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1. [2024] NZEnvC 291 Strain v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...deer. The balance of lighter rolling ground was used to graze sheep, cattle and deer. However, the Strains have had a longstanding desire to develop Summerhill for their children and to support their retirement. [33] They identify a number of environmental benefits as being enabled by upzoning for development. Those include opportunity for protection of open space, enhanced riparian planting of the creeks and re-establishment of the wetlands. They consider that to also offer ass...

2. Tom De Pelsemaeker - Evidence in Reply (25 June 2021) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-127 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER of the Water Permits Plan Change - Plan Change 7, being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA BET

3. 2019 Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 916 KB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings G-I Author Version number Date About This is a living document; we endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz Ministerial Services Strategy, Governance & Finance mailto:official.correspondenc

4. [2023] NZEnvC 211 Masterton District Council [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...of discretion: 1. Whether it can be demonstrated that the residential unit(s) provides ancillary accommodation for landowners and/or workers involved with primary production on sites over 40ha. 2. Whether the residential unit(s) have been designed to share a GRUZ-R7 Residential activities I d. one minor residential unit per site, where the minor residential unit is located within 30m of the primary residential unit and has a gross floor area of no more than 80m2. Th...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement all-of-Government Response to Organised Crime [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...Aphra Green Policy Manager, Criminal Law Ministry of Justice Date: 6 June 2013 2 Introduction 1. In August 2011, Cabinet agreed to an All-of-Government Response to Organised Crime. This outlined a multi-agency work programme designed to build on existing legislation to target and further disrupt the activities of organised criminal groups. 2. The outcome of this work has found that while generally New Zealand has a strong legislative framework in place to obstruc

6. [2021] NZEnvC 146 Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Kennedy Point Boatharbour [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...without qualifiers; and to analyse the qualifiers “reasonably possible” and “to the greatest extent practicable” as a matter of law. He accurately characterised the requirement about “avoidance” from findings of the Supreme Court in Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited9 as meaning “not allow”, or “prevent the occurrence of”, but with an acknowledgment that this is not absolute because minor or transitory effects may be perm...

7. Evidence Brief: Culture-Based Correctional Rehabilitative Interventions for Indigenous Offenders [pdf, 637 KB]

   ...(1999). Outreach service to indigenous probationers. Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. Camman, C., Ferguson, M., Appell, R. & Wormith, S. (2011). Environmental scan of Canadian and international aboriginal corrections programs and services. University of Saskatchewan: Forensic Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies Initiative. Campbell, N. (2016). The Department of Corrections’ tik...

8. [2018] NZEnvC 197 Double R Developments Limited v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 630 KB]

   ...subsection (6), the Environment Court must not confirm an abatement notice that is the subject of an appeal if- (a) the person served with the abatement notice was acting in accordance with- (i) a rule in a plan; or (ii) a resource consent; or (iii) a designation; and (b) the adverse effects in respect of which the notice was served were expressly recognised by the person who approved the plan, or notified the proposed plan, or granted the resource consent, or approved the designation...

9. Taueki - Horowhenua X1B41 North A3A and 3B1 (2008) 16 Aotea Appellate MB 30 (16 WGAP 30) [pdf, 10 MB]

   ...connection to the land as a member of Muaupoko, addressed the principles underpinning the Act, commented on common law principles relating to customary native title, traversed some of the historical legislation and case law relating to Muaupoko, raised environmental concerns over the use of the land for dairy farming and referred to an application filed by Richard Takuira pursuant to section 45 of the Act which, she maintained, related to this land (it subsequently transpired that it did...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 145 Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 521 KB]

    Ngāti Tūwharetoa Geothermal Assets Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 145 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA GEOTHERMAL ASSETS LIMITED (ENV-2021-AKL-109) Appellant AND BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick, sitt