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Te Waikoropupū Springs hearing restarts in late June
Monday, 11 June 2018, 10:22 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Special Tribunal hearing for a Water Conservation Order (WCO) application for Te Waikoropupū Springs will reconvene on 27 and 28 June 2018. More >>
EPA: Plastic microbeads ban kicks in on 7 June
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 12:05 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority will be responsible for new rules to protect people and New Zealand’s environment from plastic microbeads. Some products containing plastic microbeads will be banned from sale from Thursday 7 June 2018, says Dr Fiona ... More >>
Hounding the horehound weed
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 12:14 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Two moths may be imported to combat the horehound weed, which a recent survey estimates to cost New Zealand dryland farmers almost $7 million per year. More >>
Kiwi named in honour of late Joseph Harawira, QSM
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 5:13 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Ian Tarei and family from Omataroa Kiwi Project holding kiwi chick JoeJoe with EPA Board member Dayle Hunia (far right). More >>
EPA: Te Waikoropupū Springs hearing adjourned
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 4:47 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Special Tribunal hearing for a Water Conservation Order (WCO) application for Te Waikoropupū Springs has adjourned until late May or early June to hear final evidence and closing statements, says Environmental Protection Authority’s Nationally ... More >>
New zoo rules to keep animals contained
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 12:03 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A new zoo standard signed off by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will help zoos prevent animals from escaping into the wider environment, or posing a risk to people, says the EPA’s New Organism Manager Stephen Cobb. More >>
EPA: Leading-edge plant and animal research not GMO
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 9:30 am | Environmental Protection Authority
A leading-edge science technique with the potential to improve disease resistance in plants, has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority,” says Stephen Cobb, New Organisms Manager for the EPA. More >>
EPA welcomes Productivity Commission's report
Monday, 7 May 2018, 2:34 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The EPA welcomes the Productivity Commission’s latest report which calls for a shared, long-term vision on climate change to transform to a low-emissions economy, says Dr Allan Freeth, Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection Authority. More >>
EPA chief cleared by select committee
Friday, 4 May 2018, 5:49 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
EPA Board Chair Kerry Prendergast is pleased that a report from by the Environment Select Committee into the Environmental Protection Authority 2016/17 annual review hearing has determined that EPA Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth did not mislead the ... More >>
EPA watching weekend EU vote on neonicotinoids science
Friday, 27 April 2018, 2:55 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The EPA is standing by for the results from a forthcoming weekend vote by the European Union (EU), over whether more restrictions should be applied to the use of neonicotinoids in member states. More >>
EPA approves methyl bromide reassessment
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 3:40 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An application to decide whether grounds exist for a reassessment of the controversial timber and log fumigant methyl bromide has been approved by an Environmental Protection Authority decision-making committee. More >>
Closing in on feral cats
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 12:12 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Regulations about the need to inform land owners and householders when baits are laid to kill feral cats may be changed, if an application to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is approved. More >>
Samurai to slay stink bug
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 12:29 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Industry and government agencies are planning a pre-emptive strike on the Brown marmorated stink bug. More >>
EPA costs for safeguarding the environment set to change
Monday, 9 April 2018, 12:36 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The cost of assessing hazardous substance applications are changing, as the Environmental Protection Authority looks to develop a more balanced approach to the way it charges for its services. More >>
Fewer Weeds, More Wheat
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 12:10 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A herbicide to control problematic weeds in wheat crops and so increase crop yield, has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). More >>
EPA serves Compliance Order on Task Protection Services Ltd
Monday, 12 March 2018, 12:12 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority has served a Compliance Order on Task Protection Services Ltd, as part of its inquiry into fire-fighting foams, Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth announced today. More >>
Potential methyl bromide alternative to be considered
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 11:53 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The EPA is seeking submissions on a possible new fumigant for logs and timber as an alternative to methyl bromide. More >>
EPA urges airports to plan phase-out of dangerous foams
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 5:17 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority is urging airports that may have fire-fighting foams containing PFOS to begin immediate planning to phase them out. More >>
EPA serves Compliance Order on Nelson Airport
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 2:21 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority has served a Compliance Order on Nelson Airport, following its inspection of the airport’s fire-fighting facilities as part of its inquiry into fire-fighting foams, Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth announced today. More >>
GMO cancer treatment gets EPA go-ahead
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 1:08 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
“Telomelysin, a genetically modified virus, will be used as part of a clinical trial of patients with advanced and inoperable melanoma,” says Dr Fiona Thomson-Carter, EPA’s General Manager of Hazardous Substances and New Organisms. More >>
