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Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, was the Minister recommended NOT to use by the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors in the preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

Answered Question 37174 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Which climate impact future scenario, or scenarios, if any, was the Minister recommended NOT to use by the Ministry for the Environment and/or any of its contractors in the preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Climate Change

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Neither the Ministry for the Environment nor the Ministry for Cities, Regions, Environment and Transport has provided me with recommendations on specific climate impact future scenarios to use or not to use in preparation of the first generation of the New Zealand Flood Map.