Fast-track panel approves Kaitaia housing project
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
11 August 2021
An expert consenting panel has approved the addition of 24 dwellings to an existing papakāinga development in Kaitaia.
The 24...
Fast-track panel approves new train stations
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
03 February 2022
An expert consenting panel has approved the development of two new railway stations on the North Island main trunk...
EPA Chair heads Australasian environmental regulation alliance
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
HEPA is an informal alliance of 11 environmental regulation authorities including all Australian State and Territory environment regulators, and the Australian...
What’s in the water? Nationwide interest in EPA programme
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The EPA’s Chief Scientist, Professor Mike Bunce, says to manage the high level of interest, groups are being coordinated by region...
Views sought on potential phase out of kiwifruit spray ingredient
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Hydrogen cyanamide is banned in Europe, and its re-registration is currently under review in the United States. In New Zealand, the...
Chemical management changes coming in 2021
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The changes will bring our chemical management into line with the rest of the world, support international trade, and facilitate improved...
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...
Fast-track panel approves State Highway 1 improvements for southern Auckland
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
12 November 2021
An independent panel has cleared the way for roading upgrades, including a walking and cycling path alongside State Highway...
Determination on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
11 February 2021
An EPA decision-making committee has determined that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not a new organism.
The pharmaceutical company, Pfizer,...
EPA extends glyphosate call for information
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The new deadline to respond is now 5.00 pm on Friday 24 September.
General Manager of Hazardous Substances and New Organisms, Dr...
Consents granted for Tui oil field decommissioning
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
11 February 2022
A Board of Inquiry has granted the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) marine consents for activities associated...
Approval for new fungicide | EPA
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The applicant, Nufarm, sought approval to import or manufacture Amicus for the control of the diseases club root in transplanted brassica...
