Environmental Protection Authority stories

Environmental Protection Authority head Rob Forlong resigns
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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risk & compliance
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environmental protection authority
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risk management
Rob Forlong, the first chief executive of the three year-old Environmental Protection Authority, has resigned at a time when the government is under p.

Seabed miners vow to try again after setbacks
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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chatham rock phosphate
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environmental protection authority
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mining
Both seabed mining companies that have had applications to mine in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone say they intend to keep their projects ali.

Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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port of tauranga
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environmental protection authority
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centreport
CentrePort plans to seek resource consents to dredge the shipping channel in Wellington harbour to make room for container vessels almost twice the.

Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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wellington city council
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environmental protection authority
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market growth
Fiji Airways, the Pacific nation's national airline, will launch direct flights between Wellington and Nadi from June next year as it looks to exte.

'We're not going away,' says seabed miner, as EPA appeal dropped
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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chatham rock phosphate
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environmental protection authority
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epa
Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor far offsh.