New Zealand
He Waka Eke Noa Carbon Pricing Program
Summary Description
Reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Species
Farmed animals
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Sub-Jurisdiction
N/A
Type of Act
Policy
Status
In force
Legal Value
Non-binding
Date Enacted
2020
Date Updated
December, 2025
Official Citation
OECD Case Study, New Zealand’s Plans for Agricultural Emissions Pricing (2022).
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Establishes a five-year partnership between the Government, the primary sector, and iwi/Māori to mitigate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions levels.
- Makes it mandatory, through the Climate Change Response Act, for a quarter of farms to have a written plan in place to measure and manage their GHG emissions by 1 January 2022 and for all farms to have a written plan in place to measure and manage their greenhouse gas emissions by 1 January 2025.
Weaknesses
- Only applies to farms that are 80 hectares or more, or have a dairy supply number, or are a cattle feedlot as defined in freshwater policy. The plan ended in 2025.
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