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1. [2020] NZEnvC 189 Weston Lea Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 10 MB]

   ...strategy prevail over any inconsistent National Policy Statement, s 12 of the Settlement Act and the vision and strategy for the River is contained at s 17 of the Act. The Consent Authority and the Court in this case must have regard to the Tainui Environmental Plan as a relevant consideration under s 104( 1 )( c). [26] The requirements under s 4 7 of the Act apply to the use of or activities on the surface of the Waikato River and thus are not directly relevant in this case. Nevert...

2. 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...

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. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Evidence - Janet Stephenson [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...large number of community, commercial and government stakeholders in a complex industry.
 (e) Empowered many in the community with a sense of pride and purpose, fostering a range of new and complementary local sustainability groups.
 (f) Designed an innovative benefit sharing model that will ensure that the whole community stands to benefit. THE BLUESKIN COMMUNITY 25. The Blueskin community is defined by its relationship to Blueskin Bay, being the settlements in the vicini...

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. 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...

7. 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...

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...