Independent panel approves Wellington-Hutt shared path
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The path will stretch 4.5 kilometres between Ngauranga and Petone. It is part of Te Ara Tupua, a project to create a...
Don’t skip your gas bottle check this summer
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority’s Safer Homes programme has some tips and tricks to keep in mind before you fire up the...
Consultation opens on EPA’s latest chemical review
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) regulates pesticides, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous Substances and New...
New restrictions on firefighting foams
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed tighter restrictions on specific types of toxic and environmentally damaging firefighting foam products, and...
EPA releases annual report on aerial use of 1080
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report, titled 1080 use in Aotearoa New Zealand 2019, shows there were 44 aerial operations covering...
Approval for new potato herbicide Soleto
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Soleto contains the active ingredient metobromuron, which is new to New Zealand but approved in Europe.
The applicant, Belchim Crop Protection, sought...
New experts to boost EPA capacity
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The HSNO Committee considers applications for new hazardous substances, reassessments of approved hazardous substances, and to introduce new organisms into New...
Independent panel approves Canterbury housing project
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The Rāpaki Papakāinga Development involves the construction of 10 residential units and a shared-use community building, at Rāpaki on Lyttelton Harbour....
Testing the waters with environmental DNA (eDNA)
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Launched today, the pioneering programme Wai Tūwhera o te Taiao – Open Waters Aotearoa, uses eDNA data gathered from waterways, including...
EPA declines bid to import large quantity of timber treatment chemical
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
An Auckland-based company applied to import or manufacture a creosote-containing substance (identified as J57.78) in containment. Creosote, a carcinogenic substance, is...
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...
Six more chemicals prioritised for reassessment
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
We regulate hazardous chemicals under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act. This includes making decisions on whether to approve...
