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Except where indicated, material on this website is subject to Crown copyright and is maintained by the Ministry for the Environment. This material may be reproduced for non-commercial use without formal permission or charge, provided the material is reproduced accurately and not used in a derogatory manner or misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright status must be acknowledged. Material on this website must not be used in a commercial context unless the written permission of the Ministry for the Environment has been obtained.

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The information on this website is, according to the Ministry for the Environment's best efforts, accurate at the time of publication and the Ministry makes every reasonable effort to keep it current and accurate. If you find any information on this website that you believe may be inaccurate, please send an email to webmaster@4million.org.nz.

Links and references to other websites are provided for your convenience only and listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. The Ministry for the Environment is not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. The Ministry also does not endorse any website which links to this one.

The Ministry cannot guarantee that links to other websites will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages. However, if you find a link on this site which fails to work, please send an email to webmaster@climatechange.govt.nz so we can remedy it.

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To request permission to use material from this website in a commercial context, or to use an image for any purpose, please contact:

Communications Manager
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington
New Zealand
or email info@4million.org.nz.

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You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information. Where you voluntarily provide personal information (for example, through online forms or email requests), we will only use that information for the purpose for which you provide it. The Ministry will hold all information you provide in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.

If you would like to access and/or correct any personal information we hold, please contact:

The Privacy Officer
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington

or email privacy@4million.org.nz.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint about the Ministry for the Environment, please write to:

The Chief Executive
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington
or email complaints@4million.org.nz.

Tony's Story

Down here, you’d be forgiven for thinking we don’t have a problem with water. We have some of the most spectacular lakes and rivers in the world, but they can’t stay that way unless we treat them right.

Read Tony's story >

Did you know?

Each year 85,000 tonnes of sediment enters our streams, lakes, estuaries and harbours.

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