The 'Protecting Lake Taupo' project is the largest environmental protection project of its type in New Zealand. The Waikato Regional council (Environment Waikato) charged with protecting the lake, sought to vary the ...

Wild deer, predominantly red deer Cervus elaphus introduced 100 years ago as a hunting resource have adapted well and spread into the mountain lands and indigenous forests because of lack of predators, abundant evergreen ...

The Canterbury water economy is moving from a development to a mature phase. Increased water demand for agricultural purposes, especially irrigation, will place considerable stress on available water supplies and accelerate ...

This study considers the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system as a mechanism for making environmental policy more comprehensive and ecologically rational. The approach taken is to examine the way in which ideologies ...

The aim of this report is to critically analyse the ability of the Department of Conservation processes to meet the objectives of section 6(e) of the Conservation Act 1987. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary Integrated ...

In 1986 a New Zealand Wetlands Management Policy was ratified by the New Zealand Government. The need for such a Policy, arose from two factors. Firstly, the extent and quality of wetlands in New Zealand had diminished, ...

Coastal management practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand have historically been counterproductive in terms of maintaining environmental quality. A plethora of complex legislative and jurisdictional arrangements is identified ...

Australia and New Zealand have a close relationship, stemming from their similar dominant cultures, histories and colonial backgrounds. Well known cooperative ventures include Closer Economic Relations and involvement in ...

Terrestrial conservation is well developed in New Zealand. There is an extensive system of protected areas on land to provide for the conservation of natural ecosystems. The oldest of these have been in place for over a ...

National environmental standards are one of the instruments by which the Resource Management Act 1991 may be implemented. Government policy indicates that 'bottomlines' may be established in the near future based largely ...