National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020.

Subject

Environment gen., Fisheries, Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Biodiversity Fishery management and conservation Freshwater resources management Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples Industrial water use Potable water Irrigation Livestock water use Hydropower generation Recreational water use Water quality standards Water supply Wetlands Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Pollution control Ecosystem preservation Freshwater fishes

Geographical area

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 is based on the “Te Mana o te Wai” concept of restoring and preserving the balance between the water, the wider environment, and the community. National Policy Statement’s objective follow the hierarchy of obligations of the “Te Mana o te Wai” concept that is to ensure that natural and physical resources are managed in a way that prioritises: (a) first, the health and well-being of water bodies and freshwater ecosystems (b) second, the health needs of people (such as drinking water) (c) third, the ability of people and communities to provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being, now and in the future. Moreover, “Te Mana o te Wai” as a fundamental concept, goes beyond the specific aspects of freshwater management referred to in this National Policy Statement and is relevant to all freshwater management issues (Part 2).

Full text

English

Website

www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Implements

Resource Management Act 1991 (No. 69 of 1991).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1991 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Soil pollution/quality, Coastal zone management, Protected area, Water conservation zone, Inland waters, Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Surface water, Groundwater, EIA, Protection of environment, Climate change, Sustainable use, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Freshwater resources management, Thermal and medicinal waters, Waterworks, Pollution control, Sustainable development, Water abstraction, Fertilizers/nutrients, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity, Traditional rights/customary rights, Ecosystem preservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX