Wai Aotearoa: James Palmer (Secretary for the Environment) discusses freshwater management

Learn more about the complexities and challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand in managing its freshwater resources in this talk given by Chief Executive of the Ministry of the Environment James Palmer. Drawing from his experience in regulatory law and local and central government, James unpacks some of the major factors and considerations shaping freshwater management. This session is taken from the Wai Aotearoa seminar series organised by the Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies in April-May 2023 on the state of freshwater in Aotearoa New Zealand. Video recordings of the series are available here: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre/about/previous-events/wai-aotearoa-seminar-series