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EPA Welcomes New Ngā Kaihautū Tumuaki Mavis Mullins
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 11:57 am | Environmental Protection Authority
E te rangatira, nau mau haere mai ki te Mana Rauhī Taiao. Mavis Mullins has been appointed the new Tumuaki (Chair) of the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) statutory Māori Advisory Committee, Ngā Kaihautū Tikanga Taiao. Mavis will take ... More >>
Glyphosate Call For Information Closes Next Month
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 11:56 am | Environmental Protection Authority
Just over two months into its call for information on the herbicide glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has received over 80 responses. This weed killer has been used by home gardeners, farmers, and councils in New Zealand ... More >>
Grape Fungicide Submissions Open
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 3:29 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority is seeking views on an application to import or manufacture Kenja, a fungicide to control bunch rot and powdery mildew in grapes. Kenja contains the active ingredient isofetamid, which is not currently approved ... More >>
EPA Turns 10 With An Ambitious Eye To The Future
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:59 am | Environmental Protection Authority
New Zealand’s environmental regulator is marking a decade since its creation by looking far, far ahead in time. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) came into being on 1 July 2011. Its responsibilities cover hazardous substances and new ... More >>
Free Chop And Chin Wag With The EPA At Fieldays
Monday, 14 June 2021, 2:00 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
A new do for a new you? How about a Sustainable Side Fringe or Waste Buster Buzz Cut? The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is exhibiting at Fieldays for the first time, offering haircuts in exchange for conversations about how we drive a ... More >>
Agrichemicals And Tea Tree Oil Amongst Chemical Classification Updates
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:34 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The hazard classifications of 123 substances have been updated as part of the latest Chemical Review by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). We regulate agrichemicals, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous ... More >>
Seeking NZ’s Next Sustainability Champion
Monday, 10 May 2021, 2:58 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Nominations are now open to find a trailblazing young person who is leading the way on environmental sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is proud to partner with the Sustainable Business Network, sponsoring ... More >>
New Era In Chemical Management
Friday, 30 April 2021, 11:56 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The new regime for classifying hazardous substances is now in effect, in the interests of making it safer for New Zealanders using chemicals. New Zealand is now using the Globally Harmonised System (GHS 7), an internationally agreed way of classifying ... More >>
EPA Calls For Information On Glyphosate
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 11:00 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for information on the use of the herbicide glyphosate in New Zealand. This weed killer has been used by home gardeners, farmers, and councils in New Zealand since the 1970s. Although it is commonly ... More >>
What’s In The Water? Nationwide Interest In EPA Programme
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 12:58 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Over 200 community groups, hapū and kura around the country have signed up to the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) nationwide environmental DNA (eDNA) programme - Wai Tūwhera o te Taiao - Open Waters Aotearoa. The EPA’s Chief Scientist, ... More >>
Suspected Low And No-use Chemicals Under Scrutiny
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:59 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Public feedback is sought as part of a fact-finding exercise on the use of 16 hazardous substances, many of which appear to have fallen into disuse in New Zealand. They are officially known as organophosphate and carbamate substances (OPCs). These are ... More >>
ETS Participants Reminded Of Upcoming Deadlines
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 3:12 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is reminding Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) participants to get their emissions returns in before 31 March and to surrender any units by 31 May. Participants who are unable to complete their returns by 31 ... More >>
What’s Not New? EPA Asks Which New Organisms Should Be Deregulated
Monday, 22 March 2021, 12:37 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking input on which new organisms should no longer hold regulatory status as "new" because they are effectively resident in Aotearoa New Zealand. This deregulation process is conducted under the ... More >>
EPA Halves Emissions In Two Years
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 11:45 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The latest Toitū carbonreduce annual audit of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) shows it has reduced its emissions by 49% on the previous year’s audit. This is also 54% lower than the baseline set in 2017/18, the first year the EPA was certified ... More >>
New Weaponry For The War On Wasps
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 12:09 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Approval has been granted to import and release two new organisms, a hoverfly and beetle, in a bid to reduce plague populations of invasive German and common wasps in New Zealand. The Tasman District Council applied to introduce the wasp-nest beetle, ... More >>
Don’t Skip Your Gas Bottle Check This Summer
Friday, 15 January 2021, 11:04 am | Environmental Protection Authority
As we reach the height of summer, it’s not too late to do a safety check on your gas bottle. The Environmental Protection Authority’s Safer Homes programme has some tips and tricks to keep in mind before you fire up the grill. "If you’ve ... More >>
Consultation Opens On EPA’s Latest Chemical Review
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 3:02 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
We are seeking submissions on a proposed review of the hazard classifications of a range of substances. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) regulates pesticides, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous ... More >>
New Restrictions On Toxic Firefighting Foams
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 11:06 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed tighter restrictions on specific types of toxic and environmentally damaging firefighting foam products, and set a deadline for when their use in New Zealand will end. Some types of firefighting ... More >>
EPA Releases Annual Report On Aerial Use Of 1080
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 11:11 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The latest annual report on aerial use of 1080 has been released, showing that while use of the pest control poison increased in 2019, new research into alternatives is continuing. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report, titled 1080 use ... More >>
Approval For New Potato Herbicide Soleto
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 4:19 pm | Environmental Protection Authority
Potato farmers have a new tool to control broadleaf weeds in their crops, now that a new herbicide has been approved with strict conditions. Soleto contains the active ingredient metobromuron, which is new to New Zealand, but approved in Europe. The ... More >>
