EPA taking an active role in protecting New Zealand’s environment
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Chief Executive Allan Freeth says over the past year the EPA has strengthened its capability in compliance, monitoring and enforcement, and...
EPA welcomes new Ngā Kaihautū Tumuaki Mavis Mullins
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
05 August 2021
E te rangatira, nau mau haere mai ki te Mana Rauhī Taiao.
Mavis Mullins has been appointed the new Tumuaki...
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) appeals Environment Court cost decision
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
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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...
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...
Independent panel approves Queenstown roading project
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
16 April 2021
Construction of a new urban arterial route for Queenstown has been approved by an expert consenting panel, under the...
EPA calls for information on glyphosate
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...
First step towards reassessing controversial insecticide
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
Chlorpyrifos is currently approved in New Zealand for commercial use in crops, as a veterinary medicine, and as a timber treatment...
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...
Individual ETS participant data released
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
29 October 2021
Annual returns data for individual participants in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have been made public for the first...
BW Offshore Singapore PTE LTD (BWO) – Environment Court cost decision
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
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