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Executive summary The regional sea level rise inventory assesses Auckland’s potential exposure to sea level rise and coastal inundation. To do so, it uses both land elevation bands as a proxy for a series of sea level rise (SLR) scenarios and coastal inundation models to consider extreme storm events under present and future regimes. The two approaches permit a simultaneous consideration of changing coastlines as a result of sea-level rise (an altered environment) and extreme events.

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He mahere rautaki mō te ngahere ā-tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau A strategic plan for Auckland’s urban ngahere (forest) When Tāne went to the heavens – so the story goes – he was enraptured by the tūī that lived in his brother Rehua’s hair. Tāne desperately wanted to bring the tūī back to earth but he was told he must first plant trees to provide food. So Tāne introduced trees to our world and, three years later when the kahikatea blossomed, Tāne’s wish came true.

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A new report from NIWA: Review of New Zealand’s key biogenic habitats  "This review was carried out to improve understanding of marine habitats in New Zealand. The review focuses on 15 key biogenic habitats in New Zealand and discusses available data and literature to determine the condition, extent, and any data gaps for these habitats. Biogenic habitats provide many ecosystem services such as stabilising sediments, providing food, filtering water, and recycling nutrients, without which rapid ecosystem degradation would occur.

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Public-facing advice on cannabis. Terms of Reference Extract: In order to help inform the public in the lead up to the referendum on the legalisation of cannabis, the Prime Minister has asked her Chief Science Advisor, Professor Juliet Gerrard, to coordinate a short, authoritative, accessible and unbiased summary of the evidence for the harms and benefits of legalised cannabis. This will include an assessment of the international evidence base for the potential impacts of its legislation.

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The Department of Internal Affairs is managing the review of the Charities Act 2005. A discussion document is available, Modernising the Charities Act 2005 discussion document[https://www. dia.

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The Government has introduced the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill to Parliament. "The purpose of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill (the Bill) is to provide a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies that contribute to the global effort under the Paris Agreement to limit the global average temperature increase to 1. 5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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Executive summary The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) has been developed in support of the Auckland Climate Action Plan (ACAP). Its aim is to provide information about the risk and vulnerabilities the Auckland region may face under a changing climate regime. This CCRA adopted the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) representative concentration pathway (RCP) 8.

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Executive summary (extracts) Anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change has the potential to radically alter ecosystems throughout the world, including the Auckland region. In particular, climate change poses significant challenges for ecosystem conservation and is predicted to become a major threat to biodiversity in the 21st century. Climate change risk assessments looking at species at risk have become very common overseas, however in New Zealand and particularly in Auckland, assessments of species and ecosystems have been limited.

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Executive summary Auckland is being impacted by climate change and projections indicate that impacts will intensify over the next century. Action is required to anticipate the effects and adapt to a changing climate. In response to the threat of climate change, Auckland Council has committed to facilitating the development of Auckland’s Climate Action Plan.

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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership came into effect on 30 December 2018. Read more.

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The Buildings data set currently in use at Auckland Council is essentially a decade old. The original building outlines (or footprints) date to 2008. A second 2010 Buildings data set was produced, which mostly appended missing North Shore City data without further update or correction.

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Sending construction and demolition (C&D) waste to landfill creates environmental problems for Auckland. Data on Auckland’s waste volumes indicate that C&D waste (e. g.