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  • Don’t skip your gas bottle check this summer

    15 January 2021

    As we reach the height of summer, it’s not too late to do a safety check on your gas bottle.

  • Consultation opens on EPA’s latest chemical review

    17 December 2020

    We are seeking submissions on a proposed review of the hazard classifications of a range of substances.

  • New restrictions on firefighting foams

    16 December 2020

    The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed tighter restrictions on toxic and environmentally damaging firefighting foam products, and set a deadli...

  • EPA releases annual report on aerial use of 1080

    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...

  • Approval for new potato herbicide Soleto

    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.

  • New experts to boost EPA capacity

    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...

  • Independent panel approves Canterbury housing project

    26 November 2020

    The first Papakāinga housing development considered under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020 has been approved.

  • Beware of hazards among the online bargains this Black Friday

    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...

  • Testing the waters with environmental DNA (eDNA)

    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...

  • EPA declines bid to import large quantity of timber treatment chemical

    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 ...

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