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Consent For Unitec Residential Development In Auckland
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:23 am | Environmental Protection Agency
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent, subject to conditions, to build 50 residential units and work related to roading, infrastructure and earthworks within the Wairaka Precinct, in Owairaka/Mount Albert, ... More >>
Fast-track Consent For Two Unitec Residential Developments
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 11:57 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent, subject to conditions for two Unitec residential developments in Auckland. Marutūāhu-Ockham Group, on behalf of Marutūāhu Rōpū, applied for resource consent for the two ... More >>
Beetle And Hoverfly Could Combat Problem Wasps
Monday, 28 September 2020, 1:50 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
In the peak of summer, our beech forests are thought to host an estimated 10,000 invasive German and common wasps. Two new organisms might be enlisted to combat the invading horde. An application to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) seeks ... More >>
Great Barrier groups consulted on marine dumping application
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 3:56 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has been notified of two appeals to the High Court around a marine dumping consent it granted to Coastal Resources Limited (CRL) to dump sediment, made up of sand and mud, 25kms offshore Great Barrier Island. More >>
New biocontrol approved in beetle battle
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 3:45 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
No need to unleash the dragons. A tiny wasp, Eadya daenerys, can now be used in New Zealand to combat the destructive eucalyptus tortoise beetle (Paropsis charybdis). More >>
EPA releases annual 1080 report on aerial operations
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:10 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has today released its report into the aerial use of 1080 during 2017, which details information on 50 aerial operations covering 875 hectares of land. More >>
EPA: Stay safe with fireworks this Guy Fawkes
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 5:03 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
With fireworks about to go on sale for four days (2 to 5 November), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) wants your Guy Fawkes Night to be a blast for all the right reasons. “The safest way for your family to get their dose of the festive ... More >>
Mite might trim old man’s beard
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 11:02 am | Environmental Protection Agency
A gall mite may be introduced to New Zealand to control the pervasive weed old man’s beard, if an application to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) succeeds. More >>
EPA releases science behind hazardous substances
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 10:25 am | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority has publicly released, for feedback, the approach used to assess hazardous substances which pose risks to people and New Zealand’s environment. More >>
EPA Settles with Amazon for Distributing Illegal Pesticides
Friday, 16 February 2018, 12:32 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
Seattle – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with Amazon Services LLC to protect the public from the hazards posed by unregistered and misbranded pesticide products. The agreement settles allegations that Amazon ... More >>
1080 an important weapon in the war on pests
Monday, 18 December 2017, 2:30 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
1080 remains an important weapon in the current armoury of measures to combat the impact of animal pests – mainly possums, rats and stoats – on the environment and the economy and its benefits far outweigh any negative impacts. In its 2016 Report ... More >>
EPA wins judicial review application
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 10:09 am | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority has won the case brought against it for a judicial review of its cost recovery process. More >>
Draft Hazardous Property Controls Notice
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 2:15 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
In October 2016, we called for submissions on proposals to protect the general public and the environment from hazardous substances. We received 57 submissions, many of which influenced changes to our original proposals. We now ask for your feedback ... More >>
EPA keeps watching brief on Canada’s neonicotinoid decision
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 12:33 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is keeping a watching brief on international developments following Health Canada’s proposed re-evaluation decision of agricultural use of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, which it states is unsustainable. More >>
Kiwi And Aussie EPAs Share Environmental Protection Ideas
Monday, 26 September 2016, 9:13 am | Environmental Protection Agency
Identifying opportunities where a shared regulatory environment may work will be considered today at the first New Zealand-hosted meeting of Australasian heads of environmental regulatory agencies. More >>
EPA opens submissions on TTR iron sand application
Sunday, 18 September 2016, 9:40 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
EPA opens submissions on Trans-Tasman Resources iron sand application The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for submissions on a Trans-Tasman Resources Limited (TTRL) application for marine consents and marine discharge consents for ... More >>
Combined seed treatment helps protect NZ crops
Friday, 8 July 2016, 11:06 am | Environmental Protection Agency
A new version of an insecticide used to help protect corn, wheat grass and brassica crops has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Bayer New Zealand’s Poncho Votivo is a seed treatment that will help control pests such as ... More >>
Notice of hearing for insecticide application method change
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 1:52 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
A hearing is scheduled on an application to allow the insecticide Exirel to be applied aerially. Exirel is an insecticide whose active ingredient – cyantraniliprole – controls caterpillars and aphids in brassica crops used as fodder Exirel was initially ... More >>
Moth and beetle join forces in the fight against tutsan
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 3:11 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a moth and beetle to help stamp out tutsan, a highly visible and widespread weed in the central North Island. More >>
Easter tips for how to safely prepare for winter
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 2:16 pm | Environmental Protection Agency
The long Easter weekend is looming. Now’s the time to get your house and garden primed and ready for winter – and stay safe doing it. If you are thinking about preparing the garden for the colder months you may be using pesticides, fertilisers ... More >>
