As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow.

Help us to uphold and maintain New Zealand’s environmental regulatory regime for the good of all of Aotearoa today, and for future generations


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 New Zealand for generations to come.

Jump in the waka - make history with us.


About our group | Mō te roopu

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