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- Pre 1700s
- 1760s
- 1790s
- 1800s
- 1830s
- 1840s
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
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- See also
- References
- Further reading
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}This is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. It includes notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity. {{TOC right}}Pre 1700s14th century-- Arrival of Māori who brought with them the kiore rat.
16th century- Final extinction of all eleven species of moa.
1642- Tasman is first European to reach New Zealand.
1760s1769- New Zealand mapped by James Cook, and the Norway rat believed to have arrived in New Zealand aboard his ship, the Endeavour.[1] Wild boar are believed to have arrived with Cook, possibly on his second voyage for trade with the Māori — called 'Captain Cookers' in NZ
1790s- European sealers and whalers arrive.
1800s- Gorse introduced as hedging plant.
- Rabbits introduced[2]
- Sheep and cattle introduced.
1830s1837- Australian brush-tailed possum introduced.
1840s18401860s- Ship rat spreads throughout North Island.
1860- Australian magpie introduced.
1861- The Protection of Certain Animals Act passed - legislated that: "No Deer of any kind, Hare, Swan, Partridge, English Plover, Rook, Starling, Thrush or Blackbird" could be shot for the rest of the decade.[3]
1864- Wild Birds Protection Act - legislated that: "No Wild Duck, Paradise Duck, or Pigeon indigenous in the colony shall be hunted, taken, or killed except during the months of April, May, June, and July in any year".[3]
1867- Trout and Salmon Protection Act passed - made provision for "the preservation and propagation of Salmon and Trout in this Colony".[3]
1870s- Ship rat spreads throughout the South Island.
- Rook introduced from Europe
1870- Hedgehogs, which devour large quantities of insects, are introduced.
1875- Seal hunting restricted to a short annual season.[3]
1876- Rabbit Nuisance Act passed.[3]
1879- Ferrets introduced to control rabbits even after warnings were made of their effects on bird life.
1880s1882- Small Birds Nuisance Act passed.[3]
1885- Stoats and weasels are liberated as a misguided attempt to control rabbits.
1887- 23 September — Te Heuheu Tūkino IV gifts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe to people of New Zealand.
1890s1890- An area of land, that will become the Trounson Kauri Park, is set aside by the Government.
1893- Rainbow trout successfully introduced by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society.
1894- Protection of fur seal population due to declining numbers.
- Lyall's wren becomes extinct, killed by cats.
- Tongariro National Park Act passed.
1897- Kapiti Island is designated as an island reserve.
1900s1900- Egmont National Park established
19011903- Scenery Preservation Act passed.
1904- Scenery Preservation Commission appointed.
1907- Tongariro National Park is formally gazetted.
- Last known huia sighted and then shot.
1907- Population reached one million.[4]
1920s1921- Herbert Guthrie-Smiths Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station is published.
- Animals Protection and Game Act 1921-22
1923- The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed.
1929- Attempt made to protect bush in an area near what will be the Abel Tasman National Park.
1930s1936- Protection removed from mustelids.
1940s1941- Soil and Rivers Control Act was enforced. This was the first piece of coordinated environmental legislation in New Zealand.
1942- Abel Tasman National Park established.
1946- Possums no longer protected.
1948- Takahe rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland.
1949- Forests Act 1949 is passed.
1950s1952- Waipoua Forest Sanctuary formed.
- Fiordland National Park established.
- Population reaches two million.[4]
1953- Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park established.
- The Wildlife Act 1953 is passed.
1954- Trials on usage on 1080 in New Zealand begin.
- 28 July — Te Urewera National Park gazetted. Additions made later.[5]
1960s1964- Mount Aspiring National Park established.
1965- Hydro dam proposed at Tuapeka River mouth is opposed by local residents.
1967- Rudd is illegally introduced into New Zealand.[6]
1967- Water and Soil Conservation Act was enforced.
- Save Manapouri Campaign gains nationwide headlines.
1970s1970- 264,907 New Zealanders, almost 10 percent of the population, sign the Save Manapouri petition.
- Environmental Defence Society is formed.[7]
1971- CoEnCo is formed.[8]
- The Marine Reserves Act 1971 is passed.
1972- The Values Party is formed at Victoria University of Wellington.
- The Clean Air Act 1972 is passed.
1973- Government decides to put South Island beech forests up for tender for chipping.
