Joint Outcomes

Conservation policies affect New Zealand's economic growth, social cohesion, individuals, businesses and the environment. The Department works collaboratively with the agencies listed below on integrated policy responses. This is to ensure a common understanding of respective roles when implementing the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy and achieving Government policy objectives and desired outcomes. The more significant of these relationships are governed by an agreed memorandum of understanding.

Joint Outcomes: Implementation of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy
All New Zealanders contribute to sustaining the full range of indigenous biodiversity, and share in its benefits.

Other Contributing Departments:

• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Ministry of Fisheries
• Ministry for the Environment
• Environmental Risk Management Authority

Joint Outcomes: Indigenous Biodiversity on Private Land
The Government's policies for protecting indigenous biodiversity from the effects of private land management are implemented efficiently, effectively and sustainably.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry for the Environment

Joint Outcomes: Sustainable Forest Management

Privately owned natural indigenous forests managed for extractive purposes provide a full range of products and amenities in perpetuity, while retaining the forests' natural values.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Joint Outcomes: Freshwater Ecosystems

The Government's goals for the preservation of the natural character of lakes, rivers, wetlands and their indigenous biodiversity are achieved in a co-ordinated and accountable manner.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry for the Environment

Joint Outcomes: Oceans Policy

The Government's strategic goals and policies for marine management are clearly established and effectively co-ordinated and implemented.

Other Contributing Departments:

• Ministry of Fisheries
• Ministry for the Environment

Joint Outcomes: Coastal Management

The Government's goals and policies for the protection and management of the coastal environment and coastal resources (including aquaculture, foreshore and seabed initiatives) are effectively co-ordinated and implemented.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry for the Environment

Joint Outcomes: Fisheries Interactions with Protected Species and Conservation Services Programme

Incidental capture of protected species is avoided, remedied or mitigated to levels which do not adversely affect their populations and do not prevent their recovery to a less threatened status.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry of Fisheries

Joint Outcomes: Biosecurity

The Government's biosecurity policies are implemented efficiently and effectively.

Other Contributing Departments:

• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Fisheries

Joint Outcomes: Historic Heritage

The historic and cultural heritage of New Zealand is valued, respected and preserved.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Joint Outcomes: Recreation and Tourism

The Government's policies for sustainable recreation and tourism in New Zealand are implemented efficiently and effectively.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry of Tourism

Joint Outcomes: Treaty of Waitangi Policy

Settlements of historical Treaty grievances are transparent, durable and fair, and restore the Treaty relationship.

Other Contributing Departments: Office of Treaty Settlements

Joint Outcomes: Research, Science and Technology

Increased knowledge of the environment and of the biological, physical, social, economic and cultural factors that affect it, in order to maintain a healthy environment that sustains nature and people.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

Joint Outcomes: Community - Government Relationships

Government is committed to developing strong and respectful relationships with community, voluntary and iwi/Maori organisations.

Other Contributing Departments: Ministry of Social Development

Joint Outcomes: High Country Parks and Reserves

Government is committed to the creation of a network of high country parks and reserves in the South Island high country.

Other Contributing Departments: Land Information New Zealand

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