minister Nick Smith responded to today's motorcycle protest over proposed ACC levy increases by highlighting the significant increase in fatalities and claims from motorcycle accidents.
Read full release >>16 November, 2009
Parliament needs to pass amendments to the existing Emissions Trading Scheme prior to Christmas to make it workable and affordable, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>16 November, 2009
Environment Minister Nick Smith and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide today announced the members of the review team that will investigate Environment Canterbury's poor performance.
Read full release >>13 November, 2009
Criticism in today's Guardian is a reminder of the risk to New Zealand of not taking climate change seriously and ensuring our actions match our words, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>12 November, 2009
A report on the amended Emissions Trading Scheme released today by the Sustainability Council shows the changes will more than half the costs for Kiwi households and businesses, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>5 November, 2009
Minister for the Environment Nick Smith today welcomed the decision by Environmental Risk Management Authority New Zealand (ERMA) to seek public submissions on its reassessment of fumigant methyl bromide.
Read full release >>31 October, 2009
It is a bit rich for Labour to today be protesting increases in ACC levies given it was its financial mismanagement that created the problem, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>28 October, 2009
Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced a review of the Far North District Council's functions under the Resource Management Act.
Read full release >>28 October, 2009
Environment Minister Nick Smith and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide today announced a formal investigation into Environment Canterbury because its poor performance is holding the Canterbury region back.
Read full release >>27 October, 2009
Mr Speaker, I move that the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill 2009 be now read a first time.
Read full speech >>27 October, 2009
ACC Minister Nick Smith today announced that he has requested that ACC commission an independent clinical review in six months’ time of its new approach to managing sensitive claims.
Read full release >>24 October, 2009
Minister for the Environment Nick Smith today released a report on the processing of TrustPower’s application to operate a hydro-scheme on the Wairau River.
Read full release >>22 October, 2009
The government today tabled the ACC Reform Bill in Parliament and will introduce it for its first reading next week, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>21 October, 2009
Environment Minister Nick Smith has today welcomed the release of league tables that rank the water quality of New Zealand’s major rivers.
Read full release >>15 October, 2009
"New Zealand needs to have a considered debate about the escalating costs of motor cycle accidents, and who should pay", ACC Minister Dr Nick Smith said in response to proposals by ACC's board of steep ACC levy increases.
Read full release >>14 October, 2009
Changes in ACC are needed to make the scheme affordable, sustainable and fair, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>9 October, 2009
ACC has become financially unsustainable and reform is required to ensure its future for New Zealanders, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.
Read full release >>3 October, 2009
The Government's environmental agenda is about rolling back Nanny State regulations and achieving better environmental outcomes through financial incentives, says Environment & Climate Change Minister Nick Smith.
Read full release >>1 October, 2009
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that opens today marks a new era in managing New Zealand’s natural resources with the Government taking a more active role and major resource consents being processed nationally.
Read full release >>24 September, 2009
Mr Speaker, I move that the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill now be read a first time.
Read full speech >>24 September, 2009
The Government today introduced a Bill to the House that will make the emissions trading scheme workable and affordable and ensure the New Zealand economy and jobs are not put at risk.
Read full release >>14 September, 2009
The Government, with Maori Party support, will revise the Emissions Trading Scheme to reduce the costs to households and the impact on jobs while ensuring New Zealand takes a responsible approach to the global problem of greenhouse gas pollution and climate change.
Read full release >>9 September, 2009
The Government has passed changes to improve the Resource Management Act that will untangle unnecessary red tape for New Zealanders and enable essential infrastructure to be built in a more timely way.
Read full release >>7 September, 2009
The cost of looking after people injured in their own home rose to $640 million in the year ending 30 June - an increase of 36% in just two years, ACC Minister Nick Smith said today.
Read full release >>31 August, 2009
Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith today welcomed the report of the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee.
Read full release >>25 August, 2009
Can I open by commending the organisers of this conference for your initiative in helping bring New Zealand and Australian thinking together on climate change and recognising the huge role for business in tackling this challenging issue.
Read full speech >>18 August, 2009
Environment Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the report back to Parliament on the Resource Management Amendment Bill saying the recommendations will cut through costly red tape without compromising environmental protections.
Read full release >>11 August, 2009
Labour's claims that the Government has exaggerated by tenfold the costs of a 10% to 20% emissions reduction target announced yesterday raises serious questions about the economic literacy of the Opposition.
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