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Extension Plans Approved For Te Rere Hau Wind Farm
Monday, 26 August 2024, 2:14 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
NZ Windfarms Limited applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The application includes extending Te Rere Hau Wind Farm by installing up to nine triple-bladed turbines, as well as infrastructure and transmission ... More >>
EPA Issues Alert For Weedkiller Now Banned In USA
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:36 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is urging people to avoid using the herbicide chlorthal-dimethyl because of significant concerns about its effects on unborn children. More >>
Rotorua Housing Development Granted Fast-Track Consent
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 9:14 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a housing development on approximately 15.9 hectares of land in Ngongotahā, Rotorua. More >>
Waiuku Wind Farm Declined Fast-track Consent
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 2:40 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The project would have involved constructing and operating a wind farm with 13 wind turbine generators to supply electricity to the national grid. More >>
EPA Cuts Lead Levels Allowed In Paints
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:37 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The EPA has made the changes to a series of group standards that cover these products to reduce any potential exposure to lead and further protect people’s health and safety. More >>
Green Light For Harmony Energy Solar Farm In Ōpunake
Monday, 19 August 2024, 9:15 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for a solar farm in Ōpunake, South Taranaki. More >>
Blenheim Housing Development Granted Fast-track Consent
Friday, 16 August 2024, 1:31 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Hāpai Development Property Limited Partnership applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. More >>
Fast-Track Panel Approves Consent For Remuera Retirement Village
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 10:24 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct and operate a retirement village in Remuera, Auckland. More >>
Green Light For Queenstown Housing Subdivision
Monday, 12 August 2024, 12:41 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The decision on this application comes 115 working days after it was lodged Environmental Protection Authority. This does not include time when the application processing was suspended at the applicant’s request. More >>
Fast-Track Approval For Parnell Retirement Village
Monday, 12 August 2024, 10:10 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a multi-storey building as part of a retirement village at Titoki Street and Maunsell Road in Parnell, Auckland. More >>
Maraekakaho Quarry Granted Fast-track Consent
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 1:01 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The trustees of the RW and MC Gale Family Trust applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The project includes land remediation after quarrying ends. More >>
Howick Housing Development Declined Fast-track Consent
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 8:22 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has declined resource consent to subdivide land in Cockle Bay, Howick, Auckland for a residential housing development. The decision comes 124 working days after the application was lodged with the Environmental Protection Authority. More >>
Kāpiti Housing Development And Stream Restoration Granted Fast-track Consent
Friday, 26 July 2024, 8:14 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has granted resource consent, subject to conditions, to subdivide land for a housing development in Waikanae, Kāpiti. The project includes restoring the Waimeha Stream tributary. More >>
Fast-track Panel Approves New Dunedin Hospital Facilities
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:21 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has granted resource consents and confirmed a notice of requirement, subject to conditions, to construct service facilities for the new hospital in central Dunedin. The Minister for Health and the Ministry of Health applied for resource ... More >>
Green Light For Grenada North Housing Development
Monday, 22 July 2024, 2:21 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Grenada North Nominees Limited applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The housing development will include approximately 213 residential units, as well as public reserves and an artificial stormwater wetland. More >>
Hamilton Stormwater And Transport Corridor Plans Approved
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 10:54 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct stormwater management and transport corridors in Rotokauri, Hamilton. More >>
Fast-Track Consent Granted For Ōtaki Residential Development
Monday, 15 July 2024, 10:47 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to subdivide and develop approximately 4.6 hectares of land in Ōtaki. More >>
EPA Approves Rust Fungus To Combat Invasive Grass On Farms
Monday, 15 July 2024, 9:25 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the release of a rust fungus to control the spread of Chilean needle grass, an invasive weed that not only harms animals, but has the potential to cost farmers millions of dollars in lost production. More >>
Mixed-Use Development Approved For Kingsland
Friday, 12 July 2024, 1:41 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The project includes constructing approximately 44 residential units, commercial units and a communal rooftop space at 617 - 619 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland. More >>
EPA Finds No Grounds To Reassess Glyphosate
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 11:13 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has determined there are no grounds to review the approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in weedkillers such as Round Up. More >>
