Air quality reports 

Reports from Customer Services

Contact Customer Services for a copy of the reports listed below

Monitoring procedures

• Quality Assurance Procedures Manual for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring.

Home heating

• Wood, D. R., 1997a: A Study of Home Heating Shares in Christchurch from 1986 to 1996. A report prepared for Canterbury Regional Council, December 1997, 11pp.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1999e: Wood Moisture Survey: Winter 1998. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/6, June 1999.
• Lamb, C. G., 1999: Firewood Moisture Content Survey: A Survey of Moisture Content of Firewood in Metropolitan Christchurch. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/58, September 1999.
• Matheson, T., 2001: Smokeless fuels, carbonised coal and the British experience with domestic appliances. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/99.
• Mallet, T; Scott, A (2002): "Options for setting particulate emissions criteria for home heating appliances", Report No. R02/28, Environment Canterbury.
• Lamb, C. G., 1997a: Air Quality Public Opinion Survey: A Survey of Chimney and Vehicle Emissions in the Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/48, April 1997.
• Lamb, C., 2000: Christchurch home heating survey: A survey of domestic home heating methods and fuels in the Christchurch metropolitan area. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R00/34.
• Lamb, CG (2003): "Christchurch home heating survey: A survey of domestic home heating methods and fuels in the Christchurch metropolitan area, winter 2002", Report No. U03/83, Environment Canterbury.
• Lamb, C. G., 1997d: Home Heating Methods Survey: A Survey of Heating Methods Used in Ashburton, Waimate, Kaiapoi and Rangiora. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/80, July 1997.

Industry

• Barber, M., 1997: Natural Resources Regional Plan – Air Chapter, Section 32 Report, Industrial and Trade Processes. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/77, December 1997.

Motor vehicles

• Wood, D. R., 1997c: Natural Resources Regional Plan – Air Chapter: Section 32 Motor Vehicles as Air Pollution Sources. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/78, January 1997.

Outdoor burning

• Lamb, C. G., 1997b: Air Quality Public Opinion Survey: A Survey of Rubbish Burning Outdoors in the Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/21, January 1997.
• Aurora Environmental Limited, 1997: Horticultural, Arable Farm and Market Gardening Burning Practices within the Peri-Urban Areas of Christchurch, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R98/7, June 1997.
• Pattle Delamore Partners Limited, 1997: Urban and Peri-Urban Outdoor Burning in Christchurch. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R97/9, December 1997.
• Iseli, J. G., 1998: Preliminary Report on the Effects of Burning Agricultural Crop Residue in Canterbury. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, June 1998.
• Sigma Group (Christchurch) Limited, 1998b: Outdoor Burning Survey in the Canterbury Region (excluding Christchurch). A report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/5, November 1998.
• Aurora Environmental Limited, 1998: Survey of Horticultural, Arable and Lifestyle Farm Burning Practices within the Canterbury Region (Excluding Christchurch), Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/4, December 1998.

Effects of air pollution

• MRL Research, 1997: An Investigation into the Nuisance Effects Caused by Peri-Urban Burning. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, May 1997.
• Wilton, E. V., 1999c: Update: The health effects of suspended particulate. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/51, July 1999.
• Wilton, E., 2001a: Recalculation of the number of restricted activity days that may be associated with particulate concentrations in Christchurch. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/56.

Modelling dispersion

• Gimson, N. R., 1998: Wintertime Meteorological and Air Pollution Dispersion in Christchurch. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U98/58, August 1998.
• Wilton, E. V., 1999: Limitations of the Clean Air Zone 2000. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/43, July 1999.
• Sturman, A., and Zawar-Reza, P., 2000: Application of back-trajectory techniques to the delimitation of a Clean Air Zone for the Christchurch airshed. A report prepared by the Centre for Atmospheric Research, University of Canterbury for Environment Canterbury. Environment Canterbury Report No. U01/24, December 2000, 21 pp.
• Sturman, A. 2000: An evaluation of the possible effects of recirculation on ozone concentrations in the Christchurch area, Centre for Atmospheric Research, University of Canterbury
• Sturman, A; Kossman, M; Spronken-Smith, R; Zewar-Rezar, P; Boorer, S (2002): "The air pollution meteorology of the Timaru area", Report No.. U02/93, Environment Canterbury.

