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EPA Faces High Court Challenge Over Glyphosate
Monday, 16 June 2025, 8:21 am | Environmental Law Initiative
Over recent decades, scientific evidence of glyphosate’s harm to human health, biodiversity, and ecosystems has grown. Many regulators overseas have responded by tightening restrictions on glyphosate use. In contrast, the regulatory approach in More >>
Litigation Challenges Conservation Plan For World’s Rarest Dolphin
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:14 pm | Environmental Law Initiative
The government hasn’t done all they can to prevent these dolphins from going extinct. With such low numbers left, we must get this right. The case will be heard in the High Court, with the hearing date yet to be fixed. More >>
High Court Rules DOC’s Permit For Mt Messenger Bypass Failed To Protect Wildlife And Was Unlawful
Monday, 10 March 2025, 8:44 am | Environmental Law Initiative
ELI challenged the authority which was issued by DOC under section 53 of the Wildlife Act. Section 53 allows the Director-General of Conservation to authorise taking or killing of wildlife for only certain purposes. More >>
High Court Victory For Environmental Law Initiative And Northland Hapū In Fisheries Case
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 8:36 am | Environmental Law Initiative
“Twice now we have taken the Minister’s decisions for crayfish take in Northland to court, and both times the Minister has been found to have made unlawful decisions, based on flawed information from Fisheries NZ,” says ELI’s Legal Advisor Reto ... More >>
DOC’s ‘Hands Off’ Approach To Marine Species Protection Ruled Unlawful
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 7:54 pm | Environmental Law Initiative
The Court found that DOC not only failed to receive adequate bycatch reports, but also had an unlawful policy of non-investigation and non-prosecution of offences under the Wildlife Act and MMPA. More >>
ELI Takes EPA To Court Over Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Decision
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 2:36 pm | Environmental Law Initiative
Glyphosate-based herbicides are the most widely used weed killer in NZ. Yet it is alarming that we’ve been using these products for nearly 50 years without a full understanding of their impact on our people, native species, land, water, & ecosystems,” ... More >>
High Court Case Against Environment Southland For Wetland Losses Gets Underway
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:06 am | Environmental Law Initiative
“Wetlands are home to incredible biodiversity, can absorb vast quantities of carbon, and are a natural form of flood and coastal protection. More >>
