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...
An open letter from our Chief Executive
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
27 April 2021
Mr Simon UptonParliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
cc. Dr Geoffroy Lamarche (Chief Science Advisor, PCE)
Dear Simon
I am writing to commend...
Waikato River water take hearing reconvenes online
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
10 November 2021
The second week of a hearing on an application to draw an additional 150 million litres of water a...
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...
Deadline change for methyl bromide recapture
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
The gas is mainly used to fumigate logs and timber products before they are exported. It is a toxic and ozone-depleting substance.
STIMBR...
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...
Fast-track panel approves central Wellington development
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
12 November 2021
An independent panel has granted resource consent for a 13-storey office building, including retail and café space, on Molesworth...
