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This workshop will help shape and focus the Ministry for the Environment¡¯s work on urban issues.

I would like to throw down some challenges for you, as planning professionals, as you leave this congress.

Thank you for the opportunity to open your conference – the first-ever joint congress of the Royal Australian Planning Institute and the New Zealand Planning Institute.

A comprehensive study of dioxin levels in soil in the Paritutu area of New Plymouth will begin soon.

I hope also that the GEN Board has had a successful meeting. Environmental problems don’t respect national borders. Fortunately, we can also reach across borders and work together on solutions.

Why bother with ‘sustainable retailing’? Why bother worrying about waste? Because waste is bad - it’s bad for our health, bad for the environment and bad for the economy. It costs. New Zealand has a waste problem, and it’s getting bigger and more expensive to deal with each year.

The way we manage our urban environment is important, because 85% of New Zealanders live in cities and towns.

The New Zealand Waste Strategy, designed to address the country's growing waste problem,

Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, is aiming for a record number of nominations for the 2002 Green Ribbon Awards.

Waste is a serious business and a couple of weeks ago I launched the Waste Strategy providing a vision and action plan to do something about it.

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs leaves on Sunday for Colombia to attend an international environment ministers' conference.

“National’s ‘answer’ to Auckland’s traffic problems has no meat. It’s yet another policy release with no policy in it,” said Marian Hobbs and Judith Tizard.

Former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves has been appointed as a special advisor to assist in the establishment of Toi te Taiao, the Bioethics Council, the Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, announced today.

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs says the late Phil Warren was a strong advocate for improving Auckland's environment and the region is the poorer with his sudden death.

The first step to streamline the regulations for low risk genetic modification work has been announced by Environment Minister Marian Hobbs. The revision will result in significant time and money savings for scientists.

A biologist with specialist knowledge in business and the environment, Dr Lin Roberts, has been appointed to the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA), Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, announced today.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium) Amendment Bill be now read a first time

Further moves to improve the implementation of the Resource Management Act and reduce compliance costs have been announced by Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs.

A multi-storey development across the street, a motorway designation through the backyard, or noise from the nightclub next door - all factors that could potentially ruin the perfect property.

Hello and welcome to the launch of the Ministry for the Environment’s new guide 'thinking of buying a property - some things to think about.’

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs and Green Party health spokesperson Sue Kedgley today announced a $500,000 programme of dioxin soil testing for up to 45 residential and former sawmill sites and air testing for up to 15 industrial plants around the country.

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs has paid tribute to yachtsman and environmentalist Sir Peter Blake.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.

Hon Pete Hodgson
Minister of Fisheries

Hon Marian Hobbs
Minister for the Environment