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1. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC rebuttal Stephen Brown [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...32. Consequently, I cannot help but wonder if the idea of retaining a relatively natural gateway at Matiatia would be more meaningful if it provided the frontispiece to a landscape more genuinely redolent of the ‘clean green’, pristine environmental, 31555466:629148 11 philosophy espoused by some submitters. The harsh reality is, however, that a clean and green Waiheke is not what visitors to the Island are actually exposed to, as I have just indicated. Instead, t...

2. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 12th-14th reports (continued) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...species, and the unprecedented size of the financial reparation. The Government was also making efforts, through special programmes, to raise Maori’s living standards and give them greater control over their own affairs, particularly in respect of environmental resource management, fisheries, electoral rights and promotion of the Maori language and culture. 5. In terms of administrative and policy changes, he said that there had been a reassessment of the level of resources allocated t...

3. Mr X v CAC10026 & Mr C [2012] NZREADT 42 [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...the future of the Scheme”. [Emphasis added] [28] Ms Kidd noted that the Howarth Asia Pacific Limited projections identified a number of assumptions on which predictions were based and said that “To the extent that any of the above hotel and environmental assumptions are not realised, the operating performance of the hotel may be materially impaired”. One of those factors identified was that the “current rate of economic growth in New Zealand would not significantly change.”...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...recommendations. The First 10 Years In the first 10 years of the Tribunal’s existence it was legally only able to address contemporary issues and the number of claims registered were small. The first group of claims dealt pre- dominantly with environmental issues. However the positive outcomes for the environment were not restricted to these cases. For example, the cleanup of Wel- lington City’s sewerage was inspired by the Te Atiawa claim. Additionally, the Motunui-Waitara Se...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 54 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 353 KB]

   ...running from 19 to 23 November. Hearings will start with a co- operative week of claimant evidence. Claimants will work together to pre- sent evidence relating to events after the signing of the Treaty up until 1873. A separate day is reserved for environmental matters. The subse- quent four weeks of claimant hear- ings will be used by the different claimant groups on their own marae. Overall, there is a high level of preparation among all parties. This bodes well for the hearing...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 057 Far North Holdings Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...fouling . o The fouling rules have been based on the 'level of fouling guidelines' developed by Floerl 0, Inglis GJ and BJ Hayden (2005). A risk-based predictive tool to prevent accidental introductions of nonindigenous marine species. Environmental Management 35: 765-778. Rules The purpose of the rules is to prevent the spread and establishment of marine pests into and around Northland. Rule 10.1.1 The owner or person in charge of a craft entering Northland must ens...

7. Evidence Brief: Compulsory Breath Testing [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...REFERENCES Australian Institute of Criminology. (2013). Best Practise Principals for the delivery of Random Breath Testing. Crime Prevention Assist: n.84. Bailey, J. (1994). An Evaluation of Compulsory Breath-Testing in New Zealand. Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited: Porirua, Wellington. Bertelli, A. M., & Richardson, L. E. (2008). The behavioural impact of drinking and driving laws. The Policy Studies Journal, 36, 545-569. Bliase, E., & Dupo...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 041 Reid v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 678 KB]

   ...and in circumstances where Mr Reid had no credible evidence to the contra1y. [22] Harbour Ridge and the Council submitted that Mr Reid also pursued unmeritorious arguments relating to the Council's monitoring obligations under the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (NES-AQ) despite the Court and counsel for the Council advising him that these matters fell outside the scope of this application. 14 These arguments were not upheld by the Court. Harbour Ridge and the...

9. Proactive release - Restoration and modernisation of Ministry of Justice properties [pdf, 18 MB]

   ...be available, depending on the location and partnerships that are entered into. In addition, depending on the capital funding arrangement, increased operational funding may be required to address depreciation and capital charge costs. 55. Social and environmental procurement considerations will be included in the business case and procurement processes for each project. This will cover all elements of the building process from professional services, design and actual construction. 56. The Min...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 248 Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited [pdf, 3.9 MB]

    ...<'"1\1,. c :--;\~ O~ " / l:.'~..;-..... ~ 7 incur significant cost in raising issues of public law, such as RPL's legitimate expectation in relation to the land to be designated or the wider issues involving safety and environmental effects, RPL is particularly critical of the fact that QAC is not willing to make any contribution towards its costs, It says QAC is wrong to oppose costs on the basis that it 'won' the proceeding when the court c...