Projections

• Brady, T. and Keller, J., 1997: Air Emission Reduction Allocation Mechanisms. Report Prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council by Woodward Clyde (NZ) Ltd.  Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/63, July 1997.
• Damiano, L. F., Campbell R. B., Beer, A. D., 1997b: Analysis of Methods for Reducing Suspended Particulate Emissions from Industrial Combustion Processes. Coal Research Limited Report No. 97-11043 [U97/74], April 1997.
• Gimson, N. R. and Fisher, G.W., 1997: The relationship between emissions to air and measured ambient air concentrations of contaminants in Christchurch [Evaluating the Emissions Reductions Needed to Achieve Desirable Ambient Particulate Levels in Christchurch's Air]. Canterbury Regional Council Technical Publication No. U97/67, February 1997.
• Research International New Zealand Limited, 1997: Project Clean Air, Report prepared for Southpower Limited, October 1997.
• Wood, D. R., 1997b: Natural Resources Regional Plan – Air Chapter: Domestic Home Heating Projections and the Demise of the Open Fire. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/68, June 1997.
• Barber, M. and Wood, R. 1998: Natural Resources Regional Plan Air Chapter Section 32 Report: Population Growth Scenarios, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U98/44, February 1998.
• Foster, E., 1998c: Reductions in Suspended Particulate Concentrations in Christchurch: A Technical Background Paper. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U98/1, January 1998.
• Bishop, R., 1999: Combustion Processes relating to Emissions from Domestic Wood and Coal Stoves, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/17, May 1999.
• Kuschel, G. & Kingsland, S., 1999: Sensitivity of the Christchurch Total Emissions Inventory to Possible Variations in Fuel Use and Emissions Factors. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/50, September 1999.
• Wilton, E. and Gurnsey, P., 2001: Variations to the air quality target for Christchurch and the associated impact on wood burner numbers. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/87.

Managing the problem

• Canterbury Regional Council, 1997g: Take a deep breath: a discussion document about Christchurch air quality 1997. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R97/14, August 1997.
• Lamb, C. G., 1997c: Air Quality Public Opinion Survey: A Survey of Air Quality Control Options Proposed for the Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R97/26, December 1997.
• Rawlings, M., 1997: Natural Resources Regional Plan: Air Chapter – Non-compulsory Programmes to Achieve Emission Reductions: A Literature Survey. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, June 1997.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1998a: Canterbury Regional Policy Statement. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R98/4, operative 26 June 1998.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1998c: Draft Natural Resource Regional Plan, Part A: Air (Christchurch Clean Air Zone). Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R98/8, June 1998, 83pp.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1999a: Officers' Report of the Canterbury Regional Council: The Draft Natural Resources Regional Plan Part A: Air (Christchurch Clean Air Zone 2000), Canterbury Regional Council, Christchurch.
• Coal Producers' Federation of New Zealand Inc v Canterbury Regional Council (C103/98) [Environment Court].
• Wilton, E., 1999a: Expert evidence on Christchurch Coal Ban Hearing. Canterbury Regional Council. 70p., 9 July.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1999b: Rebuttal Evidence for the Canterbury Regional Council: In the Matter of a Proposal to Prohibit the Domestic Use of Coal within the Clean Air Zones of Christchurch Pursuant to Section 369(11) of the Resource Management Act 1991. Canterbury Regional Council, Christchurch.
• Canterbury Regional Council, 1999c: Substantive and Rebuttal Evidence to the Proposed Domestic Coal Ban Hearings. Canterbury Regional Council, Christchurch. Canterbury Regional Council,
• Canterbury Regional Council, 2000: Report as to proposed coal ban and draft air plan. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R00/01, March 2000.
• Fisher, G., and Peterson, J., 2001: Christchurch City: Managing Local and Global Air Pollution. Environment Canterbury Report No. U01/84, October 2001.
• Lamb, C. G., 2001: Christchurch Household Survey: A Survey of Residents’ Opinions of Proposed Air Pollution Control Methods. Environment Canterbury Report No. U01/70, July 2001.
• Wilton, E., 2001c: Estimates of the effectiveness of management options for reducing PM₁₀ concentrations in Christchurch – 2001. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/87.
• Scott, AJ (2002): "Reducing concentrations of suspended particulate (PM₁₀) in Timaru - An assessment of possible management measures", Report No. U02/40, Environment Canterbury.

