Ashburton district farmers face cost blowouts if they delay the installation of water
measuring systems as required by the government’s National Regulations.
From 10 November 2012 water consent holders with takes of more than 20 litres per
second need to have installed a water measuring and reporting system.
John Young, Environment Canterbury’s Team Leader Water Metering, said consent
holders must comply with the Government’s regulations and need to act soon to
avoid the expected rush for equipment and installations. (Read on …)

Environmental objections to fossil fuel extraction are mounting, with the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society and Greenpeace separately lodging appeals against coal-mining and oil exploration consents.

The Forest & Bird appeal against resource consents issued to the first opencast coal mine in Bathurst Resources’s Buller Coal Project was widely anticipated, and brings to three the number of appeals now received against the Escarpment mine project.

Unexpected was the announcement by Greenpeace that it will seek a judicial review of the oil exploration licences granted to the Brazilian oil and gas giant, Petrobras, to seek hydrocarbons in the Raukumara Basin in waters off East Cape, beyond the 12 mile nautical limit in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone. (Read on …)

New Zealand and Australia will work to integrate their emissions trading schemes to create a bigger and more efficient trans-Tasman carbon market.

The implementation of the ETS schemes in both countries was a key issue at annual talks between Finance Minister Bill English and his Australian counterpart, Treasurer Wayne Swan, in Wellington yesterday.

The talks aimed to move ahead long-running negotiations to create a single economic market.

Australia’s new ETS will tax its 500 worst polluters A$23 (NZ$29.50) for every tonne of carbon they produce from next July. (Read on …)

Pure Advantage, a group fostering a green growth strategy for New Zealand, was launched in Auckland yesterday.

Chaired by Rob Morrison, its trustees are among some the best-known names in business: Sir George Fistonich, Rob Fyfe, Chris Liddell, Philip Mills, Jeremy Moon, Lloyd Morrison, Geoff Ross, Justine Smyth, Sir Stephen Tindall and Joan Withers.

It’s looking to sign up members – thousands, preferably – on the grounds that the more it has, the more likely politicians are to listen to it.

Potential supporters can find it on its website and on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – indications that it’s looking to attract a wider, and younger membership than a traditional business organisation.

New Zealand’s clean, green brand is valuable but vulnerable, given the gap between rhetoric and reality, Rob Morrison says. “We can’t afford to let our reputation, and consequently our exporters, suffer for lack of environmental leadership. (Read on …)

Less than a year after being defeated by strong public opposition, the mining industry is planning another bid to gain access to minerals lying beneath the conservation estate, leading industry figures have indicated.

Labour MP David Parker yesterday said “senior” mining industry sources had told him they planned to seek an increase in the size of pockets of Schedule Four land, which may be used for mining related activities.

Under current law, miners could obtain permits to allow “interference” on Schedule Four land restricted to areas 10m by 10m. (Read on …)

19, 20 & 21 August 2009, Hilton Hotel, Auckland
A MUST ATTEND EVENT FOR ALL MANAGERS INVOLVED IN THE PROSECUTION PROCESS
Local Government and Territorial Authorities have an important and complex role in investigating, enforcing and prosecuting suspected breaches of a wide range of legislative provisions. (Read on …)

08.09.2008

The team at CS-VUE wishes Ritashna all the best for her new role at as an Asset Management Engineer at Auckland City Council.

Auckland City Council have been using CS-VUE to manage their consents since 2004 and so while we are sad to see her go, we are also looking forward to assisting Ritashna in her new role as customer of CS-VUE!

Good luck, and keep up the good work Ritashna!

We’d like to welcome Rini Fernandes in to our team as compliance data specialist.

Rini can be contacted by clicking here.