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1. 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

2. [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...

3. [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...

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. [2023] NZEnvC 155 Genesis Energy Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 413 KB]

   ...acoustic experts agreed that it was appropriate to have a reduced internal design sound level for bedrooms to account for the need for quieter noise conditions to facilitate sleep at night. This approach aligns with both NZS 6802:2008 Acoustics - Environmental Noise and international guidance on this matter; (b) applying a one-hour time basis for measuring internal design sound levels ensures the rule is clear to understand and simple to demonstrate 6 compliance with. It is al...

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...