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1. [2022] NZEnvC 202 Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council v Paranui Organics (2006) Ltd [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...water; • Condition 7 which provides that ... The composting of organic material and leachate collection and stotage facilities shall not result in odour that in the opinion of the Manawatu- 3 \v'anganui Regional Council's of [sic] environmental protection officer is offensive at or beyond the property boundary. Advice note: Manawatu-\v'anganui Regional Council staff will assess complaints about objectionable odour beyond the property boundaries in terms of wh...

2. Appendix-3_Logan-Brown_s87F-Report_Water-Quality-and-Aquatic-Ecology_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 886 KB]

   ...Overall, this will see an improvement in the quality of stormwater when compared to the current situation. These improvements rely heavily on the on-going monitoring and maintenance of the stormwater treatment devices so that they operate as designed and to ensure the removal of contaminants from the discharges prior to them entering the receiving environment. For this reason, I have recommended the monitoring of at least two treatment wetland complexes in catchments that are li...

3. Mark Brown (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...and developed a playground, skate park, and tennis courts at the A and P grounds and we built the very popular Orokonui Estuary 3 km walking track. It has been a privilege to be involved with creating these community assets, which have been 100% designed and built by volunteers from the community. 6. Through my business and community involvement I have come to appreciate the huge value of voluntary organisations, seeing people working cooperatively together on a range of projects to...

4. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...connection with the development, utiliza- tion or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources. 3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiri- tual impact. Article 33 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own iden- tity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the ri...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 140 The Trustees of the Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...(‘MRZ’) relief or urban densities with little supporting evidence or appropriate analysis. MCCL refers to inadequacies in the supporting planning and landscape evidence for the appellant, noting that Ms Leith omitted to produce the Millbrook Design Guide. Further, it submits that the appellants’ case occupied more time and consumed more of the parties’ resources than was reasonable. It refers to the court’s observation, at the completion of the appellants’ case on day t...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 205 Cossens v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...two procedural decisions of the court6, the appeal was set down for hearing. 1.2 The proposal for Lot 3 [9] Landscape planting for the contentious Lot 3 (which is 6.42 hal and around the Lot 3 Residential Building Platform ("RBP") was designed originally by Ms A Steven a landscape architect based in Wanaka. The planting is shown on plan "A" (annexed). An , UCESI submission to the Council dated 30 April 2017 at 8.7. For the difficulties with this process see Se...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 161 Eden Epsom Residential Society Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.2 MB]

   Eden Epsom Residential Protection Society Incorporated v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 161 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 against a decision on Private Plan Change 21 to the Auckland Unitary Plan BETWEEN EDEN-EPSOM RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2020-AKL-079) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Resp

8. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui Auckland 6 May 2018 [pdf, 432 KB]

   ...speakers indicated they do not support the privatisation of water. Forexample, one speaker noted they are in the process of informing the council of their concerns about the extraction of water from a local spring and are concerned with the possible environmental effects of the hospital and school continuing to draw water. That speaker emphasised the proposed water extraction will impact on the cultural wellbeing of the spring and of the ability of the local hapū to stay culturally c...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 085 Westgate Town Centre (2017) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...[3] The Objector advises that it has changed its name from Westgate Town Centre (2017 Limited) to Mojave Holdings Limited on 16 February 2023. The Objector has produced a copy of the certificate of incorporation documenting the name change. The designating Council has no objection to the name change or the amendment to the notice of objection. [4] Accordingly annexed hereto is a copy of the amended notice of objection which the Court now incorporates as the relevant objection fo...

10. Access to Justice Legal Needs Survey Final Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...matters included in the survey require legal processes to resolve them and not all issues create ‘problems’ for the respondent. Further, not all participants will recognize their issue as having a ‘legal’ component. However, the survey was designed to capture the nature of justiciable issues that include any issue or everyday problem experienced by New Zealanders that could potentially have a legal resolution (whether or not it is resolved using any part of the justice system)....