Greater Wellington is the promotional name of the Wellington Regional Council
News Release
27 January, 2003
The State of our Environment
What is the current state of the environment in the greater Wellington Region? Can we swim in our sea and rivers? How
clean is our air?
Greater Wellington - The Regional Council’s recently released annual summary on the state of the environment has the
answers to these questions.
The information has been issued as a series of “report cards’ that summarise Greater Wellington’s environmental
monitoring results for 2001/2002.
“Greater Wellington works hard to manage the Region’s water, land, air and coast, and to reduce pollution. We want to
ensure a sustainable future for all life in our Region - our success can be measured by looking at the results of our
monitoring programmes,” says Greater Wellington Environment Committee chairman Ian Buchanan.
The report cards also tell you how Greater Wellington is managing these resources and give tips about what you can do to
help the environment.
The cards cover:
- river and stream quality;
- pollution complaints;
- water quantity;
- air quality;
- biodiversity;
- coastal water quality;
- groundwater; and
- soil health.
They are available from the Greater Wellington offices, or phone 384 5708.
ENDS