Environment News – New rodent poison approved
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved two rodent baits containing difenacoum, an anticoagulant.
Difenacoum is new to Aotearoa New Zealand, but is...
Global Industry Leaders Highlighted Food Safety Issues in Times of Pandemic at the 6th...
Source: Media Outreach
GS1 HK Launches Trusted FoodNet to Promote Information VisibilityHONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 January 2021 – The 6th Food Safety Forum organised...
WWF Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Source: World Wildlife Fund
Today Congress passed a suite of global conservation measures as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) including legislation to...
Unveiling of the grave marker at Ruapekapeka
Source: New Zealand Governor General
Unveiling of the grave marker at Ruapekapeka
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou.
Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei,
ki ō...
Deal struck to speed up removal of aluminium dross from Mataura paper mill
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has announced a resolution to speed up the removal from Mataura of ouvea premix, an aluminum dross by-product stored...
Decarbonising the NZ food and beverage sector
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has commissioned a report to identify ways for decarbonisation of the food and...
The future shape of water
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
]” title=””>
Hanging high above the water, technician Hamish Sutton (right) and his ecohydraulics colleague Dr...
How to responsibly source post-consumer recycled plastic
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Ōtautahi – As the use of recycled materials becomes more popular, the world must examine its source and ask who is collecting it,...
Waikato marine scientists uncovering secrets to healthy estuaries
Source: University of Waikato
Estuaries are places Kiwis flock to in summer. They are where freshwater rivers meet the ocean, and where people live and...
Animal Rights – “Access to pasture is a right for cows, not a privilege”:...
Source: SAFE For Animals
SAFE (Save Animals from Exploitation) is urgently calling on Canterbury Regional Council to reject an intensive feedlot proposal which would see cattle...
New technology to help raise the number of kiwis in NZ
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Christchurch – New Zealand is home to more than 230 native bird species which aren’t found anywhere else in the world.
With one in...
Pilot project to address dust issues in McLeans Island area
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council
Under the Resource Management Act 1991, the primary responsibility for managing air quality lies with regional councils and unitary authorities.
Environment...
