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1. 2014-Environment-Court-Practice-Note.pdf [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...effect on 1 December 2014 and replaces all earlier Practice Notes. It is not a set of inflexible rules, but is a guide to the practice of the Court and will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise. Legislative references are to the Resource Management Act 1991. Contents 1 Communication 1.1 Communicating with the Court 1.2 Communication and co-operation amongst parties 2 Lodging appeals and applications 2.1 Notices of Appeal and Applications to contain particu...

2. Practice Note 2014 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...effect on 1 December 2014 and replaces all earlier Practice Notes. It is not a set of inflexible rules, but is a guide to the practice of the Court and will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise. Legislative references are to the Resource Management Act 1991. Contents 1 Communication 1.1 Communicating with the Court 1.2 Communication and co-operation amongst parties 2 Lodging appeals and applications 2.1 Notices of Appeal and Applications to contain particu...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 212 Kristin School Charitable Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.3 MB]

   Kristin School Charitable Trust v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 212 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN KRISTIN SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST (ENV-2022-AKL-000107) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND BEI GROUP LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey sitting alone under...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 017 Aarts v Waikato District Council [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   Aarts v Waikato District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER OF BETWEEN AND Decision [2024] NZEnvC 017 an appeal under clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 AARTS (ENV-2022-AKL-000041) Appellant WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge S M Tepania sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Last case event: 2 February 2024 Date of Order: 19 February 20...

5. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – government report back on 15th-17th reports [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...Those five principles are: • The principle of Government - the Government has the right to govern and make laws; • The principle of self-management – Māori iwi have the right to organize as iwi (tribes) and, under the law, to control the resources they own; • The principle of equality - all New Zealanders are equal under the law; • The principle of reasonable cooperation - both the Government and iwi are obliged to accord each other reasonable cooperation on major issues of...

6. 2021-04-15 HortNZ - ORC PC7 - Opening Submissions [pdf, 111 KB]

   1 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2020-CHC-127 AT CROMWELL IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) AND IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago BETWEEN Otago Regional Council Applicant AND Horticulture New Zealand Section 274 Party LEGAL SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND 15 APRIL 2021 2 MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT:...

7. 2021-04-07 Minute - PC7 - Deemed Permits [pdf, 199 KB]

   MINUTE PC7 – DEEMED PERMITS 7 APRIL 2021 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL (ENV-2020-CHC-127) Applicant ______________...

8. 2020-02-19 Julie Everett-Hincks Reply [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...5 25 For these reasons, the Council’s approach in these circumstances is different from what might be considered a “standard” approach to plan development. To comply with the Minister’s directions, significant resourcing and investment is required, which the Council is currently undertaking. Dated this 19th day of February 2021 .............................................................. Dr Julie Everett-Hincks

9. [2022] NZEnvC 102 Hall v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 685 KB]

   HALL v DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL – 2GP – CONSENT ORDER IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 102 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14(1) of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN DOUGLAS WAYNE HALL (ENV-2018-CHC-232) Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge P A Steven – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch...

10. Trustpower S Styles Supplementary evidence on pRPS 21 July 2021 [pdf, 176 KB]

    ...in closing legal submissions on behalf of Trustpower, and some of those changes promoted in the closing legal submissions for the ORC, better reflect the outcomes intended by the proposed RPS. 3.5 Policy 2 relates to the allocation and use of resources, including freshwater, and requires that decisions: (1) recognise the national, regional and local benefits of existing renewable electricity generation activities, (2) take into account the need to at least maintain current ren...