Local
2009 - Review of the Frequency of High Intensity Rainfall in Christchurch, NIWA [PDF 1.01MB]
2008 - Akaroa Harbour Settlement Study - Coastal Erosion and Inundation [PDF 4.74MB]
2007 - Climate Change: An analysis of the policy considerations for climate change for the Review of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement, Environment Canterbury
2003 - Climate Change Case Study: Assessment of the impacts of sea level rise on floodplain management planning for the Avon river, Harris Consulting Ltd [PDF 857KB]
2003 - Proposed City Plan changes to help manage development in areas vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise - Variation 48 to the City Plan
2002 - Impacts of Climate Change on Christchurch, Christchurch City Council [PDF 363KB]
2001 - Impact of climate change on coastal margins in Canterbury, Rob Bell, NIWA [PDF 6.02MB]
1999 - Effects of Sea-Level Rise for Christchurch, Tonkin and Taylor [PDF 9.27MB]
1995 - Christchurch City Council Climate Change Policy
National
2010 - Climate Change Adaptation in New Zealand: Future scenarios and sector perspectives
2010 - Preparing for future flooding: A guide for local government in New Zealand
2009 - Preparing for Coastal Change, Guidance Manual for Local Government in New Zealand, Ministry for the Environment
2008 - Preparing for Climate Change: Guidance Manual for Local Government in New Zealand, Ministry for the Environment
2008 - Climate Change and Long Term Community Planning, Ministry for the Environment
2008 - New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 – 2006, Ministry for the Environment
2004 - Planning Quarterly – climate change and the Resource Management Act
Ministry for the Environment - Government responses to climate change
NIWA's National Climate Centre - climate research and monitoring
New Zealand Climate Change Centre - climate science collaboration
Communities for Climate Protection New Zealand – Local Government for Sustainability (ICLEI)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - forestry grants and carbon sequestration
Real Climate – climate science from climate scientists
Business and climate change conference
International
2009 - Copenhagen - new international agreement on climate change
2006 - The Stern Review Economics of Climate Change
2006 - An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Al Gore
1997 - Kyoto Protocol - current international agreement on climate change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
C02 Now - Global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide
Point Carbon - International trading of carbon credits
Take action
Sustainable Christchurch
Sustainable.govt.nz
Target Sustainability
Carbon Zero – carbon monitoring and offsetting
Transition Towns – resilient communities working together
Celsias – exchanging ideas that respond to climate change
Project Litefoot – individual action to reduce emissions
Sign On – send a message to politicians
Earth Hour – global movement to raise awareness
Recommended reading
2009 - Poles Apart – Beyond the shouting about who’s right about climate change by Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal
2008 - Climate Change Statement Royal Society of New Zealand
2008 - A changing climate - Environment Canterbury’s resource for school teachers and students
2007 - Hot Topic Global Warming and the Future of New Zealand by Gareth Renowden
