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1. OWRUG & HortNZ - EiC - I McIndoe - Hydrology (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...outcome that ORC want as a result of implementing Schedule 10A.4 is to reduce the amount of water allocated for irrigation on pending consent renewals. Their justification for reducing water allocation includes reducing the risk of both further environmental degradation and unforeseen economic hardship for water users. • Schedule 10A.4 proposes to use five years of metered water use data for determining peak (instantaneous) take rates, daily volumes, monthly volumes and seasona...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 105 Capil Grove Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...increase in contaminant loads and concentrations in the catchment when compared to the baseline scenario; and (b) accordingly, it considered the Application did not meet the requirements of Regulation 24 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 (NES-FM) or the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan (pSWLP). 4 Appeal [6] CGL appealed the decision to refuse the Application on 15 September 2023. The reasons for the appeal...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 295 Cooper v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 803 KB]

   ...subdivision scheme plan for RM210053 and located on allotments 5-6, 8, 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25-31, 33-38, 43, 51, 54, 56-57, 60-63, 65 and 66 as areas to be subject to a covenant and consent notice condition to ensure the protection of the ecological environmental benefit in perpetuity. Note: For avoidance of doubt, any existing covenants area (such as K and L shown on the scheme plan) are to be cancelled with the new covenant areas imposed to replace them. 3.c)ii. Areas identif...

4. PC8 Urban Common Bundle - Volume 2 [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...45 Reprint notes 47 CB0467 4 Preamble Fresh water is essential to New Zealand’s economic, environmental, cultural and social well-being. Fresh water gives our primary production, tourism, and energy generation sectors their competitive advantage in the global economy. Fresh water is highly valued for its recreational aspects and it u...

5. ENVC paper Legal Aid Assistance Fund Conference 2015 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...CBD, New Zealand PO Box 7147, Federal Street, Auckland 1010 Telephone: 09 9169091 Fax: 09 9169090 www.justice.govt.nz/courts/environment-court Environment Judge LJ Newhook Principal Environment Judge Paper for delivery to Environmental Legal Assistance Fund Annual Workshop Friday 17 July 2015 1. At the beginning of this year the Environment Court published its first ever Annual Review by Members of the Court (not to be confused with the Annua...

6. Hamilton Runs Ltd - EiC - EiC (filed 5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...multiple permits and consultancy fees for each renewal. Because we have a permit to abstract from Pigburn, Capburn and a small amount from East Side Irrigation we would have duplicated regulatory red tape and compliance costs as well as having to engage environmental consultants on a regular basis. The financial impact of this restricts us to be able to be proactive with making aspirational environmental improvements that we know will make real measurable gains on Hamilton Runs (see fig....

7. 2021-08-02 ORC - MOC - in response to directions issued at PHC [pdf, 373 KB]

   ...notes above both section 12.C.0 and Section 14.7: The parties agreed to include two new notes within both the discharge and land use rules alerting plan users that resource consent may also be required under the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 for activities that occur within, or within a 10m setback of a natural wetland. (b) New notes below rules 12.C.0.4, 12.C.1.4A, and 12.C.2.5: These notes have been added alerting plan...

8. PC8 Urban Common Bundle - Volume 1 [pdf, 10 MB]

   ...Policies for discharges of human sewage, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, specified contaminants, and stormwater; and discharges from industrial or trade premises and consented dams 7.C.1 – 7.C.4 [Unchanged] 7.C.5 Minimise the adverse environmental effects of discharges With respect to discharges from any new stormwater reticulation system, or any extension to an existing stormwater reticulation system, to require: by requiring: (a) The separation of sewage and stormwater...

9. Final-Technical-Assessment-I-Contaminated-Land_Part1.pdf [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...the Ō2NL Project, focussing on historic and current land uses on properties along the proposed designations and, in particular, the indicative footprint of the new road where disturbance of soil will occur. 3. As required under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health Regulations (the "NESCS"), the PSI identifies potential Hazardous Substances and Industries List1 ("HAIL") sites where use or de...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 068 Environmental Defence Society Inc v Minister for Environment [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...STAY IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 68 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an application for declarations under s311 of the Act BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2023-CHC-002) Applicant AND MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MINISTER OF FORESTRY Respondents Court: Environment Judge P A Steven Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Last case event:...