Polluting farmers should be jailed, says Environment Minister Trevor Mallard.

He told the Water and Wastes Association conference in Christchurch this week that he supported tougher sentences and even jail for serious water polluters. (Read on …)

Some of you may have noticed our new validation of fields functionality when entering information into CS-VUE. 

Please login to the members only area on the right, using your CS-VUE Login to view the rest of this post. (Read on …)

A Wairarapa dairy farmer is facing penalties of up to $200,000 or jail on charges related to the massacre of hundreds of threatened native eels. (Read on …)

One of the most extensive and complicated site investigations ever carried out by the Taranaki Regional Council has helped to defi ne a way forward in dealing with the old Patea Freezing Works. (Read on …)

Council recently followed the consultative process as set out in the Local Government Act 2002 in reviewing the charging policy for charges associated with the Resource Management Act 1991.

Council can now confirm that the following charges will take effect from 1 October 2008. (Read on …)

Environment Canterbury has been successful recently in three prosecutions involving damage to Canterbury wetlands. (Read on …)

Three companies who have recently been convicted of discharging dairy effluent to waterways are likely to have their discharge consents reviewed by Environment Southland. (Read on …)

An agreement to work together to improve the quality of surface water being discharged into Christchurch rivers will be signed by the City Council and Environment Canterbury tomorrow (Friday 12 September). (Read on …)