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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 >>
EPA Announces Three-year Chemical Reassessments Plan
Friday, 17 February 2023, 1:34 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released a work plan for all EPA-initiated reassessments of hazardous substances over the next three years. The plan includes indicative start dates for each reassessment, reasons for reassessing a substance, ... More >>
One Stage Of 9.6ha Auckland Housing Development Approved
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:48 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has approved one stage in a 9.6-hectare residential development in St Johns, Auckland. Te Tauoma Stage 1B project includes demolishing existing buildings and infrastructure and construction of a mixed residential ... More >>
OMV New Zealand Approved To Remove Marine Mooring Structures
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 3:45 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent Board of Inquiry has granted consent to remove mooring structures in the Māui field in offshore Taranaki that are no longer in use. OMV New Zealand applied for a marine consent to remove 10 ground wires and anchors that remained ... More >>
Wellington Ferry Terminal Redevelopment Approved
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 2:29 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has approved the Kaiwharawhara Wellington Ferry Terminal redevelopment. The project includes building a new wharf and infrastructure, coastal reclamation, as well as landscaping and planting. KiwiRail Holdings Limited ... More >>
Fast-track Panel Approves New Courthouse In Tauranga
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:41 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent panel has given the go-ahead for the Tauranga Innovative Courthouse. The Minister of Justice applied under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 to allocate land for, and to build, a new courthouse in central Tauranga. ... More >>
New Life For Mushrooms Of Immortality
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 2:12 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a fungus known as the mushroom of immortality for cultivation in New Zealand. For more than 2,000 years, Ganoderma sichuanense has been harvested and used in traditional Chinese medicine ... More >>
Fast-track Panel Approves Lakeview - Taumata Project In Queenstown
Friday, 16 December 2022, 10:17 am | Environmental Protection Authority
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent to a mixed-use residential, retail, and commercial development in Queenstown. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/a9e8d48cccce37136d45.jpeg" width="720" height="405"> An architectural rendering of ... More >>
Area Of Aerial 1080 Operations Declined In 2021
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 12:31 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority’s latest annual report on aerial 1080 operations shows a smaller area was treated in 2021. A total of 468,688 hectares across Aotearoa New Zealand received treatment with aerial 1080 in 2021 - down 16 percent from 558,000 ... More >>
EPA Revises Kiwifruit Spray Recommendations
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 2:19 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has updated its recommendations for the reassessment of hydrogen cyanamide, following significant new information. Hydrogen cyanamide is widely used in the kiwifruit industry to help buds form by simulating ... More >>
New Rodent Poison Approved
Friday, 9 December 2022, 1:58 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved two rodent baits containing difenacoum, an anticoagulant. Difenacoum is new to Aotearoa New Zealand, but is approved in Australia, Europe and the USA. The EPA approved PelGar International Limited’s ... More >>
Beach Energy Hearing Starts 6 December
Monday, 5 December 2022, 11:23 am | Environmental Protection Authority
A two-day hearing to consider evidence and submissions about an application from Beach Energy Resources NZ (Kupe) Limited begins on Tuesday 6 December 2022 in New Plymouth. Beach Energy has applied to drill up to two development wells in the Kupe ... More >>
New Wasp Approved To Counter Wattle Invasion
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 12:05 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the import and release of an Australian wasp to control the spread of an invasive wattle. The decision to approve the bud-galling wasp ( Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae) follows comprehensive ... More >>
