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1. [2020] NZEnvC 186 Panuku Development Auckland Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000176) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent R Peters and R Bannan R Dexter and A Modrow N Smith P Lange L Whiley s 27 4 parties Court: Environment Judge M Harland Commissioner K Edmonds Commissioner D Bunting Hearing: On the papers Submissions received 12 August, 21 August, 25 August, 26 August, 27 August, 28 August and 2 September 2020 Counsel: D J Minhinnick and S H Pilkington...

2. Canterbury / Westland Standards Committee 3 v Johnson [2018] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 464 KB]

   ...[2018] NZLCDT 5 LCDT 010/17 and LCDT 011/17 UNDER The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN CANTERBURY / WESTLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 3 Applicant AND RONALD BRUCE JOHNSON Practitioner CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS Ms F Freeman Mr S Grieve QC Mr C Lucas Mr W Smith HEARING 2 & 3 October and 8 November 2017 HELD AT Auckland DATE OF DECISION 9 March 2018 COUNSEL Mr S Waalkens for the Standards Co...

3. Holland & Ors as Trustees of the Harbourview Trust v Auckland City Council [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...in a CCC being issued on 2 October 2001. [74] The Council submits that many of the issues with the dwelling would not have been identified as defects at the time of construction. In particular it submits that a Council officer should be judged against the conduct of other Council officers and against the knowledge and practice at the time at which the negligent act/omission was said to take place. [75] I accept that the adequacy of the Council’s inspections needs to...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 114 Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...87C to 871 of the Act for direct referral of a resource consent application to the Environment Court PAN PAC FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED (ENV-2017-WLG-000108) Applicant HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL Consent Authority Court: Environment Judge B P Dwyer Environment Commissioner J A Hodges Hearing: on 8 April 2019 at Napier Appearances: Mr M Williams for Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd Mr J Winchester and Mr C F Pope-Moody for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council Ms E Creighton...

5. [2019] NZEnvC 103 Beadle v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 103 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act PETER, JILLIAN AND SIMON BEADLE (ENV-2018-CHC-156) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Decision: 10 June 2019 Date of Issue: 10 June 2019 FINAL DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT A: The appeal is disallowed. Consent is granted in accordance with the conditions...

6. [2020] NZEnvC 104 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...section 87G for a suite of resource consents to replace water permits to take water from the Lindis River that expire in 2021 LINDIS CATCHMENT GROUP INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-155) Applicant OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J R Jackson Environment Commissioner KA Edmonds Environment Commissioner R M Bartlett Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch (Reporting memorandum received 17 February 2020) Date of Decision: 14 July 2020 Date of Issue: 14 July 2020...

7. Proactive release - New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment [pdf, 756 KB]

   ...the applicant, having regard to the purposes of the compensation scheme. These are cases where the payment of compensation would likely undermine, rather than enhance, confidence in the compensation scheme and the criminal justice system. 31. This judgement usually occurs at the point when the Minister decides whether an application merits further assessment by a Queen’s Counsel, though the Minister or Cabinet may decide to decline a claim at any time if compensation is judged not to

8. [2022] NZEnvC 038 Land Matters Ltd v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 593 KB]

   ...REGIONAL COUNCIL (Topic 41) Court: Date of Order: Date of Issue: 2 AND NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2019-WLG-000131) FIRST GAS LTD (ENV-2019-WLG-000132) Appellants WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge B P Dwyer sitting alone under s 279 of the Act 22 March 2022 22 March 2022 CONSENT ORDER A: Under s 279(1)(6) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Environment Court, by consent, orders that the changes set out in Appendix A be m...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 160 Tararua District Council v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 1007 KB]

   ...Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN TAR.ARDA DISTRICT COUNCIL (ENV-2021-WLG-000031) ]BENT AND AND (ENV-2021-WLG-000030) Appellants MANAWATU-WANGANUI REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent TAR.ARDA DISTRICT COUNCIL Applicant Environment Judge BP Dwyer Environment Commissioner J A Hodges Environment Commissioner S C Myers On the papers Mr D Allen and Ms E Bennett for Tararua District Council Mr N Jessen for Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council Ms J Camp bell for John Bent (A...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 109 Minister of Conservation v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INC (ENV-2019-WLG-000130) NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2019-WLG-000131) BEEF AND LAMB NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2019-WLG-000133) Appellants WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge BP Dwyer sitting alone under s 279 of the Act 28 June 2022 28 June 2022 CONSENT ORDER A: Under s 279(1)(6) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Environment Court, by consent, orders that the changes set out in Appendix A be m...