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15 January 2021
As we reach the height of summer, it’s not too late to do a safety check on your gas bottle.
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17 December 2020
We are seeking submissions on a proposed review of the hazard classifications of a range of substances.
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16 December 2020
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed tighter restrictions on toxic and environmentally damaging firefighting foam products, and set a deadli...
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10 December 2020
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 alterna...
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03 December 2020
Potato farmers have a new tool to control broadleaf weeds in their crops, now that a new herbicide has been approved with strict conditions.
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27 November 2020
We've welcomed nine new decision-makers to our Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Committee, and four new members to our statutory Māori advisory com...
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26 November 2020
The first Papakāinga housing development considered under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020 has been approved.
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26 November 2020
Lurking online this Christmas shopping season are lots of products containing chemicals that can pose a risk if they don’t meet New Zealand’s strict safety stan...
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24 November 2020
Community groups around the country are being encouraged to get involved in the Environmental Protection Authority’s new environmental DNA (eDNA) science progra...
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17 November 2020
An application to import 400,000 litres of a timber treatment concentrate containing the unapproved substance, creosote, has been declined by the Environmental ...