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New law to validate and implement local management of the special environment of the South Island's fiords is a step closer with the first reading of the Fiordland Marine Management Bill 2004 in Parliament today.

New law to protect the special environment of the South Island's fiords is a step closer with the first reading of the Fiordland Marine Management Bill 2004 in Parliament today

By providing leadership and partnership with the community, business and local government we will get better environmental results

Timely, sensible and well thought out solutions to make the RMA work better for all New Zealanders

The exciting potential of the marine farming industry can now be realised.

A discussion document on finding the best ways to manage New Zealand's freshwater resources sustainably was released today by Environment Minister Marian Hobbs and Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton.

RMA can and should be made to work better for all New Zealanders without compromising good environmental outcomes or public participation

Timely, sensible and well thought out solutions will make the RMA work better for all New Zealanders

Protecting indigenous biodiversity on private land is one of those environmental issues that poses its own peculiar challenges.

Ministerial Address to the Industry Group Leaders on the Resource Management Act

Environment Minister Marian Hobbs has intervened in the Auckland land contamination controversy, offering to assist the Auckland City Council resolve the issue.

The government has today approved a water conservation order for the Mohaka River in Hawke’s Bay to protect the river’s outstanding features, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs says.

The Sir Peter Blake Trust will join the Ministry for the Environment to host the second national youth environment forum.

Co-operation is the way forward for power security, Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs said after attending a meeting of Mayors and CEO's of the 10 local authorities that might be affected by Transpowers' proposed new transmission line in the Upper North Island.

This collaborative effort, is great. Your challenge is to work co-operatively and innovatively within the existing framework of the RMA to provide the best outcomes for all.

Changes to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 will make the law more practical for users of hazardous substances and result in lower compliance costs.

A comprehensive guide for motor home users to find the right spot to empty their toilet and wastewater is now available.

A Parliamentary Select Committee has found there was no cover-up of the accidental release of allegedly genetically modified sweet corn in 2000, and Ministers were not involved in the scientific decisions taken by officials at the time

This is about improving the game for all parties involved in the resource consent and plan making processes, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said at the programme launch in Wellington.

Helping councillors and commissioners make better resource management decisions is the aim of a programme launched today.

Take this opportunity when 'thinking outside the triangle' to make sustainability a guiding principle of surveying.

The new rules for managing hazardous substances on farms will benefit farmers, rather than be detrimental as claimed by Federated Farmers

Nationwide bans on toxic burning that releases dioxins into the air come into effect today, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said.

The government recognises that water quality and allocation is a huge issue and it has embarked on the Water Programme of Action to address it.