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Lincoln Retirement Village Granted Fast-track Consent
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:03 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct and operate a retirement village at 1506 Springs Road, Lincoln, Canterbury. More >>
Fast-track Consents Granted For Two Solar Farms In Waikato
Friday, 22 December 2023, 12:03 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
Two Waikato solar farm applications have been granted resource consent, subject to conditions, by two independent panels. Rangiriri Solar Farm Rangiriri Solar Farm Limited and Transpower New Zealand Limited applied for resource consent under the ... More >>
EPA Changes Insecticide Rules To Combat Stink Bug Invasions
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 12:45 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved changes to the rules around how a neonicotinoid insecticide, Actara, can be used if the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) invades New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) applied ... More >>
Consent Granted For Botanic Riverhead Development
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 12:24 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent to build the Botanic Riverhead retirement village at Riverhead, West Auckland. The resource consent is for the construction of approximately 422 residential units in a mix of ... More >>
OMV Taranaki Consents Granted With Conditions
Friday, 15 May 2020, 2:14 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
Applications by OMV Taranaki Limited for a marine consent and a marine discharge consent for activities in the Maui Field off the coast of Taranaki have been granted, subject to conditions. Oil and gas company OMV Taranaki Limited applied for consents ... More >>
Renotification of WCO for Ngaruroro, Clive Rivers
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 2:15 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Water Conservation Order (WCO) for the Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers in Hawke’s Bay has been renotified, which means additional submissions on the application can be made. More >>
EPA opens submissions on STOS application for a jack-up rig
Friday, 19 May 2017, 3:45 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is calling for submissions on Shell Todd Oil Services Limited’s application to use a jack-up rig at its Māui Platforms, off the coast of Taranaki. More >>
The EPA is ready for lift off
Friday, 19 May 2017, 12:46 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has received the pre-launch notification for New Zealand’s first space vehicle test launch. More >>
EPA Revokes Approvals for Some Vet. Meds. and Insecticides
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 1:52 pm | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has revoked approval for 18 veterinary medicine and insecticide products because of the risk to people and the environment from organophosphates and carbamates (OPCs). More >>
Bee safety meeting
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 9:30 am | Environmental Protection Authority NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Plant & Food Research have co-hosted a meeting of key stakeholders in the bee world to discuss bee safety. More >>