The first State of the Environment Reporting (SER) exercise based on a survey of New
Zealanders' perceptions of the environment was undertaken in 2000. The survey
questionnaire is constructed upon a Pressure-State-Response model. Hughey et al. (2001)
provide background and justification for the survey approach used. OECD (1996) and MfE
(1997) explain this model, which is used internationally as the basis for environmental
reporting. The survey by Hughey et al. was designed to be undertaken biennially and
subsequent surveys were undertaken in 2002 and 2004. The main aims of the research are to measure, analyse and monitor changes in New
Zealanders' perceptions, attitudes and preferences towards a range of environmental issues,
ultimately contributing to improved state of the environment reporting. With regard to the present report, the Wellington Regional Council asked us to compare
data - that had been gathered through the survey by Hughey et al. - for the Wellington
region (as defined through the respective post codes¹
) with data for the Rest of New
Zealand (excluding Wellington).[Show full abstract]
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