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1. Water Services Regulator Bill Advice [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...protected; d. ensure more people can access water that is safe to drink, by requiring all suppliers (except individual domestic self-suppliers) to be part of the regulatory system, and to provide safe drinking water on a consistent basis; e. lift the environmental performance and transparency of wastewater and stormwater networks; and, f. improve national-level leadership, oversight, and support relating to wastewater and stormwater. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 172 Drinkrow Industrial Estates Ltd v Auckland Council [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...resolution. [14] At this stage of the proceeding, Court-assisted mediation is scheduled to occur on 27 September 2018, so Mr Stannard will be able to participate in that. Had his 2 Reilly v Northland Regional Council (1993) 2 NZRMA 414. 3 Kapiti Environmental Action Inc v Kapiti Coast District Council, Environment Court Wellington W042/07. 4 EnvC A046/08. 4 application been made after mediation, then the passage of time might have meant that progress in the proceeding would be...

3. Criminal Cases Review Commission: Appointments media release [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...wellbeing and disrupting the intergenerational transmission of social inequalities. Dr Virginia Hope MNZM, who is a pre-eminent health scientist who has worked in universities and research institutes. She is currently Medical Director Health Group at Environmental and Science and Research. Dr Hope has management and governance experience. She was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in June 2014 for services to health.

4. [2024] NZEnvC 071 The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...Environment Judge .. 't'!"�j-f;·di,iJ', \h•t.ilti�tJ .;��tr -: �OUR bo - Appendix 1 Table 1: Parties II Appellants ENV-2020-CHC-51 The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited Section 27 4 parties Environmental Defence Society Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay Incorporated Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association Minister of Conservation Appendix 2 Volume 3, Appendix 2 Amend the annotation at 83 of Appendix 2, as...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 214 Powerco Ltd v New Plymouth District Council [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...NU-R13 imposes onerous obligations by requiring relatively routine and small-scale network utility activities to obtain resource consent. This will result in a significant administrative burden on Powerco Ltd and the Council, with negligible environmental benefits. (e) As outlined in Te Mana Moana o Ngāti Irapuaia Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council,2 consideration of a waiver application involves a two-step process. First, the Court is required to make a determination as to...

6. Appendix-A3-NZEAN-select-committee-facts.pdf [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...platform and an opportunity for change. • We are ranked equal to cyclists in vulnerability on the road, however we are not allowed access to offroad pathways designed specifically to make vulnerable road users safe • There seems to be no environmental benefit studies to see how much less carbon is emitted if a rider does not have to float their horse to a suitable location to ride. • Children are our most vulnerable horse riders and most likely to be using the road for connect...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 162 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...and a number of companies (now struck off the Companies Register). They are: • SUB-570 for 16 new allotments6 on part of the land; • SUB-571 for 75 new allotments? [13] Both SUB-570 and SUB-571 were each accompanied by an Assessment of Environmental Effects ("AEE"). We will concentrate on SUB-571 to begin with, as it is the much more extensive proposed subdivision with 75 proposed new lots. Its AEE includes the statement: 15.1 It is proposed that the new allotments...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 115 Gibbston Vines Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 17 MB]

   ...protecting, maintaining or enhancing the values of .. . the Codified in s104(2) RMA as "When forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a consent authority may disregard an adverse effect of the activity on the environment if a national environmental standard or the plan permits an activity with that effect". 23.2.1.2 23.2.1 .3 23.2.1.5 23.2.1.6 23.2.10 11 landscape ... Ensure land with potential value for rural productive activities is not compr...

9. Andrew Hill - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...Industries (Minister) and lvIPI are responsible for admioisteriag the Fisheries Act 1996 (Fisheries Act). I have been authorised by MPI to provide this brief of evidence. . Qualifications and expertise 2. I have a Master of Scien':e degree in Environmental and Marine Science from the University of Auckland and Bachelors of Science and Engineering from the University of Canterbury. 3. In my ·current role I am responsible for a broad review of the .fisheries management syste...

10. Directory of Official Information P-R [pdf, 971 KB]

    ...1986. The Act establishes the office, details the Commissioner’s powers and functions, and provides for a five-year term of appointment. The Commissioner’s purpose is to provide an independent check on the capability of the New Zealand system of environmental management and the performance of public authorities in maintaining and improving the quality of the environment. The Commissioner has wide-ranging powers to investigate environmental concerns. ‘Independent’ means independ...