QP Library
The QP Library contains links to a comprehensive range of publications, journal articles and other documents on the Resource Management Act and planning.
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Air quality
Climate change
Coastal and marine areas
Communities
Consultation
Culture and heritage
Energy
Enforcement
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Hazards
Agrichemicals
Coastal hazards
Contaminants
Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Timber Preservatives and Antisapstain Chemicals (PDF 410.06 KB)
Published by Department of Labour - February 1994
Sets minimum standards to protect the safety and health of employees and others from the hazards associated with handling timber preservative and antisapstain chemicals.
Contaminated Land Management Guidelines – Schedule B: Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL) with Hazardous Substances
Published by Ministry for the Environment - February 2004
A list of activities and industries that are considered likely to cause land contamination resulting from hazardous substance use, storage or disposal.
Life on the Slippery Slope: Contaminants and the RMA (PDF 207.79 KB)
Published November 1995
The article attempts to clarify the term contaminant in relation to the RMA 1991.
Contaminated sites
Droughts
Faultlines and earthquakes
Flooding
Hazard management
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
Hazardous facilities
Hazardous waste
Landslides
Petrol
Volcanic
Infrastructure
Legislation
Maori and treaty
Natural environment
Planning
Regional information
Resource consents
Rural areas
Sustainable development
Tourism
Urban areas
Waste
Water
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