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Constitution Act 1986.
Date of text: 13 December 1986

Policies

National Policy Statement for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Industrial Process Heat 2023.
Date of text: 27 July 2023
National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity.
Date of text: 2023
National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land 2022.
Date of text: 01 September 2022
National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020: Implementation Plan (September 2022).
Date of text: 01 September 2022
National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land.
Date of text: 01 September 2022

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Organic Products and Production Act 2023 (2023 No 14).
Date of text: 05 April 2023
Co-operative Companies Act 1996 (No. 24).
Date of original text: 04 June 1996 (28 October 2021)
Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society Empowering Act 2023 (2023 No 1).
Date of text: 20 March 2023
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1998 (No. 106 of 1998).
Date of original text: 11 November 1998 (29 October 2007)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997 (No. 100 of 1997).
Date of original text: 19 December 1997 (29 March 2018)

Climate change

Climate Change Response Act 2002.
Date of original text: 18 November 2002 (01 January 2024)
Climate Change Response Amendment Act, 2006.
Date of text: 2006
Climate Change (Forestry) Regulations 2022 (SL 2022/266).
Date of original text: 27 September 2022 (28 June 2024)
Climate Change (Auctions, Limits, and Price Controls for Units) Regulations 2020.
Date of original text: 21 September 2020 (01 January 2024)
Climate Change (Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levies) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/46).
Date of original text: 25 March 2013 (01 January 2024)

Cultivated plants

Plant Variety Rights Act 2022.
Date of original text: 18 November 2022 (24 January 2023)
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (No. 87 of 1997).
Date of original text: 21 November 1997 (2022)
Biosecurity Act 1993 (No. 95 of 1993).
Date of original text: 26 August 1993 (23 December 2023)
Native Plants Protection Act 1934 (No. 15 of 1934).
Date of original text: 23 October 1934 (28 October 2021)
Kiwifruit Industry Restructuring Act 1999 (No. 95 of 1997).
Date of text: 08 September 1999

Disaster risk management

Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 17).
Date of original text: 12 April 2023 (02 April 2024)
Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023.
Date of text: 27 February 2023
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002.
Date of original text: 17 October 2022 (01 July 2024)

Environment

Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (No. 89 of 2008).
Date of original text: 25 September 2008 (01 July 2024)
Resource Management Act 1991 (No. 69 of 1991).
Date of original text: 22 July 1991 (05 June 2024)
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (No. 30 of 1996).
Date of original text: 10 June 1996 (23 December 2023)
Radiation Safety Act 2016 (No. 6 of 2016).
Date of original text: 07 March 2016 (01 July 2017)
Environmental Reporting Act 2015 (No. 87 of 2015).
Date of original text: 28 September 2015 (07 June 2016)

Fisheries

Fisheries Act 1996 (No. 88 of 1996).
Date of original text: 13 August 1996 (23 December 2023)
Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Act 2019.
Date of text: 21 October 2019
Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act, 2006.
Date of original text: 25 September 2006 (23 May 2008)
Maori Fisheries Amendment Act 2006.
Date of text: 2006
Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004.
Date of text: 21 December 2004

Food and nutrition

Food Act 2014 (No. 32 of 2014).
Date of original text: 06 June 2014 (23 December 2023)
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Chapter 2: Food Standards.
Date of text: 0000
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Schedules.
Date of text: 0000
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Chapter 1: Introduction and standards that apply to all foods.
Date of text: 0000
Organic Products and Production Act 2023 (2023 No 14).
Date of text: 05 April 2023

Forestry

Forests Act 1949 (No. 19 of 1949).
Date of original text: 11 October 1949 (30 June 2024)
Crown Forests Assets Act (No. 99 of 1989).
Date of original text: 25 October 1989 (23 December 2023)
Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Act 2020.
Date of text: 06 August 2020
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (No. 17 of 2017).
Date of text: 11 May 2017
Tutae-Ka-Wetoweto Forest Act 2001 (No. 48 of 2001).
Date of original text: 10 September 2001 (01 April 2008)

