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The Government has today progressed its resource management reform agenda with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act passing its first reading.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Hon David Parker, Minister for the Environment - Speech

Event:         Water NZ Conference 2019

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Submissions will be accepted up to two weeks after the official October 17 deadline for submitting on the Government’s freshwater discussion document, Environment Minister David Parker said today. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Public meetings will be held in more than 20 places over the next three weeks, to provide information and seek feedback on reforms to the way we manage our freshwater, elite soils, urban environment, waste and hazardous substances.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

The Government is taking action to stop the degradation of our waterways and clean up our rivers and lakes within a generation.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Environment

An application from Westpower Ltd for concessions to construct and operate a run of river hydro-electric power scheme on the Waitaha River, near Hokitika, has been declined.  

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

A new approach to urban planning designed to allow our cities to make room for growth has today been released by Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford and Environment Minister David Parker.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment
  • Urban Development

New Zealand’s most fertile and versatile land will be given new protection under proposals released today by Environment Minister David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Agriculture
  • Environment

“The recently released papers by the Royal Society Te Apārangi note there are considerable benefits that gene editing can bring to our lives, particularly in health,” Environment Minister David Parker said.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

The Government has today announced the next step in its plan to clean up our rivers and lakes by supporting community-led programmes, delivering on the Wellbeing Budget’s investment to clean up our waterways.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

The Government is moving to cut the complexity involved with re-consenting existing marine farms by creating a consistent set of rules across the country. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Environment
  • Fisheries

Welcome and thank you all for coming. I have called this press conference today to announce the Government’s plan to comprehensively overhaul the resource management system.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

The Government has today launched a comprehensive overhaul of the Resource Management Act (RMA) to cut complexity and costs and better enable urban development, while also improving protection of the environment.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment

Thank you for the opportunity to be among such a group of distinguished guests this afternoon. It’s a genuine pleasure to be in Dublin.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Environment
  • Trade and Export Growth

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 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 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 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

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