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1. [2022] NZEnvC 188 Manawa Energy Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 497 KB]

   ...appeals are allowed to the extent that Marlborough District Council is directed to: 1 Resource Management Act 1991. (1) 2 (a) amend the provisions of the proposed Marlborough Environment Plan as set out in Appendix 1 attached to and forming part of this order; (b) make any consequential amendments to the numbering of provisions and relevant planning maps resulting from (a) above. the appeals otherwise remain extant. B: Under s285 of the Resource Management Act 1991,...

2. 2021-03-08 ORC - Opening Subs (Philip Maw) [pdf, 226 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-127 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER of the Water Permits Plan Change - Plan Change 7, being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environmment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA BE

3. [2023] NZEnvC 011 Airbnb Australia PTY Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...planting, tending, managing and harvesting of trees for timber or wood production in excess of 0.5ha in area. Plantation Forestry is as defined by the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry) Regulations 2017. Formed Road Means a road with a carriageway constructed to an all-weather standard with a minimum width of 3m. Frontage Means the road boundary of any site. Full-Time Equivalent Person Means the engagement of a person or persons in an act...

4. Common Bundle Volume 2 [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   20 Schedules CB305 S C H E D U L E S 20-2 Regional Plan: Water for Otago, updated to 1 July 2018 Table of Contents for Schedules 1 to 17 1. Schedule of natural and human use values of Otago’s surface water bodies ...........................................................................................................................4 1A Schedule of natural values .......................................................................6 1AA Schedule of Ota

5. [2018] NZEnvC 122 Lee Valley Limestone v Tasman District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...[71] We accept the advice of the planners in this regard and find that the application is consistent with the relevant provisions of the TRMP which we accept accords with and reflects all higher order planning instruments. Conditions [72] As requested by the Court at the conclusion of the hearing, LVLL redrafted a final set of conditions to assist our considerations. These conditions run to some 24 pages, including Plans A to E, and are very comprehensive. The conditions make exte...

6. Stephen Brown (dated 6 June 2017) [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...farm proposals give rise to, both positive and negative. Turbines are frequently praised for being elegant, sculptural elements that help to focus attention on particular topographic features – whether individual hilltops or the sweeping wave form of a cuesta ridge; alternatively, they are decried for being large utilitarian, even industrial, artefacts that pollute landscapes and destroy their innate naturalness. My professional view is that turbines can be both – within differe...

7. Notice of Response (Intention to Appear) to an application made under the Care of Children Act 2004 [docx, 22 KB]

   2 THIS FORM IS FOR LAWYERS’ USE ONLY If you are self-represented and wish to apply for a Care of Children Act 2004 Order, you will need to use the Care of Children Act form generator, found here: https://www2.justice.govt.nz/careofchildrenform/ REMOVE THIS PAGE BEFORE FILING IN THE FAMILY COURT AT [insert registry] FAM [insert FAM number] [insert name, address and occupation of Applicant] Applicant [insert name, address and occupation of R...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 260 Tasman District Council v Awaroa Aerodrome Limited [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...proceedings. The Interim Decision partially declined an application for interim enforcement orders made by Tasman District Council (the Council) against various Respondents identified but also determined to partially grant the application, subject to the form of orders being settled. [2] This further decision resolves the application which was partially granted but in a different direction than that which had initially been signalled. Background [3] We will set out the backgroun...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 109 Norsho Bulc Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...maintenance between 8 am and 1 pm. (d) A 20 metre riparian planting strip is to be fenced either side of the east/west stream north of the landfill and 10 metre riparian buffers established on other streams. (e) The northern most bund is to be formed and planted in a manner that avoids shading of the adjacent property to the east and to present a natural appearance. (f) Additional planting is proposed for the lower section of the entrance driveway. [6] Norsho Bulc did not inte...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 154 NEIL Construction Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 4.4 MB]

    ...effectively as it could be. That evidence suggests that the Minister may wish to review the Designation. It is not a proper basis on which to interpret the clear words of a statutory instrument by reading them down as if they were in some preferable form. 12 [54] We have considered what appear to be the most relevant portions of NZS6805 and the INM in the course of our deliberations. As is often the case with non-statutory material imported by reference into a Plan, their contents d...