- Population reaches three million.[4]
1974- Greenpeace New Zealand is formed.[9]
- The Save Aramoana Campaign is formed.
- Project Jonah is established.
1975- 4 July — The Maruia Declaration, calling for protection of native forests, is signed. It attracted 341,160 signatures by the time it was presented to Parliament in 1977.
- An import ban on all whale products is announced by government.
- Friends of the Earth New Zealand is formed.
1976- CoEnCo renamed as ECO.[8]
- NZ rejoins the International Whaling Commission.
1977- The "Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act" is passed.[10]
- Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Act set up to encourage the protection of private land from development.
- 20 July — The Maruia Declaration with a 341,159 signature petition is presented to Government.
- 23 December — The Reserves Act is passed (includes provision for Wilderness Areas).[11]
- 23 December — The Wild Animal Control Act is passed.[12]
1978- Tree top protest in Pureora Forest to halt the logging of native forest.
- 1 April — The Reserves Act 1977 comes into force.
1979- Five black robins left but saved from extinction by Don Merton and team.
- The Litter Act 1979 is passed.
- 1 January — Marine Mammals Protection Act came into force.
1980s1980- Protests over a proposed aluminium smelter at Aramoana. See also: Independent State of Aramoana.
- Clyde Dam protests.
- Native Forest Restoration Trust established to purchase and protect native forests.[13]
- The National Parks Act 1980 was enforced.
1982- The approval of the water rights necessary for the high Clyde Dam is overturned on appeal in Gilmore v. National Water and Soil Conservation Authority (1982)[14]
- The National Government enacts the Clutha Development (Clyde Dam Empowering) Act 1982 to overturn the High Court case refusing water rights.[14]
1983- Friends of the Earth NZ joins Friends of the Earth International.
- 1 October — Fisheries Act comes into force (establishes a fishing quota system).
1984- New Zealand's nuclear-free zone declared by the Labour Government.
1985- 10 July — Bombing of Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents.
1986- The Environment Act is passed, establishing the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE).[15]
- Quota Management System (QMS) introduced to conserve fish stocks within the Exclusive Economic Zone.
- Kea are given full protection.
- West Coast Accord signed for the protection of portions of native forest from logging.
1987- Paparoa National Park established.
- 1 January — Environment Act comes into force[11]
- 1 April — Conservation Act 1987 comes into force (establishes DoC, Fish and Game)
1989- The Tasman Accord is signed between Tasman Forestry Ltd environmental groups and the Government.
- 1 June — Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 comes into force (CITES)
1990s1990- Banning of wood chip exports.
- Creation of Tongariro National Park World Heritage site.[16]
- Creation of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.[16]
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is formed.[17]
- Establishment of the Forest Heritage Fund (later renamed "Nature Heritage Fund").
- Ministry for the Environment Green Ribbon Award established[18]
1991- Protests over the mining of ilmenite on the West Coast.
- Resource Management Act 1991 passed into law.
- Crown Minerals Act 1991 is passed.
1993- Biosecurity Act 1993 is passed.
- Forests Act 1949 is amended.
- Forest and Bird develop the Forest Friendly Awards to classify invasive garden plants.
- The Government launches the Environment 2010 Strategy
- 9 June — New Zealand Post issues a set of stamps on conservation.
- 1 July — Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 comes into effect.
- 15 November — A West Coast environmentalist claims his house was the target of arson due to his anti-mining stance.[19]
1994- Rats eradicated from Kapiti Island.
- Resource consent given to mine sand in Mangawhai Harbour.
- Basel Convention comes into force in New Zealand.
1996- Environment Court, formerly called the Planning Tribunal, is constituted by the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 with upgraded powers[20]
- Kahurangi National Park gazetted.
- Fisheries Act 1996 is passed (though parts of it come into force only spasmodically over the next few years).
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 is passed.
- Ozone Protection Layer Act 1996 is passed.
1997- Native Forest Action commences lobbying to save West Coast forests.[21]
- Wild Greens group formed.[22]
- Zerowaste Trust established.[23]
1998- Creation of New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands World Heritage site.[16]
- 22 May — New Zealand signs the Kyoto Protocol.
1999- Labour/Alliance coalition Government gains power paving the way for protection of West Coast native forests.
- DoC publishes "Karst Management Guidelines" to assist with cave and karst protection.[24]
- Karori Wildlife Sanctuary construction completed, limited public access available.
