Greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 11 out of 16 regions in New Zealand in the year ended December 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Waikato had the largest decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions, between 2021 and 2022, down 2,069 kilotonnes (13 percent), followed by Northland, down 540 kilotonnes (13 percent), and Manawatū-Whanganui, down 271 kilotonnes (4.8 percent). Region Primary industries Goods-producing industries Service industries Households Northland -40 -506 -7 12 Auckland -55 -118 211 -23 Waikato -293 -1834 -5 63 Bay of Plenty 61 -35 -31 2 Gisborne -124 -2 1 -6 Hawke's Bay 54 -12 -6 -3 Taranaki 272 -84 -4 -14 Manawatū-Whanganui -243 -18 10 -21 Wellington 13 -9 -7 -9 Tasman -14 -8 0 2 Nelson 10 -1 3 -2 Marlborough -38 -2 3 1 West Coast 111 -8 0 -2 Canterbury -12 -56 32 7 Otago -227 -1 33 -3 Southland 10 -41 0 -1 Between 2021 and 2022, emissions in the Waikato region from electricity, gas, water, and waste services decreased 1,760 kilotonnes (39 percent), while emissions from agriculture, forestry, and fishing fell by 277 kilotonnes (3.

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