Environmental law in New Zealand is an increasingly well defined body of national law that has a specialist court, The Environment Court of New Zealand...
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The environmental movement in New Zealand started in the 1950s, a period of rapid social change. Since then numerous high-profile national campaigns have...
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Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs...
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The animals of New Zealand, part of its biota, have an unusual history because, before the arrival of humans, less than 900 years ago, the country was...
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reserves. The roots of New Zealand environmental law can be traced to the common law of Britain. The increasing environmental awareness of the 1960s led...
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is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. It includes notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human...
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birds of New Zealand evolved into an avifauna that included many endemic species found in no other country. As an island archipelago, New Zealand accumulated...
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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South...
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This article relates to the flora of New Zealand, especially indigenous strains. New Zealand's geographical isolation has meant the country has developed...
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biodiversity of New Zealand, a large island country located in the south-western Pacific Ocean, is varied and distinctive. The species of New Zealand accumulated...
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Chapter 3G, Handbook of Environmental Law, Editor Harris, R., ISBN 0-9597851-8-3, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Wellington 2004,...
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The New Zealand Police (Māori: Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible...
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Protection Society of New Zealand, which is now the foremost environmental organisation involved in conservation advocacy in New Zealand. In recent years numerous...
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New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of...
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Resource Management Act 1991 (category Environmental law in New Zealand)
air and water. New Zealand's Ministry for the Environment describes the RMA as New Zealand's principal legislation for environmental management. The...
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All of the amphibians of New Zealand are either from the endemic genus Leiopelma or are one of the introduced species, of which three are extant. Pepeketua...
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Protected areas of New Zealand are areas that are in some way protected to preserve their environmental, scientific, scenic, historical, cultural or recreational...
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Forest & Bird (redirect from Forest & Bird New Zealand)
Protection Society of New Zealand, is an environmental organisation specialising in the protection and conservation of New Zealand's indigenous flora and...
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Westminster system, and the legal system is modelled on the common law of England. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in which King Charles III is the...
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Chlöe Swarbrick (category Use New Zealand English from January 2017)
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, standing in the 2017 New Zealand general election and was elected as a member of the New Zealand Parliament at the age...
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Foreign relations between neighbouring countries Australia and New Zealand, also referred to as Trans-Tasman relations, are extremely close. Both countries...
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Water Management Staatsbosbeheer New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Nigeria Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency...
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John Law is a former Mayor of the Rodney District Council, New Zealand, and held that post from 2001 to 2007. He was elected during a by-election, following...
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Canterbury Otago Waikato Victoria This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight. As of 2024, all universities are public. All...
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The economy of New Zealand is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 52nd-largest national economy in the world when measured by nominal gross...
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Animal welfare in New Zealand is governed by the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and a number of organisations actively advocate for both animal welfare and animal...
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constitution of New Zealand is the sum of laws and principles that determine the political governance of New Zealand. Unlike many other nations, New Zealand has no...
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Nicola Wheen (category Use New Zealand English from February 2024)
Wheen is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in national and international environmental law, and environmental...
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1990. The Ministry owns the Environmental Choice New Zealand ecolabel, but it is administered independently by the New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust. In 1997...
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The prime minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent[update] prime minister, Christopher...
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