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1. [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...

2. 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...

3. [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...

4. 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...

5. [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...

6. 2021-02-23 Minute PC7 Expert conferencing [pdf, 882 KB]

   ...(10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) Trustpower (30min) OWRUG (1hr) Lunch (12.45pm) Fish & Game Morgan Trotter Ecological Flow Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) OWRUG (30min) Fish & Game Nigel Parageen Environmental Management Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) OWRUG (30min) Adjourn (5pm)draft Thursday 18 March 2021 - Hearing Day 9 - Dunedin (9.30am Start, 5pm Adjournment) Party Reference / Sub...

7. 2020-12-07 Statement of Evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC - Appendix B [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...proposed amendments are footnoted with a reference to either a submission in general or the particular part of a submission that gives the scope for the proposal. The coding used is that contained in the Summary of Decisions table prepared for the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and published on the EPA website. Where “consequential amendment” is noted, the amendment is a necessary consequence of a submission-based recommended amendment so that the overall integrity o...

8. Baker v Hemana - Tataraakina C (2020) 87 Takitimu MB 100 (87 TKT 100) [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...is the most effective technique. [47] It is important to also acknowledge that the Trustee has not accepted OSPRI’s preferred approach to control of pests on Tataraakina C. Mr Hemana has instead looked for a solution that would not only be environmentally friendly, but also take into account the 87 Tākitimu MB 113 owners wishes and protect wāhi tapu on the block. With these considerations in mind, Mr Hemana and OSPRI have reached a compromise and will undertake a comb...

9. [2021] NZACC 63 – Carr v ACC (20 April 2021) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...November 2018, a VIMA was completed by an occupational medicine specialist, Dr Ruttenberg. His qualifications include MB ChB, MSc (Medicine) and Diploma in Occupational Medicine, and he is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He reviewed 51 assessments, reports and other documents relating to Ms Carr’s condition, and he conducted an examination of her. He recorded that Ms Carr reported constant numbness and tingling affecting her left...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 186 Blue Wallace Surveyors Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 422 KB]

    ...3.15 confirms that Mr Tim Lester presented evidence or submissions on behalf of BWSL in support of the Nabbs & Forsyth submission regarding this Maaori Site of Significance. The decision report records: Mr Lester stated that all relevant environmental, cultural and landowner considerations need to inform a balanced evaluation prior to a MSOS [Maaori Sites of Significance] annotation being placed on private properties. In particular, Mr Lester requested that we recognise that con...