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1. [2021] NZEnvC 120 Brookby Quarries Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA) and the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) BROOKBY QUARRIES LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-150) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent ROYAL FOREST & BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED FULTON HOGAN LIMITED s 2 7 4 parties Court: Alternate Environment Judge L J Newhook Commissioner R Bartlett Hearing: At Auckland on 27 and 28 July 2020 Appearances: RE Bartlett QC, BJ Mat...

2. E7 Graeme McIndoe - Urban Design - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF GRAEME ROBERT MCINDOE ON BEHAL

3. [2024] NZEnvC 053 Peacocke South Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 7.4 MB]

   ...corridors that are well-connected and functional; (b) Are the most efficient and effective option as they: (i) Better align with PSL’s subdivision plans which will result in a more efficient future resource consent process; (ii) Reflect urban design and environmental constraints; (iii) Maintain ecological connectivity, protection and functionality; and (iv) Allow for land suitable for urban development to be rezoned Medium Density Residential Zone; (c) Do not give rise to ad...

4. Notes from Crown Maori Relations Regional Hui at Kaikohe on 19 April 2018 [pdf, 421 KB]

   ...o Timeframes to respond are always too short, tangata whenua need time to consider, we are all volunteers in these processes. o There is also no meaningful Māori representation in local government. Māori need to be at the table to ensure co-design. • Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement process: Several speakers talked about the Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement process and that this is dividing Ngāpuhi. No Ngāpuhi settlement should go ahead without incorporation of He Whakaputanga and Te Tir...

5. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui in Kaikohe 13 April 2018 [pdf, 430 KB]

   ...o Timeframes to respond are always too short, tangata whenua need time to consider, we are all volunteers in these processes. o There is also no meaningful Māori representation in local government. Māori need to be at the table to ensure co-design. • Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement process: Several speakers talked about the Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement process and that this is dividing Ngāpuhi. No Ngāpuhi settlement should go ahead without incorporation of He Whakaputanga and Te Tir...

6. E41 Ahad Khan - Development Engineering - EIC - Council [pdf, 696 KB]

   ...have reviewed the following documents and reports: (a) The documents listed in paragraph 1.4 of my Report; (b) The relevant parts of the following draft Management Plans as attached to the Applicant’s evidence in chief: i. Draft Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)4; ii. Draft Remediation Action Plan (RAP)5; and iii. Draft Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP)6; (c) The statement of evidence of Kurt Grant (construction methodology) for the Applicant7;...

7. Appendix-M3-NZEAN-Legislation-Changes-Requests-.pdf [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...vulnerable user group without a safe legal path. 2. Including a multi-use path in the current legislation. Currently shared paths bans horses, and if a shared path is created on a roadside this forces horses out into the roadway. Allow local communities to design for their own needs. 3. Explicitly allow horse riders on verges in rural areas (current legislation is so unclear few understand the wording or intent). a. Explicitly state that anyone on a path or berm may use it in either directi...

8. Appendix-A1-NZEAN-Legislation-Changes-Requests-2.pdf [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...vulnerable user group without a safe legal path. 2. Including a multi-use path in the current legislation. Currently shared paths bans horses, and if a shared path is created on a roadside this forces horses out into the roadway. Allow local communities to design for their own needs. 3. Explicitly allow horse riders on verges in rural areas (current legislation is so unclear few understand the wording or intent). a. Explicitly state that anyone on a path or berm may use it in either directi...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 103 Taranaki Energy Watch Inc v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...between existing lawfully established significant hazardous facilities and new sensitive activities through subdivision and land use activity controls and other appropriate measures. Policy 2.8.1 O Disposal of hazardous wastes is to be undertaken in an environmentally safe manner at authorised facilities to avoid risk of hazardous substances creating adverse effects on the environment and human health. Policy 2.8.11 Transportation of hazardous substances, including wastes, as part of...

10. BORA New Organisms And Other Matters Bill (Treaty Provisions) [pdf, 75 KB]

    ...that no issue of discrimination on the grounds of race arises in relation to this clause. 7. Clause 2.5A of the Bill inserts Part 4A into HSNO. Part 4A establishes a committee within ERMA known as Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao. This committee has been designed to provide ERMA with advice and support on policy and process issues on an "as needs" basis, as determined by ERMA. Nga Kaihautu Tikanga Taiao is to provide this advice from a Māori perspective and the advice is to be cons...