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1. Van Wey Lovatt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Continuance of All Appeals) [2025] NZACC 73 (6 May 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...___________________________________________________________________________ Background [1] By email dated 29 March 2025 Dr Van Wey Lovatt requested a continuance for all of her appeals on medical grounds. [2] The Corporation did not consider it was in a position to consent to an adjournment as insufficient supporting evidence was provided by Dr Van Wey Lovatt. [3] I issued a minute on 4 April 2025 which required Dr Van Wey Lovatt, on or before 11 April 2025, to file and serve...

2. E60 Bob Hawkins - Nautical - EIC - Sealink [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of a direct referral application under section 87G of the RMA for resource consents for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000078) Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority

3. [2023] NZEnvC 095 Country Lifestyles Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...Lowe (freshwater ecologist) to provide expert evidence on Mr Wedd’s declarations proceeding. The Council also called expert planning evidence from Ms Helen McCabe, who is employed by the Council as the Team Leader at the Council’s Resource Consents (Orewa) – Northern Resource Consents team. In her evidence, Ms McCabe outlined the land disturbance provisions of the AUP and also addressed the applicable regulations in the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard...

4. LCRO 14/2023 BW and Company A Limited v PK and OJ (31 August 2023) [pdf, 430 KB]

   ...the complainants’ lawyers, Law Firm A, wrote to Mr BW twice by email.35 In the first email, Ms SF stated: Dear BW, I am writing to you further to my instructions from PK and OJ. PK and OJ have instructed me that they wish to withdraw their consent for you to act on behalf of Company B Limited (Company B) in relation to the Agency matter under the Search and Surveillance Act currently before the [Area A] District Court. The reason for this is because of the conflict of interes...

5. 2023-10-17-WK-Opening-legal-submissions.pdf [pdf, 604 KB]

   ...ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA ENV-2023-WLG-000005 Under the RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 In the matter of the direct referral of application for resource consents and notices of requirement under section 87G and 198E of the Act for the Ōtaki to north of Levin Project By WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant OPENING LEGAL SUBMISISIONS ON BEHALF OF WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY

6. 11.-Evidence-of-Mr-Te-Kororangi-Hakaraia-Ngati-Wehi-Wehi.PDF [PDF, 255 KB]

   ...Iwi, Ngāti Wehi Wehi, is named. 2. I am authorised to give this evidence on behalf of Ngāti Wehi Wehi, an affiliated Iwi of Ngāti Raukawa, in relation to the application of Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) for resource consents and notices of requirement for designations (NoRs) in respect of the Ōtaki to north of Levin highway Project (Ō2NL Project or the Project). 3. Ngāti Raukawa (through its hapū and affiliated Iwi – including Ngāti Wehi Wehi) ar...

7. [2019] NZEnvC171 Tokonui Developments Limited [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...with the evidence of Mr R T Ayyagari (the Council's 4 Resource Management Planner) that under the District Plan any "new quarrying activity" in a Rural Zone (where the Farm and subject land are situated) would require resource consent as a restricted discretionary activity2• The issue in this case is whether quarrying activity which TDL has undertaken on parts of the Farm adjoining the subject land gives existing use status to the progression of that activity onto...

8. 2021-11-05 ORC - Regional Plan Waste for Otago Chapter 6 & Glossary - tracked [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...the collection of unwanted hazardous substances, such as agrichemicals; 6.5.15 Require pre-treatment of hazardous wastes, where practical and appropriate, prior to disposal; 6.5.16 Provide for the holding of joint hearings where resource consents are required from more than one agency on matters relating to hazardous substances and hazardous wastes; 6 H A Z A R D O U S S U B S T A N C E S A N D W A S T E S 78 Regional Plan: Waste for Otago 6.5.17 The Otago...

9. Appendix-13-Combined-Section-92-NOR-and-Resource-Consents.pdf [pdf, 771 KB]

   ...the surface water allocation/abstraction will be reduced if water is acquired through these means. Can the Applicant please provide an estimate of how much water is expected to become available through this process? (The regional council can supply consents information to assist with this assessment) b) If additional water is expected to become available to the Applicant through the utilisation of existing consented takes on land that is acquired to allow construction of the O2NL projec...

10. Sexual Violence Legislation Bill [pdf, 154 KB]

    ...will be for the Judge to decide the nature of any direction that may be required (to ensure fairness for all parties involved). There is no inconsistency with the Bill of Rights Act. Better protecting complainants when they present victim impact statements Alternative manner of presenting the victim impact statement 30. Clause 22 of the Bill replaces s 22A of the Victims’ Rights Act. The new provision lists the alternative ways in which all or part of a victim impact statement ma...