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1. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL legal submissions [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...authority for the proposition that the effects of boats berthed in a marina are not relevant to the assessment of the effects of an application for consent for a new marina. To the contrary the High Court Judges accepted that "there may be environmental impacts from boats moored in a marina ... [and] such consequences are capable of independent control under s 15".5 11. The consideration of actual and potential effects of allowing the activity includes considering the effe...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 021 Royal Forest & Bird Protections Society Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...discretionary or non-complying activity status is appropriate, given the competing outcomes sought. [20] In response to the position for Northport and the Council, Forest & Bird cites various aspects of the decision of the Supreme Court in Environmental Defence Society Inc v NZ King Salmon Company Limited,3 including: [129] … So, “avoid” is a stronger direction than “take account of”. That said however, we accept that there may be instances where particular policies...

3. Friends of Lake Hayes Society Inc - Lay evidence presented by Richard Bowman and Mike Hanff - 22 February 2022 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...studies of similar problems in other parts of the world. The changes that are occurring now in the Lake Hayes catchment are exemplified in this extract from the report below: “A report prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Morphum Environmental Ltd. (2019) details research conducted on the impacts of urbanisation on sediment discharges. The report describes that catchment sediment yields increase as land use changes from forestry to pasture, and then sharply increase duri...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 088 Barr Family Trust v Wakatane District Council [pdf, 450 KB]

   ...compliance with the conditions of this consent, the activity authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with the application and documents submitted as part of the application, including the following documents: (a) Assessment of Environmental Effects prepared by KM Planning: Proposed Wedding and Events Venue, Resource Consent Application and Assessment of Environmental Effect, dated November 2020. (b) The site plans dated 7 March 2023 prepared by KM Planning: Site and Surr...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 129 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...To achieve the best outcomes for the environment it is not efficient or effective to allocate resources to scrutinising tow emitting dryland farmers who are not making significant changes, at the expense of supporting Collectives, ASM13 , and farm environmental plans. With this in mind, we have no intention of checking individual dryland farms for compliance Submissions for Canterbury Regional Council , dated 18 June 2018, at [22) : Affidavit of Jen Miller, dated 9 April 2018, at [62)-...

6. Hoete v Faulkner - Motiti North C No 1 Block (2017) 136 Waikato Maniapoto MB 278 (136 WMN 278) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...private land. [4] There are three unsealed airstrips on Motiti Island, all of them located on private land. One of the airstrips is located on Motiti North C No 1. [5] None of the three airstrips are specifically mentioned in the Motiti Island Environmental Management Plan (“MIEMP”), 3 although there is reference in the objectives, policies and rules about infrastructure and airstrips generally. The airstrips are depicted on planning maps which appear as appendices to the M...

7. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 683 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...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 5 Te Urewera [pdf, 2.1 MB]

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9. Dr Phil Ross - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...and the ecology of Otaiti. I confirm its contents as true and correct. This includes: a. Five peer reviewed scientific papers published in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research i. Schiel DR, Ross PM, Battershill CN (2016) Environmental effects of the MV Rena ship wreck: cross-disciplinary investigations of oil and debris impacts on a coastal ecosystem. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 50: 1-9. ii. Dempsey T, Ross PM, Hartland A, Mcsweene...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 176 Prouse Trust Partnership v Horowhenua District Council [pdf, 8.3 MB]

    ...plan is the basis of the Structure Plan 013 and the following objectives and policies. ISSUE DISCUSSION Tara-Ika is anticipated to become a high amenity residential development. However, there is also a risk development could adversely affect the environmental quality and cultural values of the area due to effects arising from increased built form, traffic, and demand for infrastructure and services and pressure on eco-systems. State Highway 57 separates Tara-Ika from the rest of the u...