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1. [2022] NZEnvC 106 Guardians of the Bays Inc v Wellington International Airport Ltd [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...from the calculation of the 90 day rolling average described in Conditions 22 23 and 2423: Aircraft operating in an emergency; The operation of emergency flights required to rescue persons from life threatening situations or to transport patients, human vital organs, or medical personnel in a medical emergency; and Page 10 The operation of unscheduled flights required to meet the needs of any state of emergency declared under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 or any...

2. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Edward Ellison dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...Ibid, at [33-34] 5 Ibid, at [39-50] and [58] 6 Ibid, at [51-55], [61-62] and [73-79] 7 Ibid, at [55-56] and [58] 8 Ibid, at [85-87] 9 Ibid, at [88] 4 clear direction for management of such wastewater.10 For Kāi Tahu the discharge of human waste to water is offensive and renders affected waterways inaccessible for customary practices such as taking and eating mahika kai or using water for special purposes or daily rituals.11 Policies 7.C.12 and 7.C.13 as agreed in medi...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 156 New Zealand Steel Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...this consent, there must be no harmful air pollutant beyond the boundary of the Site, caused by discharges from activities undertaken within the Operational Area, which is present at a concentration that causes, or is likely to cause adverse effects to human health, ecosystems, or property. 13 Without limiting the generality of Conditions 10 to 12 and the requirement to minimise discharges as far as practicable in Condition 14, discharges of harmful air pollutants from the specified stacks...

4. OIA-111433.pdf [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...aspects of our civil law. Some areas, such as relationship property and succession law, need more substantive reform to reflect modern relationships and society’s expectations. 5. Privacy is an example of a regime sitting across both civil law and human rights systems, with ever increasing relevance to the lives of New Zealanders. It forms part of much work underway across government, including the development of a new consumer data right and the regulation of artificial intelligence There...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 149 Learning Houses Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 466 KB]

   Learning Houses Limited v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 149 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN LEARNING HOUSES LIMITED (ENV-2023-AKL-000175) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND D & N PAPA Section 274 parties Court: Environment Judge S M Tepania sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Last case event: 11 June

6. Evaluation of Defendant-centred Courtroom pilot [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...key informants stressing the importance of individual attributes in engaging, they also commented on certain aspects of the DCC which they thought had the potential to enable defendants to engage. Several key informants described the DCC as ‘more humane’ approach or a ‘humanization of proceedings’ which made it more personal to the defendant. These key informants thought that this might facilitate better engagement for some defendants. This view is reinforced by the comments from...

7. Communication Assistance Quality Framework FINAL [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   Communication Assistance Quality Framework July 2021 2 Foreword Te Tiriti o Waitangi sets out the right of equality before the law. This right is also protected under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, and the Human Rights Act 1993, and it is recognised in United Nations Conventions for the rights of the child and the rights of people with disabilities. To enable fair access to justice, and honour our responsibilities to Māori, we recognise that some participants in our jus...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 015 Caseley v Hastings District Council [pdf, 787 KB]

   ...Hastings District Council (or nominee), prior to the placement of any fill material on the site. Note: imported ‘clean fill’ will also need to comply with the relevant standards in the NES for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soils to Protect Human Health. 26. No more than 100m3 of cleanfill per annum may be removed from the site as part of construction works. Landscape planting and revegetation 27. Prior to construction of the Screen Production Studios access road from...

9. [2009] NZEmpC WC 9/09 Dickson v Unilever NZ Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...employee of Unilever and a union delegate there. When she was given notice of the termination of her employment he had discussions with Unilever’s management about a monetary payment for Ms Dickson. An offer of a tax free payment was made by the human resources manager, Ms Tane, but was rejected. In any event Ms Tane later advised that such a payment would have reduced Ms Dickson’s entitlement to accident compensation and would not have been of any benefit to her. [10] Fol...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Pita Rikys [pdf, 60 KB]

    ...North-eastern Bay Area (site of the Marina) is waahi tapu. Indeed some make this claim for the whole of Matiatia Bay. This claim is not supported by Ngati Paoa as Mana Whenua. It appears to be based on allegedly extensive discovery of koiwi (human bones) in the foreshore fringe, allegations that there are significant 'burials' in the seabed itself arising from battles with Ngapuhi in this location, and evidence that some warriors were slain in the foreshore area and left...