Glossary
A guide to acronyms (and abbreviations), words and phrases used throughout the Environment Canterbury website. Look in the 'By Subject' tab to find groups of terms relevant to a specific topic.
Some terms might have definitions in addition to those in this glossary.
Use the online Māori Dictionary to help with translating words between Te Reo Māori/English.
- Hapū
- sub-tribe, clan, section of a large tribe.
- Hāpua
- means a shallow lake at the termination of a river, separated from the sea by a bank of sand or shingle and includes coastal lakes which may be in the coastal marine area.
- Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL)
- a list of land use activities and industries that use, store or dispose of hazardous substances which could cause site contamination should these substances escape from safe storage or areas of disposal. The HAIL can be downloaded from the Ministry for the Environment’s website.
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
- Act of Parliament that controls the import, manufacture, use, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous substances that are imported into or manufactured in New Zealand.
- Hill and high country
- is land with a slope of more than 20 degrees or land that is more than 600 metres above sea level.
- Hot work
- burning, cutting, welding, grinding or other similar work involving heat sources on board vessels in a harbour.
- Hydraulic connection
- groundwater that is laterally connected to a river.
- h
- hour
- ha
- hectare(s)
- HAIL
- Hazardous Activities and Industries List
- HAPs
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
- HCB
- Hexachlorobenzene
- HCO₃
- Bicarbonate or hydrogen carbonate
- HDC
- Hurunui District Council
- HDIL
- Hunter Downs Irrigation Limited
- HDWP
- Hinds Drains Working Party
- HEEP
- Household Energy End-use Project
- HFC
- Hydrofluorocarbons
- HIA
- Health Impact Assessment
- HIG
- Harbour Issues Group
- HOD
- Head of Department
- Hon.
- Honourable
- hons
- honours
- HSNO
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
- HWPL
- Hurunui Water Project Limited
- HWRRP
- Hurunui Waiau River Regional Plan
- Hydro
- Hydroelectric
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