In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
air domain means the domain surrounding the earth that is composed of gases, vapours, and particulates
atmosphere and climate domain—
biodiversity means the variability among living organisms, and the ecological complexes of which they are a part, including diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems
climate means meteorological conditions and their variations, including solar radiation, temperature, humidity, clouds, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and wind
Commissioner means the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment appointed under the Environment Act 1986
domain report means a report of a kind required to be produced by section 9
ecological integrity means the full potential of indigenous biotic and abiotic features and natural processes, functioning in sustainable communities, habitats, and landscapes
ecosystem means a system of organisms interacting with their physical environment and with each other
environmental report means a synthesis report or a domain report
Government Statistician means the Government Statistician appointed under the State Sector Act 1988
land domain means the domain composed of land cover and soil, and includes minerals and associated elements
impact category means the matters that may be impacted upon by the state of the environment or changes to the state of the environment, as listed in sections 7(1)(c) and 10(1)(c)
(b) includes estuaries, the sea, the seabed, subsoil, and the air space aboveand the soil of the area described in paragraph (a); and
Minister for the Environment means the Minister of the Crown who, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of the Environment Act 1986
Minister of Statistics means the Minister of the Crown who, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of the Statistics Act 1975
Ministers means the Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Statistics
Ministry means the department that is, with the authority of the Prime Minister, for the time being responsible for the administration of the Environment Act 1986
pressure means a natural or human-induced circumstance, factor, element, activity, or process
public health has the meaning given in section 6(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000
Secretary means the chief executive of the Ministry
Statistics New Zealand means the department of State established under that name by the Statistics Act 1975
structure has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991
synthesis report means a report of a kind required to be produced by section 6.
te ao Māori means Māori world view
topic means a topic prescribed for a synthesis report or a domain report in regulations made under section 18.