Fri 26 Jun 09
Contaminating the Opui Lagoon with dairyshed effluent led to a fine of $28,500 for an Opiki dairy farmer in the Palmerston North District Court today. (Read on …)
A property development company has been fined nearly $60,000 after almost 10 tonnes of extra sediment is estimated to have flowed into Te Kowhai stream and the harbour at Raglan due to a failure to comply with resource consents. (Read on …)
The law requires every person in New Zealand to take care of the environment.
These checklists will help your business comply with the law.
They can also help you make big savings and enhanced profits.
If you think you’re too busy to look at your firm’s environmental effects,weigh up your options:
What it could cost you to invest the time to do these checklists
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Good environmental management makes you money from: (Read on …)
This pie chart summarises the cause of the 420“major” pollution problems dealt with by the Auckland Regional Council during 1997 (Read on …)
A North Canterbury company has been fined $2500 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing air pollution by the illegal burning of rubber tyres. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this year and occurred in June 2008.
Neil Kerr Limited admitted that company director, Mr Neil Kerr, directed an employee to burn the tyres at a pit located on its farm at Saltwater Creek in the Hurunui district. The defendant did not hold a resource consent authorising the discharge.
A Christchurch fisheries company has been fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to discharging a contaminant into Lyttelton Harbour. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court last month. (Read on …)