The Ministry for the
Environment, The EPA and the
Opportunities for engagement
New Zealand Agricultural Aviation
Association Conference 2010
The Context
The last chapter of a book is meaningless without
the story that precedes it.
The Environment…
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Part of our identity
•
Resources and Tourism
-
$50 Billion
It’s our brand
…but it’s under attack
New Zealand was a friend
to Middle Earth, but it's no
friend of the earth
12 November 2009
Lord
of
the
Rings
country
trades
on
its
natural
beauty,
but
emissions
have
risen
22
%
since
it
signed
up
to
Kyoto
As
the
world
prepares
for
the
next
month,
it
is
worth
checking
out
the
greenwash
that
has
followed
the
promises
made
at
Guardian newspaper UK
The Ministry for the Environment
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Established in 1986
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Advisor to government on
–
administration and management of natural and
physical resources and ecosystems (including
allocation)
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Public participation in environmental policy and
planning at the local level
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Pollution, hazards, and environmental impacts
•
Resource Management Act, Waste
Minimisation Act, Climate Change Response Act
Role of the Ministry
•
Not involved in day
-
to
-
day environmental
management, the focus is on:
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Laws, regulations and national environmental
standards
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Providing national direction through national
policy statements and strategies
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Providing guidance for the implementation of
legislation
–
Monitoring and providing information about the
health of the environment
NZ EPA
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Current model
•
Administers nationally significant RMA consents
•
NZ EPA
-
a unique model established 2009
NZ EPA
–
types of projects
New motorways such as
Transmission Gully
New power stations
–
such as the
Tauhara Stage 2
geothermal plant
EPA
–
From July 2011
•
Administration of processes for nationally significant
projects
•
Emissions trading scheme administration
•
Hazardous substances & new organisms (ERMA)
Local Councils
Environmental
Protection
Authority
Ministry for
the
Environment
National
level policy
National level
implementation
Local, day
-
to
-
day policy
and implementation
The Opportunities
•
You have an ability to influence the
regulations that will impact on you
•
Rules that are inappropriately targeted or
which can not be easily understood mean
–
More time studying the regulations = less time in
the cockpit = less $$
–
Compliance and enforcement costs = less $$
Engagement
–
Levels
“Class G”
Airspace
“Class C”
Airspace
Central Government
Implementation
Central
Government
Policy
Local Government Policy Development
Local Government Plan Submissions
Local Government Implementation
Local Government Compliance and
Enforcement
(Traditional
levels of
engagement)
Restricted
Area
Engaging in policy
•
Need to talk the same language
-
get a common
understanding
•
Arriving with a solution will get a more positive
response than arriving with a problem
Permitted baseline
ultra vires, RMA,
section 32, consent
conditions, section
88(3), notification??
CAA Regs, Vne,
indicated airspeed,
VFR, IFR, type
rating, class G
airspace, QNH, dead
reckoning??
Forms of engagement
Level
of
government
directly engaged
Engagement
tool
Level of NZAAA
control over
outputs
Central
Government
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Key Points
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It is a time of change for environmental
management
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The new EPA is an opportunity, not a threat
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Be proactive
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It is easier to influence policy
before it is written
•
How you engage with policy makers, and at
what level, is up to you
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