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1. LCRO 236/2020 TB - Application for review of a prosecutorial decision (13 December 2021) [pdf, 580 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2021] NZLCRO 205 Ref: LCRO 236/2020 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN TB Applicant AND APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF A PROSECUTORIAL DECISION DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been chang

2. [2022] NZEnvC 101 Otago Regional Council - Urban Provisions [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ORC PC8 – DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 101 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of a notice of motion under s149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Waste for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under s142(2)(b) of the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2020-CHC-128) Applicant Court: Environm

3. [2022] NZEnvC 101 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ORC PC8 – DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 101 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of a notice of motion under s149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Waste for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under s142(2)(b) of the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2020-CHC-128) Applicant Court: Environm

4. Evidence Brief Independent Bodies and Complaints Mechanisms [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Submitted to Office of the Chief Victims Advisor to Government by Elaine Mossman 29 May 2020 Independent bodies and complaint mechanisms for victims of crime Contents Summary ................................................................................................................................ i 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................

5. Waitangi Tribunal - District 12 Wellington District [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...Apa leaders Te Hanea and Te POuhU.22 In customary law, marriage with the tangata whenua gave occupation rights to those who held mana by conquest and Ballara argues that 'by this action, Te Rangihaeata was bound to Ngati Apa by ties of mutual protection'.23 Ngati Raukawa, however, later disputed any interpretation of that event as impinging on rights of conquest and insisted that Te Pikinga had been captured and was a 'slave wife' .24 Taking Te Pikinga with them, Ngat...

6. 2021-05-18 Trustpower - ORC PC7 - opening submissions [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...emphasis.) 39 Ms Dixon opening legal submissions, paragraph 51. 11 longer up for debate, and ensure that those activities are explicitly acknowledged in RMA assessments undertaken.40 (b) In implementing [Policy B], decision-makers will need to carefully assess the following when considering the development of RPS and plan provisions, and applications for resource consent, NoRs and heritage orders.  That policy and plan provisions or consent conditions do not result in reductions...

7. Faulkner v Deputy Registrar - Allotment 5 Parish of Tahawai [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 643 (2010 APPEAL 643) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...reference to the Treaty in the legislation. We think it is a far less radical proposition that the Treaty can be used as an aid to the interpretation of Acts that dealt expressly with land owned by Māori. [47] The relevant Treaty principle is the protection of the full, exclusive and undisturbed possession of land. The Native Land Acts may have been roundly criticised for having facilitated the extinguishment of customary title, but they did nevertheless attempt to implement pro...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 054 HD Land Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...and disrupting sleep. NZTA and KiwiRail argued it was critical to ensure that undue restrictions were not placed on the operation of these transport networks, and that the health and wellbeing of those residing in, or occupying, nearby sites is protected. [5] KiwiRail’s submission also sought that the 5m setback which had been applied to sensitive land uses in the notified Residential, Rural, Countryside Living and Village zones apply to all new buildings and structures (not just...

9. Appendix-3_Logan-Brown_s87F-Report_Water-Quality-and-Aquatic-Ecology_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 886 KB]

   ...receiving environments. This is important when considering the activities in each of the catchments, as standards/ triggers which might apply for a catchment with lower values (therefore being a less sensitive receiving environment) are unlikely to protect the values within a waterway that has higher values. As I discuss in more detail below, it is therefore appropriate to have different standards/ triggers for discharges applying to different catchments, as well as differing leve...

10. 2024-NZEnvC-016-Director-General-of-Conservation-v-Northland-Regional-Council.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    Aupouri Aquifer: Director-General of Conservation v Northland Regional Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 016 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for Water Take consents from the Te Aupōuri Aquifer BETWEEN DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION (ENV-2021-AKL-129) Appellant AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Ju