- Proposed West Coast ilmenite mine project is abandoned. (The Press — 6 February 1999)
2000s2000- The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 is passed, establishing the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority as a Crown agent.
- A gondola is proposed from Lake Wakatipu area to the Milford Sound road.
- Varroa bee mite discovered in New Zealand.[25]
- West Coast loop road through conservation land is promoted by group of South Island mayors.
- 15 June — Biotech lobby group Life Sciences Network web site goes live.
- Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000 passed
2001- Moratorium on new marine farming applications, initially for two years.
- Forest restoration on the Kapiti Coast.[26]
- National Pest Plant Accord is developed to prevent the spread of invasive plants.
- German tourist fined for smuggling a gecko.
- 30 May — Government announces transfer of all Timberlands managed forests to DoC.
- 18 August — Macraes mine extension turned down by Sandra Lee-Vercoe, the Minister of Conservation.
- 21 October — The Waigani Convention came into force.
2002- Rakiura National Park established.
- Labour led government abolishes logging of native trees on public land.
- Waste Strategy released by the Ministry for the Environment.[27]
- Ferrets no longer able to be legally bred, sold or distributed.
- 25 January — New Zealand Environment magazine launched.
- 22 December — New Zealand ratifies the Kyoto Protocol.
2003- Govt3, a sustainability programme for government department, is established
- YHA NZ started a Young Environmentalist programme.
- The WWF Living Planet report ranks New Zealand fourteenth largest per capita ecological footprint.[28]
- 24 April — New Zealand population is estimated to top 4,000,000.[4]
- 26 May — Campbell Island declared rat free.[29]
- 26 May — Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for the Environment, and Fonterra sign the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord.[30]
- June — Consultation is sought on an Agricultural emissions research levy (commonly called the "flatulence tax" or "fart tax").
- 5 September — New Zealand Environment magazine discontinued.
- 11 September — Environment Minister addresses pollution in the Rotorua lakes.[31]
- 31 October — Businessman jailed for clearing native bush (this has set a legal precedent)[32]
2004- Rock snot, (Didymosphenia geminata), an invasive freshwater weed is found in some New Zealand rivers.[33]
- Group to proceed with the Milford Gondola.
- Nitrates an increasing problem in Canterbury's groundwater.[34][35][36]
- Monorail proposed to shorten tourist trip between Queenstown and Milford Sound.
- Pike River mine given go-ahead despite protests by environmental groups.
- Kaikoura Green Globe Conference declaration.
- Rats successfully eradicated from Raoul Island.[37]
- 20 January — Two Czech visitors fined for plant smuggling.
- 8 February — 13,000 litre diesel spill in Milford Sound.
- 12 March — Mount Burnett mining road application turned down.[38]
- 25 March — Cypress mine, an open cast coal mine, is proposed for the West Coast.
- 29 March — Meridian Energy proposed Project Aqua is cancelled.[39]
- 10 May — Kaikoura Island protected. [https://web.archive.org/web/20040920054557/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=19627]
- 17 May — Montréal Protocol comes into force.
- 18 October — More invasive plants discovered in Auckland [https://web.archive.org/web/20051023052102/http://arc.govt.nz/arc/index.cfm?ADC408DC-BCD4-1A24-9C1E-75698BA9D6B9]
- 3 November — PCE releases report on the environmental effects of farming. [https://archive.is/20041208075519/http://pce.govt.nz/reports/allreports/1_877274_51_8.shtml]
- 31 December — Moratorium on marine farms lifted after the passing of the Aquaculture Reform Bill. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050103110653/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=21842]
2005- Non-toxic shot only is to be used for waterfowl hunting from the 2005 season onwards.[40]
- 14 March — Application lodged for mining black sands off the west coast of the North Island.[41][42][43]
- 1 April - The Income Tax Act 2004, which makes it easier to claim environmental expenditure, comes into force.[44][45][46]
- 22 April — Landsborough Station purchased.[47]
- 1 May — Pesticides blamed for killing native frogs.
- 26 May — Environment Court rules in favour of Solid Energy for the Cypress mine.[48][49][50]
- 1 July — Molesworth Station transferred from LINZ to DoC.[51]
- 28 July — First criminal conviction for killing a fur seal is handed down.
