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1. Nelson Standards Committee v Grey [2023] NZLCDT 33 (4 August 2023) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...employees sacked because of no jab no job cases, green fairy cases and many other emerging issues; (h) the practitioner’s website also includes a link to a video clip where she solicits donations from the public, with reference to “Sue Grey – Environmental Lawyer” and the following statement made by the practitioner whilst standing in front of legal library shelves with Laws of New Zealand on display, and thumbing a volume of that publication: I’m Sue Grey an environmental l...

2. Derham v Accident Compensation Corporation (Gradual Process Injury; Suspension of Entitlements) [2025] NZACC 026 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...uncritically rely on research studies, if for no other reason than the matrix of circumstances in each case are different. The Battie study provide some powerful conclusions relating to genetics but I do understand the study is not suggesting that environmental factors should be ignored. Appellant’s Submissions Personal Injury by Accident [62] Mr Hinchcliff submits the evidence shows Mr Derham’s symptoms are due to the disc protrusion and the right facet joint and the conte...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 022 Waikato Regional Council v Waikato District Council [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   ...permeability by ensuring new connections to existing and future development, including green linkages; (m) Design the street layout to reflect the underlying topography; (n) Ensure pedestrian access is consistent with the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; (o) Discourage the creation of rear lots; (p) Ensure lots are orientated in a way that: (i) Maximizes solar access; and (ii) Addresses the street frontage and public places. (q) Create lots that can accommodat...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 083 Willowridge Developments Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...December 2017 (site inspection 6 December 2017) Final submissions received 19 January 2018 Appearances: G M Todd and B B Gresson for Willowridge Developments Ltd A Balme and K C Hockly for Queenstown Lakes District Council J Haworth for Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated (section 274 party) Date of Decision: 31 May 2018 Date of Issue: 31 May 2018 INTERIM DECISION A: Subject to B, under section 290 Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") the Environment Cou...

5. 2021-05-18 Trustpower - ORC PC7 - opening submissions [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...outline Trustpower’s position on PC7 and the relief it is seeking; and (e) address certain other legal issues. Witnesses 1.6 Three witnesses will be appearing on behalf of the Trustpower: (a) Ms Nicola Foran is employed by Trustpower as a Lead Environmental Advisor. Ms Foran will provide evidence regarding Trustpower, its assets in Otago, and PC7’s impacts with respect to Trustpower’s operations. (b) Mr Paul Mitchell is a hydrologist with more than three decades’ experience,...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 244 Director-General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...implementation of the provisions, including for economic growth and employment; and (iii) Summarising the reasons for deciding on the [preferred] provisions. (c) Assume a level of detail that corresponds with the scale and significance of the effects (environmental, economic, social and cultural) anticipated from implementation of the proposal. (d) Consider the risk of acting or not acting if there is uncertain or insufficient information about the subject matter of the provisions. [...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 240 Cornelius v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 799 KB]

   ...the further information received on the 3 December 2021, 16 February 2022 and 8 March 2022, except to the extent inconsistent with another more specific condition of this consent, including: a) The Resource Consent Application and Assessment of Environmental Effects, prepared by 4Sight Consulting Limited Ltd, entitled “Omanawa Falls Project – Tauranga City Council and Ngāti Hangarau”, Version 4 and dated July 2021. b) The following reports: ▪ The Civil Engineering Mem...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 071 Fraser Auret Racing v Rangitikei District Council [pdf, 937 KB]

   ...[5] Bio-Forestry was attracted to this site because of its close access to the NHv1T and to SH1 and SH-3. [6] The Plan Change as notified was to allow for the establishment of industrial activities as permitted activities subject to a range of environmental performance standards relating to the effects of noise, lighting, earthworks, storage areas and building height. Any non-compliance with an environmental building standard would have required a resource consent application as a r...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 245 The Adare Company Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...General Development Area 1: Peacocke Structure Plan Page 2 Volume 1 Vision The vision for the Peacocke Precinct is that it will become a high-quality urban environment that is based on urban design best practice, social well-being, and environmental responsibility. The goal for Peacocke is that development will respond positively to its natural setting and built form to develop a number of well-connected neighbourhoods based on an urban development concept that respects a...

10. Shaw v Ngati - Huarere ki Whangapoua (2016) 130 Waikato Maniapoto MB 22 (130 WMN 22) [pdf, 111 KB]

    ...Act 1993 upon the following terms: i. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pu is the appropriate representative of Ngāti Pu for the purposes of representing Ngāti Pu before those local and public authorities responsible for planning, consent, regulation and environmental management at Whangamata and Hikutaia; ii. This order is conditional upon a review to ensure consistency with the outcomes of the pending Hauraki Collective Settlement; iii. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pu are directed to make applica...