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Submissions sought on AgResearch application
Friday, 6 November 2009, 1:38 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for submissions on an application by AgResearch to conduct GM research on goats, sheep and cows in containment at its Ruakura research facility. The research aims to learn more about gene function, milk ... More >>
ERMA wants public input on methyl bromide review
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 4:10 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
ERMA New Zealand is calling for public submissions on its reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide. The application for reassessment is being released today for public submission and includes a preliminary recommendation for tighter controls on the ... More >>
Endosulfan disposal reminder
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:50 am | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority is reminding people that all stocks of the prohibited insecticide endosulfan must be safely disposed of by 17 January 2010. Endosulfan is acutely toxic to humans and very toxic in the aquatic environment. ... More >>
Submissions sought on vertebrate poison
Monday, 8 June 2009, 4:50 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for submissions on an application by Leeston company Pest-Tech to import or manufacture microencapsulated zinc phosphide. More >>
Be safe this winter with LPG.
Monday, 18 May 2009, 5:49 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
With winter already upon us, now is a good time to read and remind yourself about proper safety precautions that need to be observed when using an LPG cabinet heater. More >>
Authority revokes approvals for herbicide MSMA
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 4:21 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked approvals for the import, manufacture and use of the herbicide methylarsinic acid (MSMA) in New Zealand. More >>
Lace bug to control woolly nightshade, submissions
Monday, 27 April 2009, 3:33 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for submissions on an application to introduce the lace bug Gargaphia decoristo control the weed woolly nightshade. ERMA New Zealand’s New Organisms General Manager, Libby Harrison, says an application ... More >>
ERMA Reviewing Two More Chemicals
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 12:55 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for public submissions on the use of the herbicide methylarsinic acid and the insecticide azinphos methyl as part of its five-year programme to review hazardous substances. More >>
Pesticide Approvals Revoked
Monday, 1 December 2008, 3:55 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked approvals for the use of the pesticide methyl parathion in New Zealand. More >>
ERMA Approves GM Onion Trial
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 5:58 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved with conditions an application from Crop and Food Research to field test genetically modified plants of the allium family, including onions, spring onions, leeks and garlic. More >>
ERMZ Approves GM Onion Trial
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 5:56 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved with conditions an application from Crop and Food Research to field test genetically modified plants of the allium family, including onions, spring onions, leeks and garlic. More >>
ERMA Approves GM Equine Influenza Vaccines
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 10:08 am | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved an application to conditionally release two genetically modified vaccines for equine influenza, subject to strict conditions. Chair of the Authority’s decision-making committee Dr Kieran Elborough ... More >>
Varroa Chemical Put On Hold
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 11:07 am | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has declined an application from Bayer New Zealand Ltd to import Checkmite+ for release to control varroa mite in beehives. More >>
ERMA To Hold Public Hearing On Endosulfan
Monday, 6 October 2008, 5:20 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority plans to hold a two-day public hearing in Wellington on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October 2008 to hear the views of over 40 people and organisations on the use of the insecticide endosulfan. The venue is ... More >>
Three More Hazardous Chemicals Up For Review
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 1:53 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided there are grounds to reassess the risks and benefits of the continued use of three more hazardous chemicals in New Zealand. More >>
Public Hearing On GM Horse Flu Vaccine
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 2:48 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
A public hearing on an application to use a genetically modified equine influenza vaccine has been scheduled by ERMA New Zealand for mid September in Wellington. Public submissions on the application have now closed. More >>
Erma To Reassess Methyl Bromide
Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 3:44 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided that valid grounds exist for the reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide - the first step in a process that will determine if it can continue to be used in New Zealand. More >>
Horse Flu Vaccine Application Approved By ERMA
Friday, 21 December 2007, 1:13 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) has approved an application by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand (MAF BNZ) to use a vaccine to protect New Zealand horses against the equine influenza virus. More >>
Application For Biological Control Of Weed
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 4:29 pm | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) has received an application to import a Brazilian beetle to control the weed Tradescantia fluminensis, commonly known as wandering willie. More >>
ERMA NZ places strict controls on GM Brassica test
Monday, 28 May 2007, 11:37 am | Environmental Risk Management Authority
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) has approved an application by the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research to field test genetically-modified Brassica in the Lincoln region. More >>
