2003 Media Releases

The following media releases are those that are recent releases this year. For the latest media releases see media releases.

22 Dec 2003 GM Onion Field Test application approved with controls
19 Dec 2003 ERMA New Zealand to conduct an Enquiry into the use of LPG Cylinders in indoor situations
31 Oct 2003 ERMA New Zealand's National Roadshow
31 Oct 2003 Public Hearing into field test of GM Onions
29 Oct 2003 Public can still debate genetic modification (Minister's media statement)
29 Oct 2003 New GM legislation in force as moratorium expires (Minister's media statement)
9 Oct 2003 ERMA Appointments (Minister's media statement)
29 Sep 2003 Hearing date announced for Field Test of GM Onions
26 Sep 2003 Conservative insurance approach not unusual (Minister's media statement)
24 Sep 2003 Hazardous chemicals convention ratified (Minister's media statement)
17 Sep 2003 Sustainability Council jumps to wrong conclusions (Minister's media statement)
27 Aug 2003 Explosives now under HSNO - Embargoed until 28 August 2003
27 Aug 2003 Plastics industry works with ERMA to declare polymers non hazardous
26 Aug 2003 Environment Minister supports choice for GM food (Ministers media statement)
07 Aug 2003 GM sweet corn investigation completed
06 Aug 2003 Important notice to all retail shops - HSNO Update on Storing and Selling Gunpowder (1.1D) and Smokeless Powders (1.3 C)
25 Jul 2003 Ministerial Inquiry Report released (Minister of Labour's media statement)
25 Jul 2003 ERMA New Zealand Auckland Office Opening
17 Jul 2003 PPL Therapeutics Limited Update
10 Jul 2003 Application to field test genetically modified onions
04 Jul 2003 Practical workshops on links between the HSNO Act and the RMA requirements meet an urgent need for resource managers
04 Jul 2003 New Zealand will ratify UN environment conventions (Ministers media statement)
02 Jul 2003 ERMA's capability endorsed by review (Ministers media statement)
01 Jul 2003 Consultation on the transfer of proposed controls on Botanical Insecticides and pyrethroids
25 Jun 2003

Strategy to improve hazardous substances work (Ministers media statement).

The Government has released a plan to the reduce cost of complying with the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act without compromising safety and the environment.

To access the document see the Ministry for the Environments website
05 May 2003 1080 Reassessment Postponed (Animal Health Board's website)
02 May 2003 CCA - Treated Timber
29 Apr 2003 GM legislation introduced
17 Apr 2003 Economic study into GM published
17 Mar 2003 ERMA New Zealand CCA Study release update
13 Mar 2003 Registration of Arsenic Based Timber Treatments to be Reviewed (Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority website)
28 Feb 2003 Consultation on the Transfer of Organophosphates and Organophosphorus herbicides.
27 Feb 2003 Consultation on the Transfer of non-controlled vertebrate poisons.
13 Feb 2003 Government Announcement of Changes to GMO Legislation (Minister media statement)
12 Feb 2003 New Category for Release of New Organisms (Minister media statement)
12 Feb 2003 Conditional release IV how it would work (Minister media statement)
12 Feb 2003 Minister's call-in powers extended (Minister media statement)
12 Feb 2003 Amendments to improve HSNO Act operations (Minister media statement)
12 Feb 2003 Proposals to streamline laboratory research using low-risk GMOs (Minister media statement)

Media Policy on Part V applications under the HSNO Act.