Costs and benefits of managing the problem

• Bicknell, K. B., 1997: Synopsis of Economic Literature Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, August 1997.
• Damiano, L. F. and Campbell R. B., 1997a: Costs to Industry of Complying with Particulate Emission Standards for Solid Fuel Combustion. Coal Research Limited Report No 97-11243 [U97/75], November 1997.
• Glasson Potts Group, 1997a: Analysis of Costs of Various Home Heating Options for Christchurch City. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/6, June 1997.
• Glasson Potts Group, 1997b: Analysis of Costs for Restricting Use of Coal for Combustion Industry. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U97/7, June 1997.
• Glasson Potts Group, 1997c: Social Impact Assessment of Home Heating Options. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, September 1997.
• Ball, R., 1998: An Economic Analysis of Options to Reduce Suspended Particulate from Domestic Burning in Christchurch, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. R98/9, May 1998.
• Kinghorn, N., 1998: Social Assessment and Residential Burning Policies for Christchurch: An Implementation Strategy for the Canterbury Regional Council. Project submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Resource Management, Lincoln University.
• Upton, C.,1998: Preliminary Study to Assess the Effects of Clean Air Policies on Low Income Households. Report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council, Report No. U98/78, May 1998.
• Ball, R., 1999: An Economic Assessment of Introducing a 250 milligram per cubic metre Emission Standard as a Means of Reducing Suspended Particulate Concentrations in Christchurch, Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/53, July 1999.
• Iseli, J., 1999, Technical Information Required to Establish the Costs of Industrial Rules, a report prepared for the Canterbury Regional Council by Specialist Environmental Services Limited, 8 pp.
• Specialist Environmental Services Limited, 1999: Technical Information Required to Establish the Economic Costs of Industrial Fuel Burning Rules in the Draft Air Plan for Christchurch. Report prepared for Canterbury Regional Council and contained in Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U99/53, July 1999.
• Boffa Miskell Limited, 2000: Financial Contributions in the context of the Air Chapter of the Natural Resources Regional Plan. A report prepared by Boffa Miskell Limited for Environment Canterbury. Environment Canterbury Report No. U00/74, September 2000, 37 pp.
• Small, D., 2000: An investigation and recommendations regarding the proposed ban on coal and the use of open fires in Christchurch with respect to least advantaged people. Canterbury Regional Council Report No. U00/16, March 2000.
• Westergard, D., 2000 : Implications of Prohibiting Use of Enclosed Burners Exceeding Current Emission Standards for Low-Income Christchurch Households with Enclosed Burners. Environment Canterbury Report No. U00/75, November 2000, 32pp.
• Greer, G. and Bicknell, K., 2001: Updated economic analysis of options to reduce suspended particulate from domestic burning in Christchurch. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/88, November 2001.
• Taylor Baines and Associates, 2001: Assessment of the likely social impacts resulting from the proposed domestic heating rules contained in the Air quality chapter of the Natural Resources Regional Plan, Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/83, November 2001.
• Wilton, E., 2001b: Assessment of the health benefits associated with management options to reduce PM₁₀ concentrations in Christchurch. Environment Canterbury Unpublished Report No. U01/87.