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1. Issues with access to justice in the Environment Court of New Zealand [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...description: 2 Note on the New Zealand Environment Court The specialist Environment Court (NZEnvC) is both a judicial body and a court of expertise: tenured and independent judges sit with expert ‘lay’ commissioners. It makes decisions impacting public resources and private property and so individual rights may be impacted: hence the constitutional propriety of an independent court deter- mination. The Court determines some first instance deci- sions, but is predominantly concerned with a...

2. Common Bundle Volume 5 [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...expected to be operative. The Plan Change also establishes a requirement for short duration consents for all new water permits granted under the operative Water Plan rules. The provisions will enable the assessment of applications and issuing of resource consents subject to conditions for a short duration during which time a new LWRP will be prepared. CB1365 iv Proposed Plan Change 7 (Water Permits) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago 18 Mar...

3. 2020-10-12-Key-Issues-Report-9-October-2020.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...environment in the Otago region ........................... 5 Summary of the current planning framework – Regional Plan: Water .............. 32 Summary of the current planning framework – Regional Plan: Waste .............. 39 Description of the resource management issues ............................................... 42 Description of the solution proposed by the Omnibus Plan Change ................. 51 Overview of higher order planning and policy instruments .....................

4. [2017] NZEnvC 175 NZ Building Projects Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.8 MB]

   -BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 175 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application for declarations under s 311 of the Act NZ BUILDING AND PROJECTS LIMITED and RUBAN MAHABIR (ENV-2017-AKL-74) Applicants AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan (Sitting alone under section 309 of the Act) Hearing: at Auckland on 28 September 2017 Appearances: Dr J Forret for the applicants S Q...

5. OWRUG - EiC - K L Scott - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV:2020-CHC-127 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And 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 OTAGO WATER RESOURCES USER GROUP Section 274 Party EVIDENCE OF KATE LOUISE SCOTT FOR OTAGO WATER RESOURCES USER GROUP INC GALLAWAY COOK ALLAN LAWYERS DUNEDIN Solicitor on record: Bridget Irv...

6. BORA Resource Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 436 KB]

   14 October 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Resource Legislation Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared with the lates...

7. COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...urgently promote New Zealand’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing employment opportunities and certainty for ongoing investment while applying appropriate environmental safeguards. The Bill seeks to achieve this by expediting resource consenting and designation processes for infrastructure and development projects. The Bill also enables specific work on existing infrastructure to occur without the need for a resource consent. 4. We have concluded that the Bill a...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 105 Capil Grove Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   CAPIL GROVE LIMITED V SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 105 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under s120 of the Act BETWEEN CAPIL GROVE LIMITED (ENV-2023-CHC-094) Appellant AND SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge K G Reid – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Consent Determinati...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 148 Auckland Council v DDL Estates Ltd [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...Auckland Council v DDL Estates Ltd & DDL Homes Ltd IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 148 IN THE MATTER OF an application for enforcement orders under s 314 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN AUCKLAND COUNCIL (ENV-2021-AKL-000112) Applicant AND DDL ESTATES LIMITED DDL HOMES LIMITED Respondents Court: Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick, sitting alone under s...

10. E75 Andrew Brown - EIC - Ngāti Whātua Orākei [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2018-AKL-000078 I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of direct referral of an application for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF ANDREW BROWN...