As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow. Our purpose | To tatou kaupapa. We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand's independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country's unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people. Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals. What we achieve today helps shape the future of NewZealand for generations to come. Jump in the waka - make history with us.

About Our Group

We regulate activity across the climate, land & ocean environments to enable NewZealand to sustainably utilise its natural resources, protect its environment and meet its international obligations. We manage applications and decision‑making processes and operate the register that allows carbon u...