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1. Environment Court Annual Review 2018 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...ACPECT and QELA Conferences – Brisbane and the Gold Coast ............................................... 19 Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Conference – Sydney ................................. 20 3rd International Forum on Environmental Justice – Chile ............................................................ 20 APPENDIX 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 21...

2. Minute of the Environment Court (dated 17 March 2017) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...get the agreement of the parties to the terms of the order and state in the application the views of the parties. When preparing the application, it may wish to consider the recent Environment Court decision of Kiwis Against Seabed Mining Inc v Environmental Protection Authority [2016] NZEnvC 217. I was not fully conversant with the decision at the PHC and it may be of some moment. A copy of the decision is attached. [16] I note that the Society will call Mr Jock Brown, an engineer...

3. COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...affect the conclusions in this advice. 3. The purpose of the Bill is to urgently promote New Zealand’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing employment opportunities and certainty for ongoing investment while applying appropriate environmental safeguards. The Bill seeks to achieve this by expediting resource consenting and designation processes for infrastructure and development projects. The Bill also enables specific work on existing infrastructure to occur withou...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL expert Charles Waters [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...the following matters: a) Benefits of Anti-foulants; b) Negative Effects of Anti-foulants; c) Cumulative Effects; d) Assessment of the NIWA and Poynter reports; e) Conclusions. Benefits of Anti-foulants 7. The economic and environmental benefits of anti-fouling biocides are compelling. Power and fuel consumption for propelling ships with a mere slime film imparts a 21% powering penalty from frictional drag, which increases to 86% in cases of heavy calcareous bio...

5. ORC - Statement of Evidence - Felicity Boyd - 3 September 2021 [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...National policy statements ............................................................................... 24 National planning standards ............................................................................ 30 Regulations (including national environmental standards) ............................... 30 Water conservation orders .............................................................................. 34 Regional policy statements .................................................

6. Houlbrooke (2010) Matching farm dairy effluent storage requirements and management practices to soil and landscape features [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...process, the risk framework has been peer reviewed by soil scientists from AgResearch, Landcare Research, Massey University, Lincoln University and Plant and Food Research. Furthermore, the development of an Industry Code of Practice for effluent designers and installers is nearing completion and due for final release in mid 2010. The code uses an adapted version of the FDE risk framework as a design standard in order to recommend concept storage requirements for installers to desig...

7. 2020-09-16-EPA-PC7-Summary-of-Submissions-Report.pdf [pdf, 529 KB]

   REPORT SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS ON THE WATER PERMITS PLAN CHANGE - PLAN CHANGE 7 - REGIONAL PLAN: WATER FOR OTAGO PREPARED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY September 2020 Stantec │ Summary of submissions on the Water Permits Plan Change - Plan Change 7 - Regional Plan: Water for Otago │ September 2020 Status: Final │ Project No.: 310003192 │ Our ref: WPPC_Summary_Report.docx QUALITY STATEMENT PROJECT MANAGER PROJECT TECHNICAL LEAD Frances L...

8. E11 Craig Fitzgerald - Noise and Vibration - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...BEHALF OF PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND (NOISE AND VIBRATION) 7 AUGUST 2018 0683 1 1. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE My full name is Craig Michael Fitzgerald. I am an Associate with Marshall Day Acoustics (MDA), specialising in environmental noise and vibration assessments, building acoustics and underwater acoustics. I have a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Auckland. I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Co...

9. ORC - Melanie Heather - Evidence in Reply - 11 March 2022 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...discharge 11 Mr McIntyre in his evidence raises a number of concerns regarding the monitoring of conditions included in ORC earthwork and discharge consents. 12 At paragraph 13 of his evidence, Mr McIntyre notes that QLDC’s approach of having environmental management plan (EMP) details in a separate guidance document means that EMPs can be easily and quickly amended as required, whereas ORC’s approach can mean that a section 127 variation is required. In my experience, dep...

10. BQ v YE LCRO 188 / 2010 (1 April 2011) [pdf, 117 KB]

    ...the most significant) but that other divisions of Council, underground surface authorities, adjoining property owners and the general public had (and may have wanted) the opportunity to object to the road being stopped. [3] In August 1997, the Environmental Control Business Unit of Council wrote to the Applicant advising that it was unable to support his application for the purchase and that his request would not be advanced. [4] The Applicant corresponded with the Environmental B...