Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Feeding the hand that bites you
You may think that the opposition are the group in Parliament whose job is to ‘hold the government to account’. You’d be wrong.
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Simon Upton: MP's professional green conscience
MPs have a lot of things on their minds. But to keep them on track on some issues they hire professional consciences. One of them is shaded green. Audio
Farming nutrient programme can be 'manipulated' - watchdog
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's latest report has focused on a programme used by farmers called Overseer.
Ending the Long Game: Jan Wright on the PCE
Sometimes Parliament delegates powers to people so that they can help it keep a check on the potentially unbridled power of the Executive. Now one of these ‘demi-parliaments’ is about to retire. Audio
Expect more severe weather events, Environment Commissioner warns
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright say rare and freakish weather events are becoming repetitive, and will continue to do so in the face of climate change. Video, Audio
Commissioned: Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is coming to the end of 10 years in the role. What have the highlights been, what's still to do, and has she done enough? Audio
Commissioner pans environment report
The country's environmental watchdog has criticised the government's landmark environmental report released last year, saying it gives no diagnosis on the health of the environment.
Rising sea levels could affect freshwater
Rising sea levels could reduce the availability of freshwater in some parts of the country, particularly in Wellington, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
Sea levels 'not a matter of speculation'
There is no room for speculation about rising sea levels when you're standing up to your knees in water in your back yard, says Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull. Audio
NZ urged to act on rising sea levels
At least 9000 buildings across coastal New Zealand have been flagged as being at risk of rising sea levels. Could your home be one of them?