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    Rights: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Published 22 November 2022 Size: 290 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is one of three Officers of Parliament that work in an independent watchdog capacity, helping Parliament hold to account the government of the day.

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      Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

      How do we as a society enable the decision makers we elect to make good decisions on our behalf? One way is by appointing people and having organisations set up to provide clear, non-partisan ...

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      2. TEACHER PLD

      Weeds and native ecosystems – a context for learning

      Introduced plant species – friend or foe? This might depend on who is answering the question. Over 25,000 exotic plants have been introduced to Aotearoa New Zealand. Some of these are highly ...

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      The environmental fate of chemicals – a context for ...

      There are over 150,000 substances approved for use in Aotearoa New Zealand that contain an estimated 30,000 chemicals. We use chemicals on a daily basis – they’re all around us. Chemicals are not ...

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      Chemical contaminants in the environment

      Did you know there are over 30,000 chemicals approved for use across Aotearoa New Zealand? Who approves and regulates the use of these chemicals? How do we know what happens to these chemicals ...

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      Case study: Zinc in the environment

      We use chemicals every day, and they’re all around us. We know different chemicals come in different forms and that they will behave differently in different situations depending on things like ...

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      Case study: Tetracycline antibiotics in the environment

      Antibiotic medicines have been an important development for human health, and they’re credited with improving the average human lifespan. While important for human and animal health, there are ...

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      Weeds – threats to native ecosystems

      We all know about the threats that predators like possums, rats and stoats pose to New Zealand's native ecosystems, but did you know different exotic weeds are threatening our ecosystems too? The ...

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      Tackling weeds to safeguard native ecosystems

      The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report Space invaders: A review of how New Zealand manages weeds that threaten native ecosystems investigated the growing risk weeds pose to our ...

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      Case study: Neonicotinoid insecticides

      Insects are vital for our ecosystems, but sometimes there are places where we don’t want them – destroying our gardens, eating our food crops and trees, annoyingly buzzing around inside our ...

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