- September — Rock snot found in the Buller River.[52]
- November — Last remaining use of reusable glass milk bottles will end.
- 18 November — Cavers protest about potential damage to Te Tahi Cave when used for adventure racing.
- 20 December — A tunnel is proposed to link Queenstown and the Milford Sound road.[53]
2006- 26 January — New Zealand is rated top in the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index.[54]
- February — The fishing industry proposes limits on bottom trawling.
- 17 March — Proposal to build a gondola between Queenstown and the Milford Sound road is postponed.
- 8 April — A pipe bomb is used to blow up a conservationists letterbox.[55]
- 9 April - 12 April — Geckos are stolen from a Christchurch zoo but later recovered.
- 12 May - An application for proposed aerial walkway in the Hokitika Scenic Reserve is rejected by Department of Conservation.
- 24 October — The WWF Living Planet report ranks New Zealand with the ninth largest per capita ecological footprint.
- 30 November — Great white sharks will be protected within New Zealand's EEZ from April 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025938/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=27925]
2007- January — DoC considers that almost half of the native plants and animals are threatened.[56]
- 20 February — Wa$ted!, a programme investigating household sustainability, begins a two-season run on New Zealand television.
- 23 March — Prime Minister Helen Clark puts forward aspirations for New Zealand to be the first sustainable country.[57]
- 4 April — The OECD releases a report on the performance of the New Zealand Government.[58]
- 4 April — Bottom trawling is prohibited in selected areas.[59]
- 30 May — Government gives $9.88 million to clean up the Tui mine tailings site.[60]
- 30 November — The orange roughy fishery is closed to allow stocks of the fish to recover.[61]
- 13 December — The proposed tunnel linking Queenstown and Milford Sound is blocked by the New Zealand Conservation Authority.
2008- The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 is passed.
- 31 January — Environment New Zealand 2007, a State of the Environment report, is released.
- 10 February — The Green Party leak Chapter 13 of Environment New Zealand 2007 State of the environment report, which slates the dairy industry and the high level of consumption in New Zealand.
- 20 February — A survey shows that 53% of New Zealanders' are deeply concerned that we are not doing enough to protect the environment.[62]
- 4 March — The World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report rates New Zealand at 24 out of 130 countries for environmental sustainability.[63]
- April — Greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand are 26% higher than 1990 levels, the required level for the Kyoto Protocol.[64]
- 10 September — The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading) Amendment Act 2008 is passed, establishing the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
- //2009 in the environment">2009
- Govt3 is discontinued.
- 3 February — The National-led Government announces reforms to the Resource Management Act
2010s- //2010 in the environment">2010
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- //2011 in the environment">2011
- June — The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recommends against a moratorium on 1080, citing the ensuing damage to native forests and animals if such a ban went ahead.
- 1 July — the Environmental Protection Authority begins operation.
- 5 October — the container ship Rena runs aground on Astrolabe Reef, 12 nautical miles off Tauranga, resulting in New Zealand's worst oil spill.[65]
- //2012 in the environment">2012
- Concerns about hydraulic fracturing in New Zealand (fracking) are highlighted in the media.
2013- Department of Conservation publishes findings raising concerns about the impact of introduced trout on native fish.[66]
2014- West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Act 2014 passed
2015See also- Environment of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental events
- Timeline of New Zealand history
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Further reading- Bührs, T. and Bartlett, R.V.; (1993) Environmental policy in New Zealand: The politics of clean & green?. Auckland: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-558284-5}}
- Cant, Garth and Kirkpatrick, Russell (eds.); (2001) Rural Canterbury: Celebrating its History. Wellington: Daphne Brasell Associates Ltd. {{ISBN|0-909049-34-3}}
- King, Carolyn; (1984) Immigrant Killers. Auckland: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-558121-0}}
- Knight, Catherine (2014) Ravaged Beauty: An Environmental History of the Manawatu. Auckland: Dunmore Press. {{ISBN|978-1-927212-13-4}}
- Knight, Catherine (2016) New Zealand's Rivers: An Environmental History. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. {{ISBN|978-1-927145-76-0}}
- Pawson, Eric and Booking, Tom (eds.); (2002) Environmental Histories of New Zealand. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-558421-X}}
- Young, David; (2004) Our Islands, Our Selves. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. {{ISBN|1-877276-94-4}}
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