State of the Environment Reporting

Marlborough District Council has several monitoring responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991. These include monitoring the state of all or any part of the environment, so that Council can effectively carry out its functions under the Act and assess the suitability and effectiveness of its Regional Policy Statement and Resource Management Plans. To effect this, a detailed State of the Environment Monitoring Report for Marlborough is prepared every five years, with environmental update reports prepared for the years in-between.

Where Can I See a Copy of the Report and Updates?

Copies of the report and updates are held in several libraries around New Zealand, as well as at Council's Blenheim and Picton Customer Service Centres. Or the report and updates can be downloaded below.

2009 Report Cards

Recreational Water Quality - October 2009 (359 Kb)

2008 State of the Environment Report

Download Individual Chapters
Chapter	Title
	Covers (450 Kb)
Section One	Introduction (526 Kb) Setting the Scene (781 Kb)
Section Two	Waste (681 Kb) Land Use Change (548 Kb) Climate Change (331 Kb)  Biosecurity (1300 Kb) Energy and Infrastructure (712 Kb)
Section Three	Air (695 Kb) Biodiversity (1,000 Kb) Freshwater (2,500 Kb)  Coastal (1,100 Kb) Land (1,500 Kb) Heritage and Landscape (731 Kb) Townships and Small Settlements (741 Kb) Natural Hazards (709 Kb)  References (164 Kb)

Please contact Peter Hamill, ph: 520 7400, for more information.