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1. [2024] NZEnvC 183 Grenadier Ltd v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...Dr Keesing reclassified in the second mapping exercise, are incorrect because Dr Keesing has failed to identify they contain recent coastal sand substrate and because the reconnaissance plot descriptions (RECCEs) which Dr Keesing undertook were designed for an alternative purpose such that they could not have informed the reclassification Dr Keesing undertook. [67] We note that the difference in calculated area in this instance is relatively small. The initial mapping (which Mr W...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 079 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...land use or development activities; and g. ensures that the delay between the loss of biodiversity through the proposal and the gain or maturation of the offset’s biodiversity outcomes is minimised. 4 Policy 2.2.3.7 Only consider environmental compensation, as a positive effect to be balanced against the adverse effects of an activity, where: a. the compensation is proposed to address residual adverse effects after taking steps to first: i avoid adverse effects; th...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 027 Lake Road Preservation Society Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...outside the original quarry site and the re-siting of the ponds and the like. [26] In short, it is the changes that have occurred since around 1999 which have increased the impact of the quarry on the local environment both in terms of visual environmental impacts and also in terms of truck movements as the number of vehicles has increased. 12 The Council Decision [27] We are required to have regard to the decision applied for under s290A of the Act. [28] The Council decis...

4. 2021-10-22 ORC PC7 - [2021] NZEnvC 164 - Interim Decision [pdf, 1 MB]

   OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL – PLAN CHANGE 7 – INTERIM DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 164 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under s 142(2)(b) of the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2020-CHC-127)

5. [2017] NZEnvC 200 Morningstar Development Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Investigation Report on Proposed Residential Subdivision at Masons Road, East Tamaki Heights for Regis Holdings limited', Project No. 12151, dated 1st August 2005. • Kingett Mitchell Limited report dated July 2005, entitled 'Stage 1, Preliminary Environmental Assessment at 30 Masons Road, tast Tamaki'. • Terra Consultants 'Scheme Plan dated 21.09.2012, referenced Drawing Number RC1 00 Rev B: • Terra Consultants 'Geotechnical Zone Plan' dated 13.06....

6. [2021] NZEnvC 054 Nga Kaitiaki O Te Awa O Ngaruroro [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...hearing venue courtesy in Schedule 5. Method of communication Any written application or response under these guidelines may be delivered, posted, faxed or emailed. Schedule 1 Application for In-Court Media Application To the Hearing Manager Environmental Court, We request permission to: a. film b. take still photographs during c. record the following proceedings: • Case name • Number • Scheduled start date • Expected dates of coverage • [In the case o...

7. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Dean Whaanga dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Waihōpai Rūnaka, Te Rūnanga Ōraka Aparima and Te Rūnanga o Awarua. See also my evidence on the primary sector provisions of PC8 dated 17 September 2021. 4 Te Tangi a Tauira – the Cry of the People: Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku Natural Resources and Environmental Management Plan 2008. 5 environment in as good or even better condition than it was when we inherited it from those who came before us. 19 Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku have been working with the fundamental concept of Te Man...

8. 2022-02-11 ORC - MOC - in relation to the scope for relief sought by Mr Cocks [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Chapter 7 by PC1 is to introduce improved minimum standards for landfills in order to reduce the adverse effects of these activities. This is achieved by introducing new policy direction requiring implementation of current best practice for the design, construction and operation of landfills.17 PC1 does not propose further amendments to the rule framework of landfills or definitions of landfills. As set out above, this information is included in the documentation directing readers...

9. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   ...these claims, and has made no concessions regarding them. The Crown maintains that it has behaved appropriately, according to the standards of the time and the options and resources available to it. It argues that the current legislation governing environmental management gives significant protection to Māori interests, and is consistent with the principles of the treaty of Waitangi. 7.2 The issues When the stage 2 inquiry began, an initial set of issues was drawn up to guide the hear- i...

10. Fish & Game - EiC - J W Hayes - Ecological Flow (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    In the Environment Court of New Zealand Christchurch Registry I Mua I Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa Ōtautahi Rohe ENV-2020-CHC-127 Under the Resource Management Act 1991 In the matter of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago Otago Regional Council Applicant Statement of Evidence of JOHN WILLIAM HAYES for the Otago Fish and Game Council and Central South Island Fish and Game