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1. [2017] NZEnvC 120 Housing New Zealand Corporation v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...resource management issues of the region and policies and methods to achieve integrated management of the natural and physical resources of the whole region. Section 61 is also to be considered: Matters to be considered by regional council (policy statements) (1) A regional council must prepare and change its regional policy statement in accordance with - (a) its functions under section 30; and (b) the provisions of Part 2; and (c) its obligation (if any) to prepare an evaluati...

2. BORA Resource Management Amendment Bill [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...1977, and the Judicial Salaries and Allowances (2018/19) Determination 2018. Proposals This Bill repeals a number of changes made by the RLAA, and provides a number of improvements and clarifications to existing RMA processes in relation to resource consents, compliance and enforcement, and Environment Court matters. Reducing complexity, increasing certainty, and restoring public participation by repealing changes made by RLAA Reducing the powers of Minister for the Environment to prohibit o...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 40 Ritchies Transport v Merennage [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of a stay of proceedings and an application to amend pleadings BETWEEN RITCHIES TRANSPORT Plaintiff AND KEERITIHI MERENNAGE Defendant Hearing: By consent memorandum filed on 30 March 2015 Appearances: G Mayes and K Amodeo, counsel for plaintiff H White, counsel for defendant Judgment: 31 March 2015 CONSENT JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS [1] Counsel ha...

4. MFE-Your-Guide-to-the-Environment-Court.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...Or a group of farmers may appeal a council decision on a regional plan change that would limit how they can farm land beside lakes and rivers. A wide range of appeals can be lodged with the Environment Court. These include appeals on: ›› resource consents ›› proposed district and regional plans ›› proposed regional policy statements ›› designations ›› heritage orders ›› recommendations for water conservation orders. When the Court hears an appeal it must have regard to...

5. ENVC Matiatia expert witness planning 2014 [pdf, 700 KB]

   Planning Joint Witness Statement 11 DIRECT REFERRAL WAIHEKE MARINAS LTD (ENV 2013 AKL 00174) DIRECT REFERRAL FROM CONSENT AUTHORITY OF RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 of a Notice of Motion under s87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 JOINT EXPERT WITNESS STATEMENT PLANNING DATED: 3 SEPTEMBER 2014 Abbreviations used: AEE ARP:C CMA HGMPA LGA MHWS MMA MZ NZCPS ODP PAUP RMA Section 8...

6. 2023-09-26-SOE_-Mike-Thompson_Water-Abstraction.pdf [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...MATTER the direct referral of applications for resource consents and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Act for the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project BY WAKA KOTAHI NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF MICHAEL ANDREW THOMPSON ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL WATER TAKE AND ALLOCATION Dated: 26 September 2023 227-231 Broadway Avenue S John...

7. 2021-07-28 Fish & Game - Legal submissions in relation to the pORPS [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...is to "facilitate an efficient and effective transition towards the new integrated planning framework, that will be promulgated in the new RPS and LWRP"4. 7 PC7 gives effect to the pORPS to the extent that it limits the duration of consents to 6 years, thereby ensuring consents will be required to be renewed early on in the life of the LWRP and pORPS (once operative), so that current water takes are brought in line as soon as possible with the environmental limits to be...

8. MfE - EiC - K S Kohere - Planning Policy (5 Feb 2021) [PDF, 254 KB]

   ...appropriately manage the expected deemed permit replacement applications. Following the investigation, the Minister for the Environment (Minister) wrote to Otago Regional Council (ORC) recommending both a new freshwater plan and an interim planning and consenting framework. 4. The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) (on behalf of the Minister) has submitted in support of Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (PC7) but has concerns about the rigour of the notified ‘non...

9. ENVC Hearing 27Jul15 AC suppl evidence Nicole Bremner [pdf, 180 KB]

   31594581:629148 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("Act") AND IN THE MATTER of a Notice of Motion under section 87G of the Act requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf (ENV-2013-AKL-000174)     SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT OF  EVIDENCE OF NICOLE MEGAN BREMNER (PLANNING) ON BEHALF OF AUCKLAND COUNCIL

10. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Melanie Heather dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 4.8 MB]

    ...for two months. I have been in my substantive role as Senior Environmental Officer for one and a half years, prior to which I was an Environmental Officer for three years. 5 The Compliance team is responsible for the monitoring of resource consents and permitted activities in accordance with the RMA, various National Environmental Standards, and Council’s regional plans. Our aim is a consistent application of Council’s RMA Compliance and Enforcement Policy (2021) and Complia...