Purpose This report summarises key indicators of migration trends for the 2012/13 financial year (1 July 2012 through 30 June 2013). The report focuses on three areas: Migration flows New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) Temporary visa entry and includes information from the Department of Statistics and comparative international information from the OECD. All New Zealand...

This report identifies indicator species, which need to be monitored to help achieve biodiversity targets in New Zealand. Abstract The New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) has recently developed an Inventory and Monitoring Framework to measure progress towards biodiversity targets. It adopts the use of a hierarchical and integrated indicator framework and encapsulates three targeted...

Abstract: With rising sea levels, changes in precipitation patterns and an increased incidence of severe weather events being predicted as a result of global climate change, the Department of Conservation commissioned a study to determine the potential impacts of these effects on New Zealand’s archaeological sites, which are mostly located near the coast. A Geographic...

Abstract: Despite a long-held popular belief that nature is ‘healthy’ for people, exactly how or even whether this is true has only recently been subject to scientific scrutiny. This report reviews key literature relevant to the relationship between conservation and health and wellbeing (HWB) benefits, with a particular focus on public conservation areas (PCAs) managed...

The purpose of this document is to summarise the consultation process undertaken by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) during its review of earthquake-prone building policy. The document includes a summary of: the regional public information seminars submissions in response to: the proposals put forward by the MBIE to review New Zealand’s earthquake-prone...