Ministers' press release - on Beehive website. The official website of the New Zealand Government.

While often leading the way with ground breaking sustainable practices inside the building envelope, local development and redevelopment projects often do not utilize innovative techniques in site design.

About Global Water Forum. The Forum has completed its current phase of work, so members have decided to take a break from July 2018, as we did in 2010 and again at the completion of the Third Report in 2012. The Forum argues for regulating for good management practices in both rural and urban environments. B+LNZ Director, Kirsten Bryant, is a Trustee of the Forum. A Common Direction for Water Management in New Zealand We have been a member and active participant in the Land and Water Forum since its inception. April 2016 analysis of implementation of Forum recommendations to date (A3 pdf) and cover note, July 2018 analysis of implementation of Forum recommendations to date (A3 pdf) and Appendix 1 re rec 2.23.

In the Members Area you will be able to participate in the Discussion Forum and access a range of documents in the Library. It also recommends exclusion of livestock from waterways on plains and lowland hills, addresses a number of urban issues and suggests tools and approaches to assist the Crown’s exploration of rights and interests with iwi. The Forum is pleased that recommendations made last year have now been incorporated in the latest NPS-FM - see press release. ‘A Fresh Start for Freshwater’ Report (September 2010 - pdf), Report to Ministers following regional engagement meetings (5 April 2011 - pdf), Second Report of the Land and Water Forum (May 2012 - pdf, 1.75 MB), Third Report of the Land and Water Forum (November 2012 - pdf, 4 MB), Fourth Report of the Land and Water Forum (November 2015 - pdf, 2.5 MB), Advice from Forum to Ministers on NOF development (August 2016 - pdf), Briefing Note to LAWF commentaries on implementation of the NPS-FM (June 2017 - pdf), Land and Water Forum commentary on the implementation of the NPS-FM (June 2017 - pdf), Land and Water Forum commentary on MfE's NPS-FM implementation review (June 2017 - pdf), Better Freshwater Management (December 2017 - pdf). this forum was formed to provide exposure to the full range of these practices, to encourage their adoption, their adaptation where needed for the conditions found in our community and to foster creativity in both  the development of new solutions and the regulatory infrastructure that enables them. please come in , sit down, relax, and lets talk about trapping for awhile!!

Alastair Bisley's speech at the launch of the report. Across this country and the world, new ideas, methods, materials and technologies aimed at positively impacting the sustainability of land and water resources have been widely adopted, some are being developed right here in Houston. Download the Land and Water Forum submission on the Ministry for the Environment's Clean Water consultation and proposed changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.

The Forum has provided advice to Ministers David Parker and Damien O'Connor on improving water quality through preventing degradation and addressing sediment and nitrogen. The Forum's objective The Forum’s objective is to develop a shared vision That report is here. Download the report (pdf, 2.5 MB), the Chair's speech at the launch of the report and the press release. “We welcome the recommendation to identify “at-risk” catchments, ensure plans are in place for those catchments and take action where necessary.”.

The Land and Water Forum brings together a range of stakeholders consisting of industry groups, electricity generators, environmental and recreational NGOs, iwi, scientists, and other organisations with a stake in freshwater and land management. Members are ready to gather again should we feel there is another tranche of work to do to continue to improve NZ's freshwater management system. LOCAL/REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS - HOUSTON, CITY OF HOUSTON PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING, AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES, If you have any questions or would like more information about the Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum please contact. Across New Zealand, water quality is poorer in lowland areas where there are pressures from agricultural and urban land use. Aquatic insect populations or macroinvertebrates have generally declined, except in the Manawatu and parts of Northland and Marlborough. The Forum’s fourth major report addresses how to maximise the economic benefits of freshwater while managing within water quality and quantity limits that are set consistent with the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2014 (NPS-FM). On 27 November 2015 the Forum released the Fourth Report of the Land and Water Forum (pdf, 2.5MB) on how to maximise the economic benefits of freshwater while managing within water quality and quantity limits that are set consistent with the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2014 (NPS-FM).

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You will also be able to update your contact details and change your password. In the Members Area you will be able to participate in the Discussion Forum and access a range of documents in the Library. Land and Water Forum and Government Response. Land & Water is a proud dredging partner to the Canal & River Trust "We are as impressed by their commitment to work in partnership as their investment in new equipment, systems and processes driving both environmental enhancements and commercial benefit."

To maximise these opportunities for now as well as for future generations, and to protect and enhance our unique heritage, we need to continue to develop a better way to manage water in New Zealand – less confrontational, more collaborative, and more effective.

Members will await with interest the Government's response to our latest report. Since its beginning in 2009, the Land and Water Forum has produced four substantial reports and a number of other public documents. ! In January 2018 Minister for the Environment David Parker and Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor asked the Forum for advice on: what can be done between now and 2020 to ‘hold the line’; a nationally driven system for allocating nutrient loads, in a fair way; and how best to address sediment, within a nationally driven system and recognising fairness. Download the report, and the press release. Webinar on "Water productivity, the yield gap and nutrition" World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2019; 1st WASAG International Forum on Water Scarcity in Agriculture; FAO @ World Water Forum 8; International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-scale Agriculture and Water Management; Land and Water Days; Events Archive Download the Land and Water Forum submission on the Ministry for the Environment's Clean Water consultation and proposed changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. It provides a national framework within which Regional Councils will work with their communities and iwi to set freshwater objectives and develop limits for its use. “The Government will act on some of the Forum’s recommendations immediately, while the remaining recommendations will be considered in more detail as part of our work programme,” David Parker said.

Copyright © Land and Water Forum 2011 | Website design by expert & CMS powered by MoST, Fourth Report of the Land and Water Forum (November 2015), Economics Workshop Presentations (23 and 24 June 2015), Science to Policy Workshop Presentations (31 March and 1 April 2015), Third Report of the Land and Water Forum (November 2012), Second Report of the Land and Water Forum (May 2012), Report to Ministers following regional engagement meetings (April 2011), ‘A Fresh Start for Freshwater’ Report (September 2010), Forum Chair’s speeches (and other general documents), Land and Water Forum advice on improving water quality: preventing degradation and addressing sediment and nitrogen, Analysis of implementation of Forum recommendations to date - April 2016 (A3 pdf), Letter from the Ministers to the Chair - 16 April 2016, Fourth Report of the Land and Water Forum, Second Report of the Land and Water Forum, Terms of reference for Land and Water Forum (pdf), Terms of reference for each working group (pdf), commentary on MfE's implementation review, Chair's speech at the launch of the report. The Forum was unable to reach agreement on the allocation of nutrient discharge rights in polluted catchments. please come in , sit down, relax, and lets talk about trapping for awhile!!

“The joint Ministry for the Environment/Ministry of Primary Industries Water Directorate will work with Regional Councils to pull this information together,” David Parker said. It provides a consistent and transparent process for setting objectives and limits, and one that will lead to effective and enduring outcomes, including greater certainty for investment and development. “The Government is already working with both urban and rural stakeholders on good management practices, and will consider the Forum’s recommendations,” Damien O’Connor said. Water thus has multiple uses and sustains multiple values, which sometimes complement each other, and sometimes conflict.