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The article offers information on the National Environment Protection Council's (NEPC's) Annual Report on the environment. NEPC originated from a Special Premiers' Conference in October 1990, at which the Prime Minister, Premiers, and Chief Ministers of Australia agreed to formulate an intergovernmental agreement on the environment. This agreement took effect on May 1, 1992. NEPC's aim is to make National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs), and to assess and report on their effectiveness and implementation in participating jurisdictions.

The article focuses on the release of the Regulations 2004 by the National Environmental Standards Relating to Certain Air Pollutants, Dioxins and Other Toxics in New Zealand. The document provides a guide for practitioners in local government implementing the first suite of national environmental standards. Significantly, the guide presents the relationship between the national environmental standards and existing local government controls. Furthermore, it also refers to the standards addressing dioxins and other toxics, ambient air quality, the wood burner design standard, and the control of greenhouse gases at landfills. Finally, it also contains information on what local government must do to comply with the regulations.