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1. J R Webb & Sons Ltd - EiC - J S Webb (5 February 2021) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...deposit on the trees and have to cancel the orders. Developing the land would mean that about $600,000 a year would go into the local economy through employment, transport, packaging and other associated industry when in full production. The environmental impacts of developing the land will be low, if not positive, because it will control rabbits, reduce weeds (briar, broom etc) and reduce the spread of wildling 5 pine. We can not sustainably develop this land without certa...

2. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [PDF, 313 KB]

   ...wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in PC1 do not appropriately give effect to the relevant higher order documents, have not appropriately balanced environmental, economic, social and cultural considerations, and are not the most efficient and effective means of achieving the objective of the plan change. 4. Federated Farmers is interested in all the issues raised by the Appell...

3. Infrastructure Funding and Financing Bill Advice [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...expression) and 21 (unreasonable search and seizure). Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 4. The purpose of the Bill is to address housing affordability by reforming the system for the financing of water services, land transport, community and environmental resilience infrastructure associated with housing development. 5. The Bill’s objectives are that local authority and financing constraints do not prevent or delay the timely provision of infrastructure to support housing and...

4. Affidavit of Y B Weeber in support of Guardians of the Bay and Hue te Haka to Strike Out (14 November 18) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...application as there has been a large number of changes to the Lyall Bay area since the application was submitted. 12. The landscape of the bay and surrounds around the WIAL are continuing to change. These changes are not identified in the WIAL 2016 environmental assessments of the effects of the airport extension. These changes over the last two year include: (a) Removal of sections of car parking at the eastern end of Lyall Bay (surfers' corner) with considerable engineering wor...

5. Further memorandum in respect of Strike Out Application of Guardians of the Bay and Hue te Haka (16 November 18) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...under 2018 economic benefits to WIAL 9(2)(ba)(i) section 6(c) and from extending its runway and 9(2)(f)(iv) 9(2)(b)(ii) 5 April 2018 Mitchell Daysh - RESA options Sections 6(c), Withhold under and runway extension - 9(2)(ba)(i) section 6(c), and environmental evaluation and 9(2)(f)(iv) 9(2)(b)(ii) 6 30 April- Email chain between WIAL, Section 6{c) Release but 2 May Graeme Harris, Chris Ford, withhold personal 2018 Deputy Director Aviation information - Infrastructure and Personnel s...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 176 Burgoyne v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...Motutangi-Waiharara Water Users Group. [22] As the applicants for waiver are already involved in both appeals, I am satisfied that there is no reason to decline the waiver applications. 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. 6 Decision [23] The applications for waiver are granted. [24] Robert Campbell is joined as a s 274 party to the ap...

7. 2021-07-06 ORC - Position on Objective, CWS & Hydro - amended [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...hydro-electricity generation associated with the Waipori and Deep Stream Hydroelectric Power Schemes identified in Schedule 10A.5.2 and the application includes: (a) A consent expiry date no later than 31 December 2035; and (b) An assessment of any environmental effects associated with a duration period exceeding six years. 10A.2.3 Irrespective of any other policies in this Plan concerning consent duration, avoid granting resource consents that replace deemed permits, or resource cons...

8. 2021-07-28 OWRUG - Legal submissions in relation to the pORPS [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...integrated management and partnership with Kai Tahu3, to be achieved through the intended Land and Water 4 PP-1035600-2-579-V1 Regional Plan. The cost of that trade-off is not evaluated either in terms of policy consistency or in environmental terms. 14. Mr Twose makes a related point in his paragraph 9 where he acknowledges that PC7 is processed-based and so does not “give full effect to the new policy direction in the pORPS as it lacks a policy framework tha...

9. HD v BF Ltd [2022] NZDT 183 (4 October 2022) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...designer, together with interest. The designer counterclaims $12,000.00, comprising $4,657.50 for partial completion (75%) of stage 3, $2,530.00 for the cost of paying a third party for the resource consent work (namely, preparation of an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report), $3,000.00 for legal costs and time spent on the dispute, and interest. 3. The issues to be determined are: a) What was agreed regarding payment for structural design and Council fees? b) Was either p...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 222 Nelson-Marlborough Fish and Game Council v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 431 KB]

    ...exacerbating those adverse effects. The policy will primarily be implemented through the zoning of land and the scale/intensity of activity that the zone rules enable. However, the policy can also be applied in a resource consent context when an assessment of environmental effects for the structure or work identifies a risk of land instability. This includes subdivision undertaken to enable more intensive use of the land. A safe and stable building platform will have to be established for t...