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1. Hoete v Faulkner Motiti North C No 1 Block (2017) 140 Waikato Maniapoto MB 1 (140 WMN 1) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...against a fellow co-owner based on allegations of trespass by ouster, a form of trespass that is not usually argued before the Māori Land Court. This case also involved the relevance and interpretation of the somewhat controversial Motiti Island Environmental Management Plan, the District Plan for Motiti Island. It appears from the notice of appeal filed by Liza Faulkner, that the relevance of certain provisions of the District Plan will be at the forefront of her appeal. The inte...

2. Notes from Crown Maori Relations Regional Hui at Kaikohe on 19 April 2018 [pdf, 421 KB]

   ...belongs to Ngāpuhi, the Trust associated with it are unable to protect it; they don’t control the surrounding farms which impact on the lake. Several speakers spoke about their concerns with local government not doing anything to help fix and manage environmental impacts. Several speakers suggested that local tangata whenua should be able to address these types of issues but the current law does not provide for this. Kaikohe Crown/Māori Relations hui notes (Friday 13 April 2018)...

3. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui in Kaikohe 13 April 2018 [pdf, 430 KB]

   ...belongs to Ngāpuhi, the Trust associated with it are unable to protect it; they don’t control the surrounding farms which impact on the lake. Several speakers spoke about their concerns with local government not doing anything to help fix and manage environmental impacts. Several speakers suggested that local tangata whenua should be able to address these types of issues but the current law does not provide for this. Kaikohe Crown/Māori Relations hui notes (Friday 13 April 2018)...

4. 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;...

5. Murray - Ohawini B1 (2020) 217 Taitokerau MB 99 (217 TTK 99) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...the block. [8] The applicant has also obtained a Preliminary Report from the Whangarei District Council dated 3 September 2018, which gives the following advice: (a) The land is situated within the Whangarei District Council Rural Countryside Environmental zone; (b) The land falls under the Papakainga Housing provisions of the District Plan. Therefore resource consent approval is not required. The proposal must be of a communal nature so the provisions relating to papakainga de...

6. OWRUG - M Curran - Supplementary - Planning - 14 May 2021 [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...developed at expert conferencing. Both versions seek to capture activities that would compromise the long-term sustainable management of water if consented beyond an interim period (past 31 December 2025). Where they vary is in how the long-term environmental outcome is reflected. As stated in the JWS: 6. Version A incorporates earlier wording relating to long term sustainable management whereas Version B introduces express wording to link to the aim of not compromising the abi...

7. 2021-03-15 Trustpower 1- Extract from s 32 Evaluation of Proposed NPS FM 2020 dated 22 July 2020 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...discussed above 7.4 POLICY 4 Policy 4 Fresh water is managed as part of New Zealand’s integrated response to climate change. Supported by: Part 3 Subpart 2 National Objectives Framework 3.14 Setting limits on resource use 3.16 Setting environmental flows and levels 3.31 Large hydro-electric generation schemes 7.4.1 INTENT Policy 4 is a new policy and is the only policy relating to climate change in the NPS-FM 2020. It has been included as part of a programme of refor...

8. 2021-03-08 Richard Allibone - Summary of Evidence [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...ecological and habitat modelling knowledge 12 Galaxiid taxonomic issues are still to be resolved and we have limited knowledge of the general ecology of approximately half of the taxa. 3 Knowledge limitations are more significant when assessing environmental tolerances and the effects of water abstraction. 13 I have undertaken work for the Otago Regional Council (ORC) since in 2018 and as part of this work I have reviewed the state of the ecological data available to the OR...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 195 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...(ENV-2018-AKL-000134) SUSTAINABLE OTAKIRIINCORPORATED (ENV-2018-AKL-000135) Appellants BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL WHAKATANE DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondents CRESWELL NZ LIMITED Applicant TE RONANGA 0 NGAI TE RANGI IWI TRUST NGATI PIKIAO ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY TUWHAKAIRIORA O'BRIEN and NGAI TAMAWERA HAPO KIWIRAIL LIMITED RIHI VERCOE s274 Parties Environment Judge D A Kirkpatrick sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Date of Decision: 5 October 2018 Date of I...

10. OWRUG & Pisa IC Ltd - EiC - G R Collier - Economics (4 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...efficient infrastructure. (c) It will discourage investment in horticultural development and diminish flow on economic benefits for the Central Otago region. (d) It will discourage permit holders from working with other stakeholders to achieve environmental benefits. (e) Now, more than ever, farmers and horticulturalists should be investing in things that actually support the economy, not putting the economy on hold for 6 years. PC7 should encourage seeking long term consents u...