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1. OWRUG & Grape Vision Ltd - EiC - J Dicey - Horticulture (4 Feb 2021) [pdf, 124 KB]

   PP-1035600-2-262-V1 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 JAMES DICEY EVIDENCE ON BEHALF OF THE OTAGO WATER RESOURCE USERS GROUP (OWRUG) AND GRAP...

2. [2019] NZEnvC 120 The Friends of Sherwood Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...public interests; (d) It is important that there is affordable access to justice and public confidence in the justice system, which might be affected if costs are awarded against the applicants; and (e) In any event, neither applicant has the resources to pay an award of costs other than funds they have raised to progress matters of public interest. [25] We acknowledge that the application involved a topic that is of public interest and that The Friends of Sherwood expounded a vie...

3. 2021-11-26 ORC - MOC - re Urban provisions [pdf, 214 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-128 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER of the Omnibus Plan Change - Plan Change 8 being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under s 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under s 149T of the RMA BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL...

4. NZCVS Cycle 4 - Key Findings Booklet [pdf, 908 KB]

   ...In line with the Public Health recommendations, the NZCVS team suspended data collection during Alert Levels 4 and 3. This requirement resulted in multiple fieldwork interruptions during Cycle 4. The full Cycle 4 survey findings report and other resources are available on the Ministry of Justice website1. Future in-depth reports using Cycle 4 data will be made available on this site. 1 https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/nzcvs/resources-and-results/ 4 The...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 098 Retirement Villiages Assoc of NZ Inc v Christchurch City Council [pdf, 471 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI OTAUTAHI IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 98 of the Resource Management Act 1991 an appeal under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 to the Act RETIREMENT VILLAGES ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2022-CHC-0SS) Appellant CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J E Borthwick - sitting alone under s 279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Con...

6. [2024] NZSSAA 02 (31 January 2024) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...the provision of financial support to people to help alleviate hardship: (c) to ensure that the financial support referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) is provided to people taking into account– (i) that, where appropriate, they should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under this act; and (ii) any financial support that they are eligible for or already receive, otherwise than under this Act, from publicly funded sources: … 25. Section 4 prov...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 155 Genesis Energy Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 413 KB]

   ...– Infrastructure Reverse Sensitivity / Setbacks IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 155 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN GENESIS ENERGY LIMITED (ENV-2022-AKL-000060) Appellant AND WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge S M Tepania sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Last case event:...

8. 2025 Justice Sector Projections Report [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...a long-term system issue. Cases going through the courts have been taking longer to resolve due to a complex set of factors, including: • People pleading guilty later in the court process, leading to more court hearings and using more court resources • More court events adjourned (or rescheduled) due to parties not being ready to proceed 8 • More people electing jury trials, which require more time and resource to resolve compared to judge-alone trials. Several in...

9. Deborah Freeman - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...cross-agency interim Science Advisory Group to support the reform of New Zealand's marine protected areas legislation and policy. Since 2012 I have been on the New Zealand delegation to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (part of the Antarctic Treaty System), as alternate scientific committee representative. 4326072_1 1011 2 6. My particular area of expertise is rocky reef ecology. My PhD thesis was on the ecology of rock lobster...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 38 Taiapa v Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa Trust t/a Turanga Ararau Private Training Establishment [pdf, 117 KB]

    ...employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time the dismissal occurred. [46] Next, in so determining, s 103A(3) provides for particular considerations that must be examined by the Court. These are “(a) whether, having regard to the resources available to the employer, the employer sufficiently investigated the allegations against the employee before dismissing … the employee.” [47] Next, under subs (3)(b), “whether the employer raised the concerns that the e...