Displaying 49 - 65 of 65 results.

New Zealanders are increasingly concerned about the environmental impacts of waste.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Environment Minister David Parker has today announced Government funding to help iwi in Whanganui, Gisborne and Omapere improve the health of their local waterways. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

It is always a pleasure to speak to an audience of people actively involved in caring for our environment.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Thank you for inviting me to speak here today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Economic Development
  • Environment
  • Finance

​​​​​​​The Wellbeing Budget provides opportunities to grow and modernise New Zealand’s economy while ensuring a just transition to a low emissions future. We need to preserve and enhance our environment, as part of the foundation for our long-term wellbeing.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Forestry
  • Research, Science and Innovation
  • Transport

The Government is delivering on its plan to turn around New Zealand’s rubbish record on waste with the opening of a new facility today to recycle e-waste like old computers, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Today the Government announced another part of its plan to help turn around New Zealand’s rubbish record on waste.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Government has announced an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods. A medium-scale adverse event in the Westland District has also now been declared.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Defence
  • Conservation
  • Environment

The Government is backing New Zealanders with innovative ideas to solve our waste crisis Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage said today as she opened a fresh round of Waste Minimisation Funding.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Environment Aotearoa 2019 report released today shows why the Government’s plan to clean up our waterways and make New Zealand carbon-neutral is so crucial, Environment Minister David Parker said. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Environment

The Government is going the extra mile backing the Sustainable Business Network’s Million Metres Streams’ project with a $200,000 funding boost, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will invest up to $18.5 million in water storage to unlock land use potential in the Mid North, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Economic Development Minister David Parker announced today.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Economic Development
  • Environment
  • Regional Economic Development

Plans will be easier to prepare, use and understand under the Resource Management Act (RMA) with the release of new National Planning Standards. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today announced $381,000 in Government funding to enable farmers and growers to better deal with waste.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

New Government funding will bring together landholders, iwi and hapū, and others in the wider community to improve stream health in the Waikawa catchment, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Speech at the Launch of the Resource Management Reform Synthesis Report

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Address to the National Freshwater Conference

Monday 11 February 2019, Te Wharewaka o Poneke, 2 Taranaki St, Wellington
 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment