The Bills remove established environmental limits, enable more pollution by opening new rights not previously legally available to polluters, limit public standing to participate, as well as judicial review rights, hollow out existing accountability mechanisms, and establish potential conflicts with the Wildlife Act 1953.

Submission on the establishment of Puketeraki mātaitai reserve in East Otago.

Our submission to the DOC and Fisheries NZ consultation on the future of marine management in Kaikōura.

In ELI’s view, there are significant issues with the proposals and their underpinning analysis.

The most significant issue is the lack of a proper justification for the proposal that the Crown bear the proposed $3.76 million in annual costs associated with the on-board camera programme.

The legal and policy analysis underpinning this proposal is seriously deficient.

Our submission on the MPI Proposals to Amend the New Zealand FoodNotice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds.

ELI’s submission to the Water Services Authority (Taumata Arowai) on a set of proposed wastewater environmental performance standards (wastewater standards) under section 138 of the Water Services Act 2021.

ELI’s submission on Westland Mineral Sands Co. Ltd’s resource consent applications for its Heavy Mineral Sands Mining Operation, Mananui Mineral Sand Mining.

ELI’s submission to the Department of Conservation on the Modernising Conservation Land Management proposals.

ELI’s submission on the Resource Management Act (Consenting and Other Systems changes) Amendment Bill.

ELI’s submission to the Environmental Protection Authority’s proposal to ban chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide used to control a broad range of insect pests on plants. ELI supports the EPA’s proposal to revoke all approvals for chlorpyrifos-containing substances.

ELI’s submission to Fisheries NZ’s review of sustainability measures for spiny rock lobster (crayfish) for the area known as CRA 2, which covers the Hauraki Gulf.

ELI has submitted on the Government’s consultation on Setting Aotearoa New Zealand’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement.

The Government’s choices outlined in its proposed Emissions Reduction Plan would needlessly delay our transition towards a cleaner, healthier environment, society and economy.  

With growing awareness of the potential risks associated with specific chemicals found in everyday products, evidence-based regulation of these substances is imperative to safeguarding the health, safety, and well-being of the environment, its people, and our communities. In light of this, ELI recently submitted their recommendations to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) regarding the proposed revisions to the Cosmetic Products Group Standard. Read our full submission here.