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1. Environment Court annual report 2009 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...E.49 5 Judge Bollard was appointed a Judge of the Planning Tribunal on 11 April 1988 and Principal Judge of the Environment Court on 3 May 2003. Under Judge Bollard’s leadership, the court introduced a number of initiatives designed to support the efficient and effective management and disposal of court business. Judge Bollard was highly regarded in both a personal and professional capacity. His dedicated service to New Zealand as a member of the Judiciary for ove...

2. 2021-05-24 NPSREG Implementation Guide [pdf, 455 KB]

   ...demand for electricity and achieve the Government’s target of 90% renewable energy. Second, renewable electricity generation (REG) is being unduly impeded by variable provisions in local authority policies and plans and changing attitudes to the environmental effects of development associated with REG activities.5 In response, the NPS REG seeks to ensure that: • the relevant benefits of REG and the national significance of associated activities are more explicitly recognised i...

3. Federated-Farmers-of-New-Zealand.pdf [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...b. On land of LUC class 6e, 7 or 8 no cattle older than 2 years or greater than 400kg lwt are grazed from 1 June to 1 September. … 6. Races, laneways, bridges and other infrastructure a. New races, laneways, culverts and bridges must be designed (including, in the case of races and laneways, through surface contouring and surface drainage channels) and maintained to prevent ponding and to direct runoff to vegetated areas. Direct runoff to surface water or to intermittent flo...

4. Affidavit of Y B Weeber in support of Guardians of the Bay and Hue te Haka to Strike Out (14 November 18) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...application as there has been a large number of changes to the Lyall Bay area since the application was submitted. 12. The landscape of the bay and surrounds around the WIAL are continuing to change. These changes are not identified in the WIAL 2016 environmental assessments of the effects of the airport extension. These changes over the last two year include: (a) Removal of sections of car parking at the eastern end of Lyall Bay (surfers' corner) with considerable engineering wor...

5. 2023-09-26-SOE_Jon-Williamson_Hydrogeology-and-Groundwater.pdf [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...Hydrogeology and Groundwater JWS, and the Waka Kotahi conditions, I am of the view that the following issues remain outstanding for hydrogeology and groundwater: (a) Stormwater Management Devices – the need for these devices to be located, designed and operated in a manner so as to not exacerbate groundwater related flooding (RSW1);1 (b) Borrow Sites – groundwater effects are uncertain given the lack of design detail; and 1 Page 71 of Waka Kotahi Conditions (Tracked Chan...

6. E93 Craig Fitzgerald - Noise and Vibration - RE – Applicant [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...receivers and timely management of complaints; and e) Protect wellbeing of marine mammals. 2.1 110B The CNVMP shall include: A description of the works; 2.2 1 Unio Environmental, 4 September 2018. America’s Cup Wynyard Hobson – Applicant’s Revised Conditions. 2896 Wynyard Edge Alliance |Construction Noise and Vibration Management Plan Rev E | September 2018 Page | 2 Condition Num...

7. Final-Technical-Assessment-H-Water-Quality-v2.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...GLOSSARY Clarity: The distance that can be seen through the water. Dissolved oxygen (DO): The amount of gaseous oxygen present in water. SoE (State of Environment) monitoring: A programme of observations intended to provide information about environmental conditions, trends and pressures. Suspended solids or suspended sediment: Mineral sediment grains suspended in moving water Suspended sediment load: The instantaneous mass rate at which suspended sediment is carried throu...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 200 Director-General of Conservation v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 662 KB]

   ...Sub-Activities Operation, repair and maintenance of the roading network Operation, repair and maintenance of the rail network {KiwiRail 229} New roads or additions or alterations to existing roads …. Section 1.4 Definitions Designated Rail Corridor Land that is designated for railway purposes. {KiwiRail 233} Grazing The use of land for the keeping of livestock, where not part of farming. This definition only applies to rules for “grazing” as a land...

9. E35 Peter Kensington - Landscape - EIC - Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...the other landscape architectural experts (John Goodwin and Nick Rae) and I was a signatory to the resulting Joint Witness Statement (Landscape JWS) dated 25 July 20183. I also participated in expert witness conferencing on the topics of urban design and landscape architecture, and was a signatory to the resulting Joint Witness Statement (Urban Design JWS) dated 7 August 20184. The latter conference involved both the urban design and landscape architectural witnesses (Ian Munro, N...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 178 Te Raranga a Te Kuihi Trust v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

    ...the PC81 provisions there were four Matters of Discretion relating to results of any consultation with tangata whenua (SUB-S10 Transport, SUBS-13 Matters of Control and Discretion, LU- S4 Transport, and GRA-REQ1 Information Requirement – Urban Design and Density). The wording of the Matters of Discretion was “Results of any consultation with tangata with respect to…” street naming, Accidental Discovery Protocol, and urban design;1 (b) A review of the provisions found an add...