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1. 1. JWS 1 - JWS of Planning Experts dated 8 March 2022 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...to include visitor accommodation in the definition of residential development. These activities have separate definitions in planning documents and are assessed quite differently in terms of land use effects (e.g. visitor accommodation requires a consent in residential zones with the Queenstown Lakes district). 10. FB1 considers visitor accommodation is very similar to residential development and has similar, if not the same, effects in terms of earthworks and considers it is appropria...

2. 2021-03-11 Nga Runanga - opening submissions [pdf, 443 KB]

   ...from deep concerns about: (a) the failure of the existing planning framework in Otago to appropriately recognise and make provision for the relationship of Kāi Tahu with freshwater in the region; and (b) the risk that long term resource consents granted within that framework will lead to entrenchment of over-allocation and further marginalisation of Kāi Tahu interests and values for another generation. 5. It is submitted that the prevailing resource management paradig...

3. Tom De Pelsemaeker - Statement of Supplementary Evidence in relation to pORPS (14 July 2021) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant STATEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY EVIDENCE OF TOM DE PELSEMAEKER ON BEHALF OF THE OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL 14 July 2021 Judicial Officer: Judge Borthwick Applicant's Solicitor PO Box 4341 CHRISTCHURCH 8140 DX WX11179 Tel +64 3 37...

4. Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 857 KB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform Quality Assurance (completed by QA panel) Reviewing Agency/Agencies: Ministry of Justice Panel Assessment & Comment: The Ministry of Justice's RIA QA panel has reviewed the Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform (Interim RIS) prepared by the Ministry of Justice and considers that the information and a...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 002 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J A Smith sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Date of Order: 17 January 2023 Date of Issue: 17 January 2023 2 _________________________________________________________________ CONSENT DETERMINATION _________________________________________________________________ A: Under section 279(1)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Environment Court, by consent, orders that the appeal is allowed in accordance with...

6. 2022-04-01 ORC - Closing Submissions [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...jurisdiction to make the rules it has proposed as part of PC8. 8 Despite accepting ORC’s jurisdiction to make the rules it has proposed as part of PC8, the Developers maintain that the PC8 provisions create duplication for persons seeking resource consents under the combined land use and discharge rule from ORC where a QLDC earthworks land use consent is already held. The key concerns appear to relate to process and costs. 9 However, on a careful analysis it is clear that t...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 051 Rangitane O Tamaki v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...involved are complex, requmng consideration of wide­ ranging social, cultural, environmental and economic issues. Aspects of the regional planning framework are directive and we are required to have regard to the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFivl) which came into erfect on 3 September 2020. [2] In addition the way in which the case was presented to us was problematic. We were advised that agreement on conditions had been reached be...

8. 2021-04-15 HortNZ - ORC PC7 - Opening Submissions [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...provides for greater security for the Otago region and horticulture; (b) Controlled activity status for the renewal of deemed permits and water permits; (c) Amendments to definitions, policies, rules and Schedule 10A.4; and (d) A viable consenting pathway for deemed permits and water permit renewals that do not meet the controlled conditions. 5 HortNZ submission on PC7, dated 4 May 2020, pages 14 and 15. 4 9. PC7 has been, and continues to be, a contentious issu...

9. Proactive release - Second Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform Quality Assurance (completed by QA panel) Reviewing Agency/Agencies: Ministry of Justice Panel Assessment & Comment: The Ministry of Justice's RIA QA panel has reviewed the Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Adoption System for New Zealand (Interim RIS) prepared by the Ministry of Justice and considers that the information and analysis s...

10. MfE - EiC - T A D Ensor - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 315 KB]

    ...framework to transition toward the long-term sustainable management of surface water resources while a new Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) is developed. PC7 aspired to put in place a simple and low-cost controlled activity pathway for renewal consent applications on the proviso that no more than a six- year duration was sought. Issues with PC7 2. Rather than following the controlled activity consent pathway and seeking durations of six-years, resource consent applications are...