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Faringdon Oval Development Gets Fast-track Consent
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:22 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to subdivide and develop land in Rolleston, Canterbury. Hughes Developments Limited applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The ... More >>
EPA Releases Findings On Forever Chemicals In Groundwater
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 11:11 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released a report with results from the first large-scale survey of per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in New Zealand groundwater wells. The EPA commissioned the tests for PFAS in 2022, as ... More >>
Fast-track Approval For Retail Centre In Drury
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 10:53 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to subdivide and develop land in Drury, South Auckland. Kiwi Property Holdings No. 2 Limited applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. ... More >>
Have Your Say On Hazardous Substances Infringement Scheme
Monday, 17 July 2023, 3:16 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) are calling for submissions about a proposed infringement scheme for hazardous substances. The infringement scheme would add an intermediate enforcement tool for ... More >>
Whenuapai Business Park Fast-track Consent Declined
Friday, 30 June 2023, 12:07 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has declined consent to subdivide land in Whenuapai, Auckland, for industrial development. Neil Construction Limited made the application under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The company applied to subdivide ... More >>
SH1 Upgrade For South Auckland Approved
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 3:42 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has granted resource consents, subject to conditions, to upgrade State Highway 1 between the Papakura BP service station on-ramp and Bremner Road overbridge in Auckland. This project includes replacing the Otuuwairoa bridges, widening ... More >>
Kiwifruit Spray Reassessment Hearing Rescheduled
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:05 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The public hearing in the reassessment of hydrogen cyanamide has been postponed to early 2024. Hydrogen cyanamide is widely used in the kiwifruit industry to help buds form by simulating the effects of frost. The Environmental Protection Authority ... More >>
Browns Bay Apartments Get Fast-track Consent
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 11:39 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has granted consent, subject to conditions, to construct four apartment blocks and associated infrastructure on Browns Bay Road in Auckland. The application was made by Matvin Group Limited under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track ... More >>
Te Rere Hau Windfarm Redevelopment Plans Approved
Friday, 19 May 2023, 1:37 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent, with conditions, for a project to redevelop and expand Te Rere Hau wind farm on the Tararua Range, east of Palmerston North. NZ Windfarms Limited plans to remove 97 two-blade, 47 metre ... More >>
Fresh Funding For Nationwide eDNA Waterways Initiative
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 11:05 am | Environmental Protection Authority
From Northland to Southland, communities will be wading into their waterways to test what native plant life and animal species are there, thanks to funding from the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao - Open Waters ... More >>
Catchment Groups Receive EPA Funding For Water Testing
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 11:04 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has partnered with NZ Landcare Trust and Wilderlab to fund 19 community catchment groups to test a waterway in their region to discover the plants and animals living in it. They will test for environmental ... More >>
Call For Information On Waterway Weedkillers
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 12:48 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information on how aquatic herbicides containing specific chemicals are used in Aotearoa New Zealand. Aquatic herbicides are used across the country to control pest plants in ponds, lakes, and ... More >>
It’s A Fast Track For The Hill At Ellerslie
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 2:08 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent with conditions to a housing development in Ellerslie, Auckland. Auckland Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated and Fletcher Residential Limited applied to subdivide land that is part of Ellerslie ... More >>
Fast-track Panel Approves Auckland Retirement Village
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 10:54 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent with conditions for retirement village in Half Moon Bay, Auckland. Summerset Village applied to build and operate a comprehensive care retirement village including around 217 independent ... More >>
EPA Seeks Feedback On Tapping Into Global Information
Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:36 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is asking for views on which overseas regulators it will draw on for some hazardous substance assessments and reassessments. The recognised international regulators must regulate hazardous substances in a similar ... More >>
Beach Energy Given Go-ahead To Drill Development Wells
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 2:19 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent board of inquiry has approved Beach Energy Resources NZ (Kupe) Limited marine consent applications. Beach Energy applied under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 to drill up to two development ... More >>
EPA Gives Green Light For Exotic Houseplants
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 12:00 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved 12 houseplant species for import and release in Aotearoa New Zealand. The plants come from humid rainforests across Central and South America, Southeast Asia and China, and are prized for their ... More >>
Council Applies To Send A Fruit Fly To Fight A Poisonous Vine
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 10:01 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) wants people’s views on an application to release a new fruit fly to stop the spread of moth plant. Waikato Regional Council has applied to import and release the moth plant fruit fly, Anastrepha australis, ... More >>
New Decision-making Committee Appointed For TTRL Application
Friday, 3 March 2023, 12:35 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A new decision-making committee (DMC) has been appointed to reconsider the Trans-Tasman Resources Limited (TTRL) application to mine iron sands off the south coast of Taranaki. The Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Board appointed the committee members. ... More >>
EPA Looks To Revise Cosmetics Rules
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 1:33 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking views on updating the rules for certain ingredients found in cosmetic products. The proposal is for a number of changes to the existing rules to align with developments in the European Union ... More >>
