Environmental Protection Authority
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority (the Authority) was established under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The Authority's main role is to make decisions on applications to import, develop, or field test new organisms; or to import or manufacture hazardous substances to New Zealand. The Authority is the decision making body and consists of up to eight members appointed by the Minister for the Environment.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information about how tattoo inks are supplied, made and used in New Zealand to help assess whether the current rules are fit for purpose.
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Aerial 1080 operations increased in 2023, according to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) annual report on operations, research, and incidents relating to aerial 1080 use.
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ROTORUA — An independent panel has granted resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct and operate a power station near the Taheke geothermal field in Rotorua.
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AUCKLAND — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to expand the Brookby Quarry.
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QUEENSTOWN — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to construct a hotel on Man Street, Queenstown.
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CARTERTON — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for a solar farm in Carterton, Wairarapa.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An independent panel has granted consent, subject to conditions, to construct four apartment blocks and associated infrastructure on Browns Bay Road in Auckland. The application was made by Matvin Group Limited under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent, with conditions, for a project to redevelop and expand Te Rere Hau wind farm on the Tararua Range, east of Palmerston North.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent, subject to conditions, to build 50 residential units and work related to roading, infrastructure and earthworks within the Wairaka Precinct, in Owairaka/Mount Albert, Auckland.
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From Northland to Southland, communities will be wading into their waterways to test what native plant life and animal species are there, thanks to funding from the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao - Open Waters Aotearoa eDNA programme.
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The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has partnered with NZ Landcare Trust and Wilderlab to fund 19 community catchment groups to test a waterway in their region to discover the plants and animals living in it.
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The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information on how aquatic herbicides containing specific chemicals are used in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND — An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent with conditions to a housing development in Ellerslie, Auckland.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An independent fast-track consenting panel has granted resource consent with conditions for retirement village in Half Moon Bay, Auckland.
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WELLINGTON CITY — An independent fast-track consenting panel has approved the Kaiwharawhara Wellington Ferry Terminal redevelopment.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has amended the rules around dental whiteners containing hydrogen peroxide.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved the release of a further two beetle species to control the weed tradescantia.
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Mr Rob Forlong has been appointed Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), it was announced today by the Chair of the EPA Board, Ms Kerry Prendergast.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved the release of a rust fungus to control the weed Chilean needlegrass.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked the approvals for the fungicide quintozene, due to dioxin impurities.
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ERMA New Zealand is calling for public submissions on an application for a possible alternative to 1080 for ground-based control of possums.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has imposed strict controls on methyl bromide fumigations, including the requirement for recapture of the gas within 10 years.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided there are grounds to reassess the use of the fungicide quintozene in New Zealand.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has completed its review of LPG, tightening the rules around the use of odorants, improving signage and refrigeration facility design and restricting the quantities of LPG that can be stored indoors.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for submissions on an application by Crown research institute Scion to conduct a field test of genetically modified pine trees in containment.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for submissions on an application by Connovation Limited to import or manufacture para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP).
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has extended the deadline for submissions on the reassessment of fumigant methyl bromide.
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ERMA New Zealand is calling for public submissions on its reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided that people who possess certain types of explosives must undergo a Police check.
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A major downward readjustment in pay rises is taking place as workers and businesses cut their cloth to the sudden change in the economic environment, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association.
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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.
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ERMA New Zealand is calling for public submissions on a proposal to bring the requirements for possessing explosives into line with the requirements for possession of firearms, cyanide, and certain other high risk substances.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked the approvals for the insecticide endosulfan and prohibited its importation, manufacture and use in New Zealand.
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Is it safe to plant a crop at this time of year? Will this new aircraft design carry passengers safely around the world?
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has revoked approvals for the use of the pesticide methyl parathion in New Zealand.
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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.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has approved an application to conditionally release two genetically modified vaccines for equine influenza, subject to strict conditions.
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The New Zealand Fire Service, New Zealand Police, Ministry for the Environment, and the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) are coming together for a third consecutive year to launch a safety campaign to remind those celebrating Guy Fawkes that acting responsibly with fireworks will ensure a fun and successful event for all.
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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.
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ERMA New Zealand's Evaluation and Review Report on the application to import and use, under controlled conditions, a live genetically modified virus vaccine to protect horses against Equine Influenza has been published and is available on the organisation's website, www.ermanz.govt.nz .
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Environmental Risk Management Authority expects to hold a public hearing in Christchurch in August or September to hear oral submissions on the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research's application to field test a range of genetically-modified vegetable species.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has received an application from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research to field test genetically-modified onions, spring onions, garlic and leeks.
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Richard Woods was appointed to the Authority as its Chair with effect from April 2008.
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Recent reports have suggested that AgResearch might obtain an amendment to its current genetically modified cattle approvals so that it can move the animals around the country.
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Recent reports have suggested that AgResearch might obtain an amendment to its current genetically modified cattle approvals so that it can move the animals around the country.
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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.
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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.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) has appointed a person to coordinate the management of the 1080 watch list and the implementation of the recommendations of the reassessment decision.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) welcomes progress being made on further research into the effects of 1080 following its decision to allow continued aerial use of the pesticide.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) has begun setting up the new management regime for the pesticide 1080.
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA New Zealand) says Crop and Food Research has not breached biosecurity rules in its research involving genetically modified (GM) onions.
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