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New Zealanders are passionate about their environment and the role nature can play in our lives - we see this in gardening and recreation, and we see it in wider support and appreciation of our native bush.

Thank you for inviting me to deliver this, the third, and my second, address on the “State of the Nation's Environment”.

Achieving a clean and green NZ - from information to motivation
State of the Nation's Environment address 2001

Over the past month we have been asking people around the country some very important questions:

· New Zealanders are passionate about their environment and the role nature can play in our lives - we see this in gardening and recreation, and we see it in wider support and appreciation of our native bush.

Over the past month we have been asking people around the country some very important questions:

Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, has announced the winners of the 2001 Green Ribbon Awards. The awards will be presented today (5 June) in Wellington to mark World Environment Day.

Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs, has announced winners of the Rio+10 children's art competition, coinciding with World Environment Day (June 5). The competition sought children’s views of our environment.

Nine environment centres throughout New Zealand will receive funding of up to $50,000, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs and Green Party co-leader, Rod Donald, announced today.

Thank you for inviting me today.
I would like to start by congratulating those who have got this model up and running. It is a great tool to help structure local decision-making on waste systems.

Work has begun on a strategy to reduce the use of pesticides, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, said today.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has announced the members of the Agrichemical Trespass Ministerial Advisory Committee as a further step towards dealing with the issues surrounding the effects of ‘off-target’ agricultural chemicals

A handbook to advise local authorities on options for sewage treatment and disposal is to be funded and developed by the Ministry for the Environment.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has decided against "calling in" the application by Contact Energy for resource consents for a new gas-fired power station at Otahuhu.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, is disappointed members of the Employers and Manufacturers Association are making a last minute attack on compliance costs of the new health and safety environment law due to operate from July 2.

The Royal Commission on Genetic Modification will now present its report on July 27, not June 1 as originally planned, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, said today.

The Minister for the Environment welcomes the Local Government and Environment Select Committee's report on the Resource Management Amendment Bill.

The government today acknowledged the role the Green Party played in developing Budget initiatives announced in the Eco 2001 package.

This year's Budget will provide a more secure funding base for the Ministry for the Environment to undertake its wide range of environmental policy work, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, announced today.

The Government has provided additional funding to ensure the new system for safely managing hazardous substances is implemented effectively, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, announced today.

· Thank you for inviting me to help launch your new grants programme and thanks to the previous speakers for setting the scene and providing some wonderful examples of community-lead environmental initiatives.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has announced a
series of hui to discuss environmental issues and policies with iwi and
Maori around the country.

Two things are really important to me as Minister for the Environment - getting some practical action to improve our environment, and involving a wide range of people in the community in decision making about our environment.

The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, is calling for public debate and community feedback on New Zealand’s environmental problems and priorities.