The Environmental Defence Society has updated its guidance on the Resource Management (Simplifying & Streamlining) Amendment Bill after taking advice from its technical advisory group of experts. (Read on …)
A Kerepehi-based fertiliser company has been fined a total of $8,000 in the Hamilton District Court for discharges of objectionable odour and breach of an abatement notice. (Read on …)
“Recalcitrant” farmers who refuse to comply with measures to keep waterways clean are risking New Zealand’s image and will face tough penalties, government ministers said today. (Read on …)
Central Canterbury dairy farming company, Corlette Holdings Limited, has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to two charges. For the first charge, effluent from an irrigator resulted in ponding and caused run-off. For the second charge, effluent was discharged which may have resulted in contaminated water. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this year. (Read on …)
Central Canterbury dairy farming company, Corlette Holdings Limited, has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to two charges. For the first charge, effluent from an irrigator resulted in ponding and caused run-off. For the second charge, effluent was discharged which may have resulted in contaminated water. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this year. (Read on …)
Unitary authorities do not have a good record in environmental management and would be a poor model for any changes to the Resource Management Act, according to Environment Southland Chairman Stuart Collie. (Read on …)
Ten major water users who have failed to report their annual water usage to Environment Southland are in breach of their consents, and could face instant fines of up to $200 a day until they provide the right information. (Read on …)
Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Morgan Williams has told Environment Waikato councillors that sustainability is no longer just a “nice to have”.
At a briefing for EW’s policy and strategy committee on Wednesday 11 March, he quoted from the summit of the Global Agenda World Economic Forum in January. “It [sustainability] has become a human security and survival issue and we must envisage ways for humanity to thrive, not just survive.” (Read on …)