49805 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 24 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	49805 (2025)
Question asked:	12 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	20 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_49805_2025
Document guid:	efb132b7-b764-47ee-aba9-f9cc4f955db3

49805 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for the Environment: What legislative or regulatory changes, if any, are being developed in response to the 'Our Marine Environment 2025' report’s finding that New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34 percent faster than the global average?

Hon Penny Simmonds: New Zealand is committed to playing its part in the global effort to reduce the impacts of climate change, including in the marine environment. I refer the member to the Minister of Climate Change's response to written parliamentary question 49795 (2025).