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  • What’s in the water? Nationwide interest in EPA programme

    06 April 2021

    Over 200 community groups, hapū and kura around the country have signed up to the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) nationwide environmental DNA (eDNA)...

  • Farewell and thank you to Professor Nick Roskruge

    01 April 2021

    We acknowledge the significant contribution of Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Committee member, Professor Nick Roskruge, who retired from the com...

  • Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) appeals Environment Court cost decision

    26 March 2021

    On 26 February 2021, the Environment Court released its cost decision on BW Offshore Singapore PTE LTD’s (BWO) appeal against abatement notices issued by the EP...

  • ETS participants reminded of upcoming deadlines

    25 March 2021

    The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is reminding Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) participants to get their emissions returns in before 31 March and to s...

  • Suspected low and no-use chemicals under scrutiny

    25 March 2021

    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 Zeala...

  • What’s not new? EPA asks which new organisms should be deregulated

    22 March 2021

    The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking input on which new organisms should no longer hold regulatory status as “new” because they are effective...

  • BW Offshore Singapore PTE LTD (BWO) – Environment Court cost decision

    16 March 2021

    The Environment Court has released its cost decision on BWO’s appeal against an abatement notices issued by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

  • EPA halves emissions in two years

    04 March 2021

    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 audi...

  • Deadline change for methyl bromide recapture

    01 March 2021

    Following a further application by the timber industry group Stakeholders In Methyl Bromide Reduction (STIMBR), an additional three months has been added to the...

  • New weaponry for the war on wasps

    16 February 2021

    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 wa...

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