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Understanding hazard labels on household chemicals
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 10:39 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Caution Notice reminding householders about the importance of reading and understanding the labels on hazardous substances, to keep themselves and others safe. Dr Fiona Thomson-Carter, the General ... More >>
Application to import GMO vaccine approved
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 12:41 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A genetically modified vaccine for the potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been approved for importation and release into New Zealand, with its use subject to approval by Medsafe. Manufacturer Sanofi SA applied to the Environmental ... More >>
Kiwi friend of the moa returns home
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 10:14 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has appointed Kiwi expat Professor Michael Bunce to the role of Chief Scientist. More >>
Submissions open on OMV marine discharge consent application
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 12:11 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has opened public submissions on a marine discharge consent application from OMV GSB Limited for activity in the Great South Basin, offshore Otago. More >>
Results of EPA investigation into PFOS firefighting foams
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 10:23 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) investigation has found stores of firefighting foams containing a banned chemical, PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), across New Zealand. More >>
Approval sought for new fungicide
Monday, 25 March 2019, 1:00 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Public submissions have opened on an application to manufacture a fungicide in New Zealand for use in the control of a disease which affects wheat. More >>
Reassessment of plant growth regulator Meteor
Friday, 15 March 2019, 11:37 am | Environmental Protection Authority
Public submissions are open on an application to reassess restrictions on the use of Meteor, a substance used to thin pip fruit. More >>
EPA proposes tightened rules on paraquat use
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 11:43 am | Environmental Protection Authority
Public submissions are open on a reassessment proposal by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for the herbicide paraquat and its associated formulations. More >>
Tamarind’s marine consents granted with conditions
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 2:21 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Two applications from oil and gas operator Tamarind Taranaki Ltd, for consents in relation to activities in the Tui Area Oil Field off Taranaki have been granted, subject to conditions. More >>
New scheme targets greenhouse gases
Monday, 18 February 2019, 2:42 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is supporting international efforts to help cool the planet with new regulations coming into force today. More >>
EPA gives go-ahead to extended disposal operation
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 2:19 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A Decision-making Committee appointed by the Environmental Protection Authority has granted dredging and disposal company Coastal Resources Limited, a 35-year marine consent to dispose of dredged sediment off Great Barrier Island. More >>
EPA welcomes Consumer guide to domestic chemical disposal
Friday, 1 February 2019, 12:44 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A new guide to help protect New Zealanders from hazardous domestic chemicals has been released by Consumer New Zealand, with the support of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). More >>
Beetle application could boost arsenal against weed
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 12:49 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is considering an application to introduce a root-feeding beetle to control the weed moth plant, a noxious weed which smothers the growth of native plants in communities in the North Island. The applicant is ... More >>
Potting mix can pose risk to human health
Monday, 28 January 2019, 1:58 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is alerting consumers to the risks of using pot mix after the tragic passing of a Christchurch gardener from Legionnaires’ disease (legionellosis). Ms Lizzie Wilson, spokesperson for the EPA Safer Homes Programme ... More >>
EPA: New Zealand introduces HFC gas permit scheme
Friday, 14 December 2018, 4:26 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is implementing a new permitting system in response to the Kigali Amendment, an international agreement the New Zealand Government has signed, to reduce the levels of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) gases in the Earth’s ... More >>
EPA: Inquiry into 1080 operation in Mapara
Monday, 10 December 2018, 5:17 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth has announced an inquiry under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996 into an aerial 1080 operation on 6 September 2018, at Mapara near Te Kuiti, ... More >>
Modern chemical management system key to environment
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 3:33 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority is pressing ahead with its extensive programme of work to create a modern chemical management system for New Zealand. The approach features strongly in its latest Annual Report alongside key activities that span ... More >>
Approval to use gall mite to curb old man’s beard
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 7:02 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The leaf-galling mite Aceria vitalbae may now be used to combat the pervasive weed old man’s beard, following a decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Horizons Regional Council applied to the EPA to introduce the gall mite on ... More >>
Fly sprays and animal treatments come under EPA microscope
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 12:53 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority is to investigate products containing synthetic pyrethroids as part of its revamped reassessments programme, announced in mid-October. More >>
Hazardous substances compliance system to be evaluated
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 4:30 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The chemical management compliance system designed to protect New Zealand and New Zealanders from environmental risks and disasters is being independently evaluated to improve its effectiveness, says the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). ... More >>
