Glyphosate call for information closes next month
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
This weed killer has been used by home gardeners, farmers, and councils in New Zealand since the 1970s. Although it is...
TTRL asks for marine consents to be reconsidered
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
03 November 2021
On 22 October 2021, the Environmental Protection Authority received a request from Trans-Tasman Resources Limited to reconsider its 2016...
Decision to approve new export log fumigant
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
12 April 2022
A decision-making committee of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved an application for a new gas to fumigate...
EPA bans ship hold fumigation as part of methyl bromide rules reset
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Methyl bromide is a toxic and ozone-depleting substance, which India and China require to be used on logs they receive from...
EPA halves emissions in two years
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
This is also 54% lower than the baseline set in 2017/18, the first year the EPA was certified in the scheme.
EPA...
Fast-track panel approves Dominion Road development
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
29 September 2021
An expert consenting panel has approved a mixed-use residential, retail, and commercial development on Auckland’s Dominion Road.
The application is...
BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd (BWO) – Environment Court decision
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
03 November 2020
The Environment Court has released its decision on BWO’s appeal against an abatement notice issued by the Environmental Protection...
Environmental regulator welcomes Rob Campbell as Board Chair
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
01 December 2021
As the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) enters its second decade, the independent regulator is extending a warm welcome to...
EPA opens waterway testing to more community groups
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Since 2020, the EPA has funded 200 groups in its Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao – Open Waters Aotearoa science programme,...
Agrichemicals and tea tree oil amongst chemical classification updates
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
We regulate agrichemicals, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act. As well...
Fast-track panel approves West Auckland subdivision
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
01 October 2021
An expert consenting panel has approved the subdivision and construction of Nola Estate in the west Auckland suburb of...
EPA turns 10 with an ambitious eye to the future
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) came into being on 1 July 2011. Its responsibilities cover hazardous substances and new organisms, activities...
