David Parker

Scallop fisheries in Northland and most of the Coromandel are going to be closed, to allow the shellfish beds to recover.

The latest biomass surveys confirm the poor health of the scallop fisheries… Audio

The Government are appealing to Kiwis to suggest ways to sustainably remove tyres and batteries from the waste stream.  Minister for the Environment David Parker announced steps to better manage them.

Spring has come to Wellington and to Parliament. One is blustery at best, the other is slowly filling with masked MPs. Audio

The Government-owned farm nutrient management tool "Overseer" is contributing to the continued pollution of water and the environment.

That's the conclusion of a damning review, and Parliamentary… Audio

Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents. Audio

Fisheries scientist says the Government's move to ban commercial fishing skippers throwing unwanted catch overboard is is the biggest change to fisheries management in 100 years. The Minister for… Audio

Rio Tinto is now saying it will pay $4 million to get rid of all aluminium dross and ouvea premix from Mataura and other sites around Southland.

Both the government and the Environmental Defence… Audio

The Minister for the Environment says the multi-million dollar upgrade to the Picton terminal could create 200 jobs for the small South Island town. A consent has been granted for the upgrade which… Audio

Parliament is asking for public feedback on a bill that would enable ‘safe areas’ around abortion service providers.

The Environment Minister David Parker says he's still blind on contamination at Tiwai Point despite having had reports running to more than 170 pages for months.

Those reports warn that sea level… Audio

The Environment minister has slammed what he calls an "uncooperative" Tiwai Point aluminium smelter over the state of a stockpile of waste.

David Parker told Morning Report he is "incredibly… Audio

The government will scrap the Resource Management Act and replace it with three new pieces of legislation.

Environment Minister, David Parker, ordered a review last term saying the 30-year-old law… Audio

The 8000 tonnes of toxic waste that has been stored in a disused factory in Mataura since 2014 should be gone from the town by the end of April.

Flooding and fire last year in the building where the… Audio

It's been confirmed that eight thousand tonnes of toxic waste will finally be removed from Mataura's disused papermill by the end of April. The ouvea premix releases deadly ammonia gas when it's wet… Audio

The RMA gets a lot of flak for being complex and outdated. Change is in the pipeline, but do we risk throwing out the good points of the RMA as well as the bad? Video

We all thought Covid was going to change everything – and in many ways, it did. House Talk investigates how Covid will affect our housing and planning landscapes – and if for better or for worse. Video

The Green Party is promising to push further and faster on waste management if it is part of the next government.

Labour unveiled its waste policy at the weekend, which is largely a recommitment to… Audio

The Attorney General says a High Court ruling that New Zealand's level 4 lockdown was unlawful for nine days, validates what it did in the early stages of the lockdown.

Lawyer Andrew Borrowdale had… Audio

The Resource Management Act looks set for the scrap heap with both Labour and National promising to replace it with two new laws.

That's the advice from a top level panel - appointed by the… Audio