The Environmental Protection Authority has confirmed a consent to scuttle a fire damaged fishing vessel off the Otago coast is under review - as its assesses how much asbestos remains on board.
Since then, the burnt out wreckage has been sitting at PrimePort Timaru accruing berthing fees. On April 30, 2020, the EPA gave its owner Dong Won New Zealand (DWNZ) a marine dumping consent to scuttle the vessel safely in an approved marine dumping site 25 nautical miles south-east of Otago Harbour. The consent is due to expire on December 31, 2021.
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Fire crews battled a blaze on the Dong Won 701 when it caught fire on the evening of April 9, 2018. In March, just a month before the boat was expected to finally be disposed of, Ecan chief executive Bill Bayfield wrote to the EPA urging it to reconsider.
Katy Jones05:00, May 05 2021
Protesters demonstrate against controversial weedkiller glyphosate in Brussels as the EU pesticides committee meets to decide on whether to extend its licence. 2019 file video.
It has been the subject of nationwide protests, billion-dollar lawsuits in the United States, and recently Japan turned away New Zealand honey because of it. What is glyphosate, and should we be worried about its use in New Zealand? Glyphosate is the world’s most commonly used herbicide. In New Zealand, it is used to kill weeds in places ranging from orchards, crops and vineyards, to private gardens, roadsides and public parks. The herbicide is contained in hundreds of products globally, and used in about 90 products in this country, with Roundup arguably the most recognised brand.
Oliver Lees
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Sunbury to voice their disapproval at the proposed dumping of contaminated soil at a site in Bulla.
Protesters, many wearing ‘No Toxic Soil in Sunbury’ T-shirts and others carrying picket signs, gathered at the Village Green beside Sunbury Memorial at noon on Sunday.
Community members and local politicians addressed the crowd before the protestors made their way down Macedon Street before returning to the Village Green.
The Sunbury and Bulla communities have voiced their frustration at the Victorian government over a proposed relocation of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project to a site on Sunbury Road in Bulla.