Indigenous peoples

Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019.
Date of original text: 29 May 2019 (13 September 2021)
Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa Claims Settlement Act 2017 (No. 41 of 2017).
Date of text: 21 August 2017
Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-ā-Rua) Claims Settlement Act 2017 (No. 38 of 2017).
Date of text: 14 August 2017
Ngāti Pūkenga Claims Settlement Act 2017 (No. 39 of 2017).
Date of text: 14 August 2017
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017.
Date of text: 20 March 2017

Land and soil

Urban Development Act 2020.
Date of original text: 06 August 2020 (17 February 2024)
Land Transfer Act 2017 (No. 30 of 2017).
Date of original text: 10 July 2017 (01 September 2022)
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (No. 3 of 2011).
Date of original text: 31 March 2011 (23 December 2023)
Land Act 1948 (No. 64 of 1948).
Date of original text: 02 December 1948 (23 December 2023)
Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Acts 1941 (No. 12 of 1941).
Date of original text: 29 September 1941 (23 December 2023)

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act 1999 (No. 142 of 1999).
Date of original text: 14 October 1999 (30 April 2023)
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (No. 87 of 1997).
Date of original text: 21 November 1997 (2022)
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 (No. 2 of 2012).
Date of original text: 20 February 2012 (22 August 2018)
Veterinarians Act 2005 (No. 126 of 2005).
Date of original text: 21 December 2005 (17 October 2016)
Animal Products Act 1999 (Act No. 93 of 1999).
Date of original text: 01 November 1999 (06 April 2023)

Sea

Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone Act, 1977 (No 28).
Date of original text: 26 September 1977 (28 October 2021)
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (No. 3 of 2011).
Date of original text: 31 March 2011 (23 December 2023)
Maritime Powers Act 2022 (2022 No 23).
Date of text: 20 May 2022
Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019.
Date of original text: 29 May 2019 (13 September 2021)
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013.
Date of original text: 22 October 2013 (2015)

Social protection

New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (1990 No 109).
Date of original text: 28 August 1990 (30 August 2022)
Human Rights Act 1993 (1993 No 82).
Date of original text: 10 August 1993 (30 August 2022)

Water

Water Services Act 2021 (2021 No 36).
Date of original text: 04 October 2021 (17 February 2024)
Resource Management Act 1991 (No. 69 of 1991).
Date of original text: 22 July 1991 (05 June 2024)
Irrigation Schemes Act (No. 52 of 1990).
Date of original text: 03 July 1990 (23 December 2023)
Water Services Acts Repeal Act 2024 (2024 No 2).
Date of text: 16 February 2024
Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020.
Date of original text: 06 August 2020 (22 February 2021)

Wild species and ecosystems

Marine Reserves Act (No. 15 of 1971).
Date of original text: 20 September 1971 (28 October 2021)
Wildlife Act 1953 (No. 31 of 1953).
Date of original text: 31 October 1953 (06 May 2022)
Conservation Act 1987 (No. 65 of 1987).
Date of original text: 31 March 1987 (23 December 2023)
Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 (No. 18 of 1989).
Date of original text: 28 April 1989 (25 May 2024)
Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Act 2019.
Date of text: 21 October 2019

Miscellaneous

Electricity Act 1992 (1992 No. 122).
Date of original text: 17 December 1992 (23 December 2023)
COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (2020 No 12).
Date of original text: 13 May 2020 (15 December 2022)
Customs and Excise Act 2018 (2018 No 4).
Date of original text: 29 March 2018 (21 June 2023)
Companies Act 1993 (1993 No 105).
Date of original text: 28 September 1993 (01 March 2024)
Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021.
Date of text: 21 October 2021

International Agreements

Arrangement entre le Gouvernement de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire et le Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Zélande portant création d'une commission de coopération bilatérale, signé à Wellington le 15 février 2016.
Date of text: 14 December 2016
Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Kiribati concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundaries between Tokelau and Kiribati.
Date of text: 29 August 2012
Environment cooperation agreement between the Environmental Protection Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry for the Environment of New Zealand.
Date of text: 01 